Chef Manzilat Fathima in Mumbai
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Royal connection
Chef Manzilat Fathima is the great-great-granddaughter of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh, her kitchen secrets are deeply intertwined with India
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Royal feast
Founder of Kolkata’s Manzilat, she will be serving this at Royal Rivayat at Ummrao Courtyard by Marriott on Aug 27 from 6.30 pm; Call 8976708345; from Rs 2,499
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Non-vegetarian specials
Among the highlights will be a rizala of mutton, dahi ki phulki — a signature Awadhi dish, galouti and shami kebabs and the ulta tawa paratha
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Vegetarian delights
There are vegetarian variants such as kababs made of raw banana and rizala with mushroom and lotus stems, and a vegetarian biryani too
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Rare recipes
Among the recipes is the famed Calcutta (Kolkata) biryani, a survivor from the tumultuous period of the exile of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
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