Royal Fare

Royal Fare

A little afternoon or moments after sunset nothing whets the appetite like the sight of mouth watering Hyderabadi Cuisine. Savour Haleem, a preparation of pounded wheat cooked with tender portions of meat and garnished with crisply baked onion rings. Competing zestfully is Nahari, sheep hoof (paya) and tongue (zubban) and spices, stewed overnight over a slow charcoal fire and eaten with local bread Kulcha or Sheermal. Among the many vegetarian delights is bagara baingan- rich spiced curry of aubergine (eggplant) simmered in gravy of tamarind. Indeed, the variety in Hyderabadi cuisine is vast.

For dessert, we have rich creamy sheer (milk) Khorma flavoured with crushed almonds and garnished with rose petals or, Double-ka-meetha topped with a fine sheet of edible silver foil. The favourite, however, seems to be the Khubani-ka-meetha with dried apricots boiled into a sweet syrup. Hyderabad offers a wide choice of hotels to suit every budget. From low priced to economy to 5-star.