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Overview of Awadhi Cuisine History


The Awadhi style of cooking, popular in the city of Nawabs, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh does not have a smaller fan following. 'Dum Pukht' method is prevalent in Awadhi cuisine. In this food is cooked in handis on slow fire. The final result is rich in taste and aroma. The very famous Murg Mussallam and Shami Kebabs are prepared with the dum process.

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Preparation Methods for Awadhi Cooking
Like the many other different forms of art practiced in Lucknow, the culinary art is also highly appreciated by all. A favorite pastime of the royality in Awadh was to perfect the fine art of cooking

The cooks and “bawarchis” of Awadh experted the skill blending spices and soon achieved a high degree of flair in cooking and the way food is presented on a table to a crowd. This achievement took culinary to the highest realms.

The “Dum” stuyle of cooking was introduced here as well, in this style food is cooked over an extremely slow fire. Different dishes like Kebabs, Kormas, Kaliya, Mahari kulchas, Zarda, Sheermal, and Roomali rotis are made keeping this style in mind. The magnificence of the Awadh cuisine isn’t only about the variety of foods available but also about the ingredients that are used in creating the food items.

Nahari is hot favourite off the Awadhian cuisine list. It is dish prepared with meat with thick spicy gravy. In “Pai ki Nahari” the leg and other bones are cooked together and are made into a mouth watering gravy. It was originally a beef dish eaten with Kulchas. But now a days mutton is also used instead of beef.

Another dish that Awadhians are quite fond of are Kebabs. The Kakori Kebabs, Galawat ke Kebabs, Shami Kebabs, Boti Kebabs, Patili-ke-Kebabs, Ghutwa Kebabs and Seekh Kebabs are amongst the most popular ones there. Karma, a preparation of meat in gravy is an essential part in their preparation.

Another dish that is cooked using the Dum method is Biryani. The method imparted a typical Awadhi flavour to the rice as it softened and got flavoured in the juices and gravy added.

Special Equipment for Awadhi Cooking
Most Awadhi dishes don’t require you to purchase any special tools. However, having a coffee grinder helps with roasting and grinding spices and maximizes their volatile oils, which, in turn, provides your food with more flavor.

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