Courtyard By Mariott
celebrated Republic day in a novel way by bringing together the diverse cuisine
that our country has to offer all under the same roof. The recently concluded Indian culinary week which
successfully brought cuisines from
different regions an states to the junta of the millenium city. To ensure
authenticity of the fare being served , they got chefs who specialise in the cuisine and
were visiting from different branches of the hotel across the country which is a laudable effort
I had the honour of savouring this spread and here’s what I
loved about it. The spread of vegetarian dishes impressed me. From the Garhwal counter ,the rustic Kali dal ka Fandu competed with an
equally unusual Kacche
Kele ki sabzi and this served with
freshly made Methi ka Paratha spelt comfort food. Konkan synonymous with coconut and kokum showcased food that incorporated the ingredients . Kokum added
that dash of tang to the dal while the coconut in alu vangi mellowed the astringent flavor of brinjal .Telugu brought the hot and crispy Pessurta
Vada and some Vendayi Tomato which was a tangy, spicy eggplant
curry served on rice. Fluffy Appams drew me to Kerala and satiated my craving. What is worth mentioning here are
the plethora of chutneys, each different from the other and every single one of
them had a flavor of its own. The main course ended with a royal spread from Rajasthan, The mirch ke khatto was an
explosion of flavours served alongside Bikaneri Pulao.
The dessert counter belonged to Bengal and despite stuffing ourselves like crazy we could not
resist the lure of sweets. My personal favourites were Sandesh which won me over by its subtlety, and the Gur ka Rasgulla which was so earthy and
just the perfect end to a fabulous meal.
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