ITC Windsor’s time travel to British Raj
with Anglo Indian Food
There is something
called ‘good experience’ and then
there is ‘ITC Experience’, which is
just top notch. Hospitality industry is a tricky game and only few exceptional gets
to master them, ITC Hotels being one of them. In this three years of
experience, I have been to over 100 hotels/restaurants/pubs but the kind of
service and food provided by any of the ITC brands, be it Windsor or Gardenia
is just unmatchable.
Last week, I was at
ITC Windsor for a very special occasion, to celebrate the legacy of Anglo
Indian cuisine with a bespoke menu featuring several all-time classics at Raj Pavilion.
Before I speak more
about the amazing amalgamation of Indian cuisine and the English food scene,
something more on the wonderful property of ITC Windsor.
Perched at the edge
of a promontory in the heart of the city, overlooking the lush expanse of the
Bangalore Golf Club, ITC Windsor re-defines the term luxury with a splash of
royal dream. Built during the Raj Era, ITC Windsor’s colonial
architecture, its elegant colonnades and balustrades, fluted pillars, Georgian
windows, its magnificent chandeliers and period furniture create a stirring
ambience of unhurried luxury and old world leisure.
More than just Bengaluru’s finest business hotel, ITC Windsor offers a rich
glimpse into the city’s past. Its hushed corridors, priceless art décor
paintings of the Georgian and Edwardian Eras complemented by the regal
splendour of the Manor Suites evoke the grandeur of a bygone era.
Coming back to the
food at Raj Pavilion celebrating the richness of Anglo Indian cuisine, the
evening couldn’t have been any better with the never ending ‘royal’ buffet
spread, the politeness of the staff and the impeccable ambience.
For the people who
are not aware, Anglo-Indian food is the delicious result of the British Raj in
India. Indian Khansamas (cooks) took aspects of British cuisine and amalgamated
them with Indian methods of cooking, spices, ingredients to create Anglo-Indian
Cuisine! There are soups tempered with cumin and red chillies, roasts cooked in
whole spices like cloves, pepper and cinnamon, rissoles and croquettes flavored
with turmeric and garam masala.... Over the years, Anglo-Indian cooking has
become more Indian than British.
Raj Pavillion is a
class apart and the buffet it offers is etched in the mind and stomach of the
food aficionados. With an addition to its regular buffet, Raj Pavillion over
the period of time promotes several cuisines, providing their guests a new
experience every time.
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