Lucknow food refers to the cuisine of Lucknow (India), where all the food items have their own unique identity and distinctiveness, with a strong influence of the traditional Mughal royal cuisine. All the cooks are taught professionally to provide a distinct regal look and taste to the food.
A royal touch is given to the food of Lucknow, where it has been highly influenced by Mughals. At the time of Mughals, the food in Lucknow was originally cooked taking into account the minute details so as to make sure that it appeared impeccably perfect for the Mughal kings. The cuisine of Lucknow is now highly influenced by the cooking techniques and styles which used to be followed during the Mughal reign and maintaining a good degree of fineness and flair in the food preparation is considered a crucial step.
Lucknow food is cooked in a very unique manner, which is known as “Dum” style, where the food is usually cooked at a very low level of flame for a long time period. Also, while preparing the food in Lucknow, utmost care is taken to blend the spices in a proper manner and in a correct proportion, so that the intense flavor of the dish is maintained. Cooks of Lucknow believe that this is something which requires great level of perfection and practice.
Most of the foods in Lucknow are famous both for their ingredients and their method of preparation and presentation. A few famous foods of Lucknow are given hereunder: