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The Joys Of Hyderabadi Cuisine

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Hyderabadi Cuisine is also known as Deccani Cuisine. Hyderabadi Cuisine is a very sumptuous part of the Andhra Pradesh Food. Hyderabadi Cuisine is a princely legacy of the Nizams of Hyderabad, India. Hyderabadi Cuisine is served all over the World. Hyderabadi Cuisine is famous for its hot and spicy foods along with its rich cultural heritage. Hyderabadi Cuisine could be found in the kitchens of the former Hyderabad state that includes Telangana region, Karanataka region and Marathwada region. The cuisine also contain city specific specialities like Hyderabad (Hyderabadi Biryani, Hyderabadi Meethi Dal, Hyderabadi Nargisi Kofta, etc), Aurangabad (Naan Qalia), Gulbarga (Tahari) and Bidar (Kalyani Biryani).

Hyderabadi Cuisine was developed after the foundation of Qutb shahi dynasty by …show more content…

The breads fron this cuisine is equally popular. Breads is not only an accompaniment to the meal but also forms a base of a popular sweet dish of Hyderabadi cuisine 'Double ka Meetha'.

In Hyderabad presentation of food is also important which reflect richness of food and culture. Royal dining hall was called Shahi Dastarkhana where royal families used to relax and party on the delicious Hyderabadi Cuisine.

• Equipments Used In The Hyderabadi Cuisine

1. Heated stone slab (Pathaar): This was used in making of kebabs. The stone was heated using live coals.

2. Skewers (saliyans): The meat was cooked over the flame by either coating the skewers with the meat or by piercing the meat with the skewer.

3. Taater (sigri): It consist of a metal framework that is heated by coal. The meat pieces are grilled on the framework.

4. Tandoor: A tandoor is a cylindrical clay oven used in cooking and baking. The heat for h tandoor was traditionally generated by a wood fire, burning within the tandoor itself, thus exposing the food to both live free, radiant heat cooking, and hot air, convection

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