Fooding
Amazing facts about Rajasthani cuisine.
The flavour of India.
The original cuisine of western India is principally vegetarian. This is
largely due to the enterprising, but strictly vegetarian, Marwari community
from Rajasthan, who have now spread all over the country.
The
Marwari cuisine is a good example of how the best was made of locally
available stuff. It is spicy and extremely rich with almost everything being
doused in ounces of ghee (clarified butter) and is famous for its
mouth-watering aroma. Essentially, the cuisine is simple with dishes like
alloo bhajis (spicy potatos), karhi (chickpea dumplings in yoghurt sauce),
dal batti (lentil dumplings oozing with ghee dunked in dal) which are
polished off with rice and pooris (puffed whole wheat fried breads).
» Restaurant - Marwar Hall : Enjoy the sumptuous
buffet laid out daily for lunch and dinner at the Marwar Hall, with a wide
choice of Indian, continental and Rajasthani specialities. As an
alternative, there is Risala, the a la carte restaurant.
» Trophy Bar : The lovely colonnaded verandah, The
Pillars is a perfect setting for a leisurely drink and snack, to enjoy the
wintery sun during the day or watch it set at dusk. As twilight falls and
peacocks stalk across the back lawn it is time for a drink in the Trophy
Bar.
» Theme Dinners : In winter, theme dinners are often
organized in the Dal Badal, 100-year old intricately designed hunting tent,
which is set up in the Palace.
Lodging
Umaid
Bhawan Palace Hotel in Jodhpur offers 94 rooms and suites are available to
the tourists. Other than the guest rooms are the Regal Suites - originally
used by Maharaja Umaid Singh and his Maharani. The distinct feature of each
room is the well-decorated furniture, originally created for the Palace. In
the foyer leading to these suites is a musical fountain made purely of
English Crystal. Some of the old retainers of the royal household still stay
there to serve the needs of present day guests with the gracious
hospitality, a unique hallmark of the Palace.
