History served hot at Sunder Nursery: Dining on 16th century cuisine

"What you are going to eat today, as the walk rounds up, is Mughal food – not Mughlai,” announced storyteller Parvati Sharma, as she led the Forgotten Feasts walk at Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum. From Babur’s disdain for mangoes to Akbar’s experiments with vegetarianism, she wove the walkthrough with anecdotes that transported attendees straight into the 16th century. The dinner, set up in a dimly lit corner of Sunder Nursery with the tune of the rabab playing in the background, was curated by Soity Banerjee, a consultant with Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and prepared by Zaika-e-Nizamuddin, an enterprise by a group of homechefs from Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin. The experience was supported by Sair-e-Nizamuddin, and featured craftworks of Insha-e-Noor on the dining tables.