Food From Desert Kingdoms (Jaipur & Jodhpur)
RAJASTHAN, a group of small kingdoms once ruled by rajas and maharajas, with palaces as residences for the ruling families, was where romantic and heroic traditions flourished.


If It�s LMB, You Must Be Eating Ghevar!
The ghevar in Jaipur�s Laxmi Misthan Bhandar is world famous, writes YASMIN S. KHAN. When Bill Clinton was in the Pink City last year, even he insisted on tasting it and taking a packet home.


Chakki Ka Saag & Dal Baati Churma
A limited menu, and almost total dependence on few key ingredients, has not stopped Marwari food from becoming one of the most popular cuisines of India, discovers MARK MANUEL.


Rambagh Palace Built By A King, Fit For God!
FARZANA CONTRACTOR records her memories of Jaipur's Rambagh Palace, which is a poem not written on paper, but carved on stone.


Those Were The Days...
The Rajmata GAYATRI DEVI of Jaipur opens the gates of her Rambagh Palace to MARK MANUEL and talks about days gone by over lunch.



Rajput Cuisine
The Rajputs of Rajasthan, deprived of the game food they hunted in shikars and consumed with passion, now look for substitutes in other meats, discovers MARK MANUEL.


Lodge Of The Jungle
Shikars are banned in Rajasthan, but at the Ramgarh Lodge, they give you an idea of how the royal families �roughed� it out after a shoot. Intrepid traveller OTTO VAN DER GRAF finds out how.


�We�re In The Lonely Planet�
Niros, a multi-cuisine restaurant, is Jaipur�s most famous eating out place. It�s been in business since 1949, and is mentioned in all the international guide books.


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