Where to Eat
Hyderabadi cuisine is a fusion of two very distinct influences: the rich, strong flavours of Mughlai-influenced Nizami food and the tamarind-dominant, fiery south Indian style. The king of Hyderabadi cuisine is the biryani, a rich dish cooked with meat and flavoured with nuts and various aromatic spices. The other must-have is halim, another meat dish. Pulihara, or tamarind rice, is the specialty of Andhra cuisine. Unlike Muhglai, Andhra food is fiery, thanks to the liberal use of both red and green chillies. There are also the extremely hot pickles that the locals eat like jam! Bawarchi specializes in authentic Mughlai food, epecially biryani. Mandar, a food court enroute to the Golconda Fort serves Andhra as well as Continental and north Indian food. Hyderabad's other specialty is Irani Tea, available across the city. In the Old City Agra Mithai cooks brilliant vegetarian food; Shehran, Nayaab and Madina are best for kababs and biryani. For international flavours, Haiking (Hyderguda Quarter) and Nanking (in Secunderabad) are recommended for Chinese. Taj Mahal and Riviera, nextto Sangeet Cinema are vegetarian paradises.
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