Tunday Kababi Barsha

LEGACY OF TUNDAY KABABI During the 18th century, in the Awadh state under the Mughals in Northern India, one of the members related to the Nawabs of Awadh held a competition for the local Khansamahs to prepare Kebab as soft as possible to chew. One of the khansamah named Haji Murad Ali who was also 'Tunda' (one armed), prepared the dish with using at least 160 Indian and exotic spices. The Nawab found the kebabs so delicious, that he immediately declared Murad as the winner. Eventually the kebabs became so popular in Awadh and other Mughal courts that it came to be known as Tunday ke Kebab, literally meaning One armed man's Kebabs. Subsequently his grandson Mohammad Usman, mindful of legacy's fragility, preserved Tunday Kababi's heritage.