IRCTC’s new menu will embrace native dishes like ambal kaddu and paneer chaman to boost passengers’ culinary expertise.
The IRCTC stated it has already initiated the method to offer an possibility for native meals on premier trains, equivalent to Vande Bharat and Rajdhani Express.(PTI)
“We are working out a plan to serve local cuisine on the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat train and it is expected to start from the second week of July,” Anand Kumar Jha, Additional General Manager, IRCTC, advised PTI.
“Popular local cuisine, such as ambal kaddu, babru, Jammu paratha in breakfast and paneer chaman, Kashmiri dum aloo and Jammu rajma in lunch, will be served to those who wish to try the flavour of local food during their Katra-Srinagar train ride,” an Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) official stated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat prepare on June 6, connecting Srinagar with the nation’s rail community.
The Indian Railways began its industrial operations from the following day and the IRCTC handled passengers with its typical menu.
“A decision has been taken to promote local cuisine on premier trains and we have worked out a special plan for the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat. We spoke to all top food outlets and hotels, such as Nathu’s, Holiday Inn, JW Marriott and ITC among others, and selected the most popular local dishes,” the official stated.
“Ambal kaddu, also known as kaddu ka ambal, is a popular Dogra cuisine prepared from pumpkin. It is sweet and sour and is often cooked at wedding functions. Another breakfast item, babru, is like a stuffed puri, a favourite in the hilly areas,” he added.
The official stated lunch objects, equivalent to paneer chaman and Kashmiri dum aloo, are served in different elements of the nation as effectively. However, these shall be ready holding in thoughts the native spices and flavours to let the travellers get a really feel of town they’re visiting.
According to the IRCTC, different breakfast and lunch objects, equivalent to upma, poha, vegetarian cutlet and so on., may even be accessible as an possibility for these passengers who don’t want to strive native meals.
The IRCTC stated it has already initiated the method to offer an possibility for native meals on premier trains, equivalent to Vande Bharat and Rajdhani Express.
“We have recently introduced south Indian food, such as steamed matta rice, banana kalan etc., on the Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani. A similar exercise has been initiated on the Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat train, where while starting from Nagpur, a popular dish of the city will be offered to the passengers and while returning from Secunderabad, they can relish Hyderabadi cuisine,” the official stated.
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