In a cross between the kebabs of Lahore and Lucknow, the tanginess of the North-West and the mildly spicy Awadhi came on the same platter in the unique ‘Nawab ki pasand’ fusion food festival here.
“From Komal Gandhar, defining the raga in the morning, to Jugalbandi our endeavour has been to take the foodie into a culinary expedition from the Nizam land to the empire of Nawabs in Awadh and Pashtun land through fusion kebabs hunting centuries old recipes of royal kichens,” reputed Mughal cuisine chef Debashis Kundu told PTI here.
“For Nawab ki pasand to kalaklar ki pasand – We have brought for the first time the smell and taste of the Kakori Kebab, an Awadh speciality also associated with the Freedom movement, with the succulence of Chaplii kebab, having enjoyed immense following in Pakistan and Afghanistan with the taste remaining traditional through centuries,” Kundu, having been part of the Alibaba Gold, said.
“Blending distinct features from their disparate locales – in Hyderabad, Awadh and Lahori – the Dil Ka Rishta, Dil Khus, Pathar ka Gosht and Shirmal kebabs were among the 25 varieties of cuisines served in fusion style for the east Indian foodies,” Kundu, hosting the show in Alibaba Gold, said.
The food expedition will now reach Murshidabad, another Royal hotspot in the country, to uncover the favourite cuisine of Nawab Murshidkuli Khan, Kundu, having rustled up the Hyderabadi delicacy as chef earlier, said.