Rajasthani Food Fest at Ista

Hyderabad|India|September'2010: Ista Hyderabad is hosting ‘Padharo Marhe Des’ - a festival of vibrant culture and cuisine of Marwar at its specialty Indian restaurant, ‘Deori’. The fest starts 7:00 pm onwards from 8th September to September 19th, 2010. With foods from a wide selection of exotic cuisine from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, the festival is presented by Ista’s Executive Chef, Mr. Amit Wadhawan who is a specialist in Indian cuisines.

‘Padharo Marhe Des’ is a unique collection of recipes of a very special cuisine of Rajasthan that is of great importance to India ’s food culture. Marwari food mostly comprises of vegetarian diet and is prepared in ghee and other milk products. Each of the recipes at the fest is prepared giving emphasis to the region and culture living up to the sentiments of the Marwari patrons.

‘Padharo Marhe Des’ will have wholesome entertainment with traditional Rajasthani musicians and vocalists rendering the folklore. The call for ‘Kesariya Balam’, is just not to be missed.

Some of the popular Marwari dishes served at Ista Hyderabad are:

* The best known Rajasthani food – a combination of dal, bati and churma (Dal is lentils; Bati is baked wheat ball; and Churma is powdered sweetened cereal).
* Highlight of the event will be the much loved sweet dish called Lapsi prepared with broken wheat sautéed in ghee and sweetened, Mawa Kachori from Jodhpur, Alwar ka Mawa, Malpuas from Pushkar, Rasogullas from Bikaner, Ghevar from Jaipur are some of the other popular sweet dishes from the Marwari food festival.
* Ista also offers the unique creation of Maharaja of Salwar – the Junge maas, a favorite among the Maharajas of medieval period of Rajasthan. The meat is simply cooked in pure ghee, salt and plenty of red chilles.

The guest will have a choice of both Ala Carte and Traditional Thali service of the exotic food specialties from the Rajasthan region available at the restaurant. Ista has varied vegetarian Thali menus with Rana Ji ke Thali attractively priced at Rs.590/- plus taxes and Maharana Ji ke Thali priced at Rs.690/- plus taxes. Not to leave behind the meat lovers, Ista has also carefully selected some exotic non-vegetarian dishes from the Rasois of the Rajputs of the Rajasthan region.

Commenting on the fest, Mr. Subhrajit Bardhan, Executive Assistant Manager, Ista Hyderabad, said, “We are delighted to bring to our guests, the traditional and authentic cuisine of Marwar. We at Ista believe that the appeal of such food from India is universal and have brought in the best of favorite foods keeping in mind the authenticity and the regional taste. We hope to give our guests a unique experience of the food and culture of the medieval period at our specialty Indian Restaurant- Deori.”

Deori is the Indian specialty restaurant of Ista Hyderabad and has the perfect ambience to host the Rajasthani Food Fest. With live traditional folk song and music, gear up to experience the Rajputana culture and style of living at Ista.