Aadab, where you can taste the great authentic Mughlai dishes with the very entertaining soft ambient music, has set alive the very traditional Mughlai cuisine in this modern era. A large painting showcaseing Mughal dynasty and the unique aroma-cooking, infused with spices will bind its visitors to make it a habitual stopover
The capital of India has a significant history with Mughals as its cuisine, culture and heritage and therefore to pay tribute to Mughals predominant heritage in Delhi history, Aadab the new specialty Mughlai restaurant is launched recently. The restaurant is located in the bustling market of GK-II Delhi. As a big foodie I decided to taste the scrumptious and historical dishes of Mughals in a very modern-traditional, Aadab.
Reflective of Time
Invasion of Mughals in India has left a remarkable presence as they brought with them varieties of mouth-watering dishes, which are still significant in this modern era. As we think of Mughals, our imagination starts finding the tasty and delicious dishes as shorba, gosht, subz, murgh and lots more. Mughals’ rich gastronomic tradition has perfectly garnished the existing cuisine of India. The vegetarian pulaos are cooked with meat to create the biryani, and the curries are flavoured with almonds and cashews. The cooking style is larger-than-life and extravagant, reflective of the time itself.
Mughlai’s dedication to fine dining has been unwavering for many centuries, especially among the upper classes. Throughout the centuries, the Nizams were famed for their scrumptuous feasts and their love for fine dining. Even though vegetables are the king of foods in India, Mughal cuisine often includes goat and lamb, served in a variety of ways, as melt-in-the-mouth kababs, roasted, barbecued, or in curries.
Reflective of Time
Invasion of Mughals in India has left a remarkable presence as they brought with them varieties of mouth-watering dishes, which are still significant in this modern era. As we think of Mughals, our imagination starts finding the tasty and delicious dishes as shorba, gosht, subz, murgh and lots more. Mughals’ rich gastronomic tradition has perfectly garnished the existing cuisine of India. The vegetarian pulaos are cooked with meat to create the biryani, and the curries are flavoured with almonds and cashews. The cooking style is larger-than-life and extravagant, reflective of the time itself.
Mughlai’s dedication to fine dining has been unwavering for many centuries, especially among the upper classes. Throughout the centuries, the Nizams were famed for their scrumptuous feasts and their love for fine dining. Even though vegetables are the king of foods in India, Mughal cuisine often includes goat and lamb, served in a variety of ways, as melt-in-the-mouth kababs, roasted, barbecued, or in curries.
Feel of Mughal Era
As you step in the restaurant you will get the feel of the ancient time from within as it is decorated in a simple yet aesthetic manner; the restaurant features large paintings on the walls that remind the visitors of the glorious Mughal days. The soft ambient music of Ghazals also creates a perfect setting for a glorious experience. The kitchen is suffused with the aroma of exotic spices. The seating arena is very ancient cum modern. The tables are loaded up with copper glasses and pots for drinking water. As we go through the menu it seems that Aadab is flourished with large variety in all categories, in the starter menu one can sample the kebabs that are available in various forms and flavours. The authentic Gaulati Kebabs, Shammi Kebabs and traditional mutton kebabs are must to try. The main course features many authentic preparation including the Nargisi Kofta, Keema Murgh Masala, the Navratan Korma and the splendid Raan-e-Sikandri.
The rich preparation of Mughlai food consisting of flavoured sauces and butter based curries is so tempting that food lovers are bound to crave for more and more food. Mughlai food offers an amazingly delicious variety of food ranging from hot spicy shorba or soup to ginger based roasted meats to kulfi with rose petals sprinkled on it. Even, the names of the Mughlai food are so attractive that a person gets tempted to try out different dishes.
The menu also has a special section called the Khaas-e-Aadab that contains many delicacies that are unique to this cuisine and restaurant. One can sample the Murg Musallam, that is traditionally available with a choice of only one filling, This signature dish of Aadab is available with five distinct fillings. In regards to the menu Mr. Shadab Mobin, Co-Owner of Aadab says, "We have kept the menu completely authentic with emphasis on rejuvenating the forgotten tastes and cuisine of the great Mughal Raj in Delhi."
After a long discussion on the menu, we just can’t stop ourselves tasting the dishes, so we odered with some very famous and authentic tikkas after few minutues of our eager wait, waiter served us varities of tikkas in Mughlai serving style that includes in non-veg platter chicken kebabs, mutton kebabs, malai tikka, chicken tikka, and in veg platter Paneer tikka, mushroom, tandoori aloo, hariyali seekh kebab with Green Coriander Chutney and truly speaking it took me back to my history books. I have savored tikkas of different places but the taste it includes feels that the cook must be from Mughals’ kitchen.
That’s not all, we then tasted the Main Course of the food that includes very famous dishes such as paneer lababdaar, which is fresh cottage cheese with traditional lababdar gravy, navratan korma, which is mix green vegetable cooked in rich gravy made out of dry fruits, onion, cream and light spices in veg, and Murgh Biryani, Keema Murgh masala in non veg with tandoori roti and sheermal. Well, sheermal is a sweetened Naan, also known as sweet bread made out of Maida, sugar, milk, flour, saffron and leavened with yeast, and baked in Tandoor or oven. Foodies, now you don’t have to go to Hyderabad to get the very delicious and luscious Murg Biryani and Keema Murg masala made up of combination of pieces of chicken and mutton mince cooked in traditional mughals spices, you can get them right here in Delhi. All these dishes were lip-smacking and they bear the real fragrance of traditional taste.
Last but not the least, the very special dish, Phirni that is the strength of Mughlai cuisine and will just change the your taste. It is a perfect complement to the spicy and delectable Mughlai cuisine. Phirni is a variation of the rice pudding and is very smooth in texture. It is usually served chilled in earthen serving bowls garnished with almonds and pistachios.
The deserts in the menu include traditional favorites like kulfi and phirni. All in all the dining experience at Aadab is an eclectic mix of traditional style cooking infused with spices. These varieties are unique and prepared with centuries’ old recipes that have been perfected with time. Although new techniques have arrived for cooking food but Aadab tries to make it traditional and that too in authentic style.
After tasting the authentic cusine, I started feeling like being in true Mughal era. It was the mind blowing experience at Aadab as the food and atmosphere was very binding and the music adds the special effects. Adab has set alive the culture, artistic abilities and sophistication in manners. It wakes up the oriental glory, reminiscent of the great days of Indo-Muslim culture. It is well known for its hospitality, and visitors to the city will always find a pleasant welcome and Mughal delicacies to dine. Aadab is fully devoted themselves to sharpening their culinary talents with the subtle blending of spices. In the process, they created an amazing range of superb dishes.
As you step in the restaurant you will get the feel of the ancient time from within as it is decorated in a simple yet aesthetic manner; the restaurant features large paintings on the walls that remind the visitors of the glorious Mughal days. The soft ambient music of Ghazals also creates a perfect setting for a glorious experience. The kitchen is suffused with the aroma of exotic spices. The seating arena is very ancient cum modern. The tables are loaded up with copper glasses and pots for drinking water. As we go through the menu it seems that Aadab is flourished with large variety in all categories, in the starter menu one can sample the kebabs that are available in various forms and flavours. The authentic Gaulati Kebabs, Shammi Kebabs and traditional mutton kebabs are must to try. The main course features many authentic preparation including the Nargisi Kofta, Keema Murgh Masala, the Navratan Korma and the splendid Raan-e-Sikandri.
The rich preparation of Mughlai food consisting of flavoured sauces and butter based curries is so tempting that food lovers are bound to crave for more and more food. Mughlai food offers an amazingly delicious variety of food ranging from hot spicy shorba or soup to ginger based roasted meats to kulfi with rose petals sprinkled on it. Even, the names of the Mughlai food are so attractive that a person gets tempted to try out different dishes.
The menu also has a special section called the Khaas-e-Aadab that contains many delicacies that are unique to this cuisine and restaurant. One can sample the Murg Musallam, that is traditionally available with a choice of only one filling, This signature dish of Aadab is available with five distinct fillings. In regards to the menu Mr. Shadab Mobin, Co-Owner of Aadab says, "We have kept the menu completely authentic with emphasis on rejuvenating the forgotten tastes and cuisine of the great Mughal Raj in Delhi."
After a long discussion on the menu, we just can’t stop ourselves tasting the dishes, so we odered with some very famous and authentic tikkas after few minutues of our eager wait, waiter served us varities of tikkas in Mughlai serving style that includes in non-veg platter chicken kebabs, mutton kebabs, malai tikka, chicken tikka, and in veg platter Paneer tikka, mushroom, tandoori aloo, hariyali seekh kebab with Green Coriander Chutney and truly speaking it took me back to my history books. I have savored tikkas of different places but the taste it includes feels that the cook must be from Mughals’ kitchen.
That’s not all, we then tasted the Main Course of the food that includes very famous dishes such as paneer lababdaar, which is fresh cottage cheese with traditional lababdar gravy, navratan korma, which is mix green vegetable cooked in rich gravy made out of dry fruits, onion, cream and light spices in veg, and Murgh Biryani, Keema Murgh masala in non veg with tandoori roti and sheermal. Well, sheermal is a sweetened Naan, also known as sweet bread made out of Maida, sugar, milk, flour, saffron and leavened with yeast, and baked in Tandoor or oven. Foodies, now you don’t have to go to Hyderabad to get the very delicious and luscious Murg Biryani and Keema Murg masala made up of combination of pieces of chicken and mutton mince cooked in traditional mughals spices, you can get them right here in Delhi. All these dishes were lip-smacking and they bear the real fragrance of traditional taste.
Last but not the least, the very special dish, Phirni that is the strength of Mughlai cuisine and will just change the your taste. It is a perfect complement to the spicy and delectable Mughlai cuisine. Phirni is a variation of the rice pudding and is very smooth in texture. It is usually served chilled in earthen serving bowls garnished with almonds and pistachios.
The deserts in the menu include traditional favorites like kulfi and phirni. All in all the dining experience at Aadab is an eclectic mix of traditional style cooking infused with spices. These varieties are unique and prepared with centuries’ old recipes that have been perfected with time. Although new techniques have arrived for cooking food but Aadab tries to make it traditional and that too in authentic style.
After tasting the authentic cusine, I started feeling like being in true Mughal era. It was the mind blowing experience at Aadab as the food and atmosphere was very binding and the music adds the special effects. Adab has set alive the culture, artistic abilities and sophistication in manners. It wakes up the oriental glory, reminiscent of the great days of Indo-Muslim culture. It is well known for its hospitality, and visitors to the city will always find a pleasant welcome and Mughal delicacies to dine. Aadab is fully devoted themselves to sharpening their culinary talents with the subtle blending of spices. In the process, they created an amazing range of superb dishes.
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Yummy....I mean thanks for the information.....
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