Celebrate as the Assamese do with the Bihu festival that takes place thrice a year in the months of January, April and October and marks the end of the harvesting season.

We possibly cannot list all the festivals on India’s calendar-and each is special and beautiful in its own way. Holi festival in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh Bhupesh Pal Try the Akthari murgh tikka, Dakhmi paneer tikka along with the nalli gosht, khatti dal and of course the Hyderabadi biryani. Enjoy a carefully crafted Nizami meal right from the royal kitchens. Adaa at the Taj Falaknuma palace in Hyderabad is another unmissable dining experience. Finish off the meal with the shahi tukda and iconic sheer korma. But the signature is the yukhni pulao and murgh makhane ka korma. Start off with the murgh badam ka shorba, dahi ke kebab and khameeri roti. The General’s Table is a dining experience at restaurant at what is now the Jehan Numa Palace hotel and offers an authentic Bhopali 13-course meal, with recipes exclusively from the royal kitchen. Located in the heart of Bhopal is the Jehan Numa, a palace built by General Obaidullah Khan, commander-in-chief of Bhopal State force in 1890.

Borrowing from its Afghani roots, some of the dishes served include the mutton warqi samosa, hariyali ki nazakat, an ode to the greens gote ka pulao and the Ramzan dessert Jarees. At Garden Palace in Balasinor, Gujarat learn about the culinary legacy of the royals, from the former royal family themselves. The General's Table dining experience at Jehan Numa Palace hotel, Bhopalĭine like the Indian royals did, with these palaces-turned hotels that offer the perfect royal treatment.

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