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Hyderabadi Cuisine

Middle Eastern and South Asian Cuisines

Hyderabadi Cuisine, also called Deccani cuisine, is the cooking style of the city of Hyderabad and its surroundings in Telangana, India. It blends Indian, Mughal, Turkic and Arabic traditions with the everyday habits of the Golconda Sultanate, and it developed under the Bahmani Sultanate, the Qutb Shahi dynasty and above all the Nizams of Hyderabad. It offers a broad repertoire of rice, wheat and meat dishes and skilled use of spices and herbs, with different recipes for banquets, weddings, festivals and travel. Dry coconut, tamarind and red chillies help set it apart from North Indian cooking. Hyderabadi biryani and haleem are its best known dishes, and a formal dinner follows the dastarkhwan course order from soup to dessert.

Facts
Dominant Staple
Rice 1
Dominant Staple
Wheat 1
Signature Dish
Hyderabadi Biryani 1
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Expresses Tradition

Ramadan and Eid Feasting Traditions, Food Traditions
Source Hyderabadi cuisine (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Chili Pepper, Ingredients
Source Hyderabadi cuisine (Wikipedia)
Coconut, Ingredients
Source Hyderabadi cuisine (Wikipedia)
Mutton, Ingredients
Source Hyderabadi cuisine (Wikipedia)
Tamarind, Ingredients
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Hyderabad

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Source Hyderabadi cuisine (Wikipedia)Lead, region
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Hyderabadi cuisine (native: Hyderabadi Ghizaayat), also known as Deccani cuisine, is the cooking style characteristic of the city of Hyderabad and its surrounding area in Telangana, India.
Sources
1. Hyderabadi cuisine (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Hyderabadi cuisine comprises a broad repertoire of rice, wheat, and meat dishes and the skilled use of various spices, herbs and natural edibles.
  • Biryani
    Hyderabadi Biryani is one of the most popular dishes of the city.
  • Lead, region
    Hyderabadi cuisine (native: Hyderabadi Ghizaayat), also known as Deccani cuisine, is the cooking style characteristic of the city of Hyderabad and its surrounding area in Telangana, India.
  • Expresses Tradition: Ramadan and Eid Feasting Traditions, Hyderabadi Haleem
    it is usually only prepared during the month of Ramadan for the Iftar meal.
  • Uses Ingredient: Coconut, Modern period
    The use of dry coconut, tamarind, and red chillies along with other spices are the main ingredients that make Hyderabadi cuisine different from the North Indian cuisine.
  • Uses Ingredient: Tamarind, Modern period
    The use of dry coconut, tamarind, and red chillies along with other spices are the main ingredients that make Hyderabadi cuisine different from the North Indian cuisine.
  • Uses Ingredient: Chili Pepper, Modern period
    The use of dry coconut, tamarind, and red chillies along with other spices are the main ingredients that make Hyderabadi cuisine different from the North Indian cuisine.
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