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While in
Hyderabad, one must make it a point to
try out the famous cuisine the city has
to offer. Hyderabad boasts of a wide
range of traditional vegetarian and non
vegetarian dishes, which are tempting to
everyone who travel this city.
They also have an assortment of typical
non-vegetarian cuisines. Both the
categories are rich in spice content and
you need to be careful if you are not
used to spicy and tangy food. Though
spicy, it is extremely tasty and
delicious and is definitely worth a try.
The prominent mouthwatering vegetarian
dishes of Hyderabad are the Dahi Vada,
Mirch-ka-sabu and Bagaara Baingan. The
Dahi Vada essentially contains spicy and
creamy curd in which round pieces of
ground lentils have been immersed after
being fried.
The mirch-ka-sabu is a delicious
vegetarian dish of Hyderabad consisting
of hot chilies, which are immersed in
cream gravy.
For all of you who have an active sweet
tooth, pamper yourself with yummy sweet
dishes like double-ka-meetha (bread
pudding), Gajar-ka-halwa (carrot sweet
dish) and Qubani-ka-meetha (apricot
pudding).
After relishing on the yummy Hyderabadi
dishes one should have a sip of the
Iranian chai or tea. This hot drink has
a distinct flavor and you can easily
find it in the street side cafes where
you can just laze around and enjoy this
famous Hyderabadi beverage.
The cuisine of Hyderabad is highly
influenced by the Mughals who ruled
here. Hence, the cuisine also has some
elements of the Mughlai cuisine.
The most famous of all is the Biryani,
which is an aromatic assortment of rice,
meat and seasonal vegetables. T
here is also a wide range of Kebabs to
choose from which include Chicken korma,
Sheer korma, Sheekh Kebab, Shammi Kebab
etc. These special vegetarian and
non-vegetarian Hyderabadi dishes are
best enjoyed in the traditional Shahi
Dastarkhana or the Royal Dining Hall.
It is a conventional dining place where
the ancient royal families relaxed and
relished on the Hyderabadi cuisine. It
is a 'low chowki ' or wooden bed, on
which cotton mattresses are spread.
They are bordered with relaxing supports
and soft cushions on the edges. All you
have to do is make yourself comfortable
and feel like a Nizam! No meal is
complete without the traditional paan,
which is betel leaf stuffed with a
mixture of betel nuts and spices which
is folded in the betel leaf and held
together with a clove.
Some of the ingredients of the
traditional recipes are kept secret and
are only known to the subsequent
generations of the royal cooks. The
royal cooks of the traditional
Hyderabadi families are known, as 'Khansas'
and are held in high esteem in these
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