Why is Bukhara So Popular
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Why is Bukhara So Popular: There are thousands of restaurants selling kababs in Delhi. So what makes Bukhara so special? Why do the Clintons insist on eating there each time they are in India? Why did even Donald Trump, whose idea of haute cuisine is a fast food cheeseburger, ask to have Bukhara food sent to his suite? Why do so many foreigners who are not even great fans of most Indian dishes go into raptures when they talk about Dal Bukhara?... The origins of Dal Bukhara remain controversial. I have always believed that it was a refined version of the Moti Mahal black dal which had added tomatoes and dairy products to a traditional Punjabi dal. The great Manjit Gill who was part of the pre-opening team at the Maurya and eventually retired many years later as ITC’s top chef insists that it was original and different. Jaiswal and the team spent a year getting it right, trying various cooking times and different dals to get the perfect texture. It remains the most copied restaurant dal in the world.
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Real Estate Market Analysis for various Cities of India for 2025
Studying Master Plans, New Infra & Locations for Future Potential
Overseas Real Estate for Indians - Middle East, Europe, SE Asia
Farm Houses and AirBnB Potential Markets
Comparing Developers in each city to seek Best Priced assets
Guidelines for First Time Home Buyers
Cities & Locations Covered
Delhi NCR, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad
MMR - Mumbai, Panvel, Karjat, Pune
Hyderabad
Bangalore
North: Tricity, Agra, Meerut, Dehradun, Jaipur
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West: Surat, Indore, Ahmedabad, GIFT City, Nashik, Dholera
East: Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, etc
AirBnB and Spiritual Towns
Overseas: Middle East, Europe, SE Asia
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