The now opened Westin Hotels and Resorts, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of 30 extraordinary hotel brands, presents an epicurean delight to the city of Mumbai – Nawab Saheb, in an all new avatar. Serving delicacies that pay homage to the chef’s love of tradition, culture and exploration through stories that have travelled past times. Inspired by classical recipies, sown in secrecy and solitude. In an exclusive effort to bring out the hidden secrets and to little stories behind the beliefs, passion, pride and heritage, NAWAB SAHEB presents a liberal cuisine, that emotes nirvana.
The cuisine is focused on traditional Indian featuring the regions of Awadh, Rajasthan and North West Frontier India. These flavours are influenced by local culture bringing out the authenticity to provide a world class gastronomic experience.
The regional mix make the food robust in tenure and vibrant in aromas leading to a sensorial journey. The true task of these regions can be visualized, sensed and felt with the usage of ingredients and techniques that are native to the terroir.
The mainstay purpose of the cuisine here is to turn every meal into an unforgettable memory, where thoughtfulness, attention to detail, time-honoured techniques and innovative thinking come together to speak the language of food.
Cuisine Expertise
Cooking happens on various sources of heat from an open charcoal grill, Iron walled tandoor, slow fire burners, in pits with engulfed heat and cakes of cowdung. Heated stone slabs are surprise elements on special occasions. Metallurgy plays its own part with the usage of heavily clad cast iron ‘Tawa’ to copper and brass ‘Handis’, ‘Lagans’ and the deep ‘Mahi Tawa’. Clay makes its presence in cook and serve fats, retaining aromas and flavors for the ‘Showmanship of the Chef.
Signatures
The marriage of Awadhi, Rajasthani and Frontier India culinary styles brings out the artist in our chef’s creating superlative courses that stirs nostalgia in every morsel. Afgani spices charred Chicken, Amritsari roast murgh, cooked to perfection and melt in the mouth kakori kebab, lamb shank cooked in awadh spiced potli are just a few dishes to highlight from the exhaustive menu. The sinful breads are less of condiments and more of meals by themselves, full of flavours. Must try are Sheermal, Taftaan and the Saunfiyani Khameeri. Any meal would be incomplete without the Nawabi Shahi Tukda and Phirni to name just a few decadent desserts.
This experience of savouring the finest fusion of flavours that delight food connoisseurs across the world is what brings timeless memories back to Nawab Saheb. With the freshest of new philosophies showcased by renowned culinary art of the most revered cuisines of this country, Nawab Saheb is set to bring in high standards of culinary excellence to the city of Mumbai.
