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“SURRENDER TO
THE GASTRONOMIC
TEMPTATIONS OF THE
TRADITIONAL CUISINES
AMIDST THE WALLS OF
FALAK THAT SING OF
TALES THAT WERE ONCE
CELEBRATED THROUGH THE
MESMERISING FABLES.”

canal in Chandni Chowk. Prepared using
baby lamb shanks cooked overnight with
aromatic potli masala, it has been perfected
through generations, created and recreated
to narrate the fables of nawabs in the
Mughal empire.
Next up is Daadi Jaan ka Murgh Quorma,
which catered to aristocrats who thought it
ill-mannered to be smelling of spices after a
meal. The chef swears by this recipe that he
learnt from his grandmother half a century
ago – and it more than lives up to its
promise.
Also not be missed are the subtly
flavoured, juicy Raan-e-Sikandari and the
melt-in-your mouth Lahori Macchi, which
uses Lahori namak in the marination to
give it the fish its distinctive flavour.
Finally, we end the meal with Balai Ka
Tukda for dessert (not dubbed ‘shahi’ royal
bread pudding here; balai being the correct
term for clotted cream) — we talk not food
but art.
As you drown in the wafting flavours of
the chef’s culinary poetry, enjoy yet another
classic at Falak, its own eminent signature
label of wine to celebrate the oenophile in
you – the Falak Wine. A meticulously
crafted blend, this wine is complex, well-
balanced, and magical with pronounced
aromas of red berries and cherries
perfumed with floral notes of violets and
potpourri roses.
Surrender to the gastronomic
temptations of the traditional cuisines
amidst the walls of Falak that sing of tales
that were once celebrated through the
mesmerising fables.
Set against the canvas of sweeping
panoramas of changing India, Falak has a
place in history that transcribes both past
and the present.

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