The foodies of the city will enhance their taste buds will enjoy the ethnic food straight from the royal kitchen.
A food festival ‘Rivaayat’ will serve the food lovers of the city Mughlai cuisine at Jehan Numa Palace. The fest will begin from February 9 and will continue till February 12.
The food festival will be held at Shahnama Buffet restaurant, Jehan Numa Palace.
While informing about the food fest Executive Chef Akash Chattopadhyay said, “Once in India ministers were appointed for the royal kitchens. It was a fascinating job. This showcases how much importance was given to food. The entire cuisine was prepared for the Mughal emperors with much caution. These recipes have been handed down generations and are available with the royal family which will be served at this festival.”
Gaurav Rege, General Manager Jehan Numa Palace mentioned about how meat is usually associated with Mughlai cuisine. He also mentioned an interesting fact that Aurangzeb appreciated vegetarian food more that the meat delicacies.
Dishes that will be served would include Shabdegh, Murgh Zameendoz, Bateyr korma, Machli Mussalam, Pethe ki sabji, Nadru ke kofte, Nafees kathal Masala, Gosht ka halwa, lasoon ki kheer, Qimami muzaffar and more, informed Chef Akash. Chef also informed that these are the revival of the lost recipes straight from the royal kitchens. They will be cooked using the traditional spices and with much ethnicity. He further said that the cool breeze of Bhopal makes for a great excuse to indulge the appetites and taste buds of the foodies.