When you have a seminar on a Sunday and the quintessential chicken curry and veg pulao — the kind that once graced the stately lunch tables of Lutyens’ Delhi — brings a smile to your face.
There’s something timeless about this combination. Long before new-age cafés and buffet spreads took over, the official canteens and government messes of Delhi ran on a rhythm of their own — white rice or fragrant veg pulao, dal, a seasonal sabzi, and that rich, slow-cooked chicken curry. It was served in the cool dining halls of North and South Block, by uniformed staff who knew exactly how much gravy made a perfect plate.
For many, this meal wasn’t just food — it was ritual. The aroma drifting through tree-lined avenues, the clink of steel thalis, the quiet chatter between officers and clerks — it all added to a distinctive charm of the capital’s “official lunch hour.”
So when that same plate of curry and pulao appears after a Sunday seminar, it’s more than nostalgia — it’s a comforting reminder of the gracious simplicity of Delhi’s bygone era, when even a government lunch carried a touch of old-world warmth.
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When you have a seminar on a Sunday and the quintessential chicken curry and veg pulao — the kind that once graced the stately lunch tables of Lutyens’ Delhi — brings a smile to your face.
There’s something timeless about this combination. Long before new-age cafés and buffet spreads took over, the official canteens and government messes of Delhi ran on a rhythm of their own — white rice or fragrant veg pulao, dal, a seasonal sabzi, and that rich, slow-cooked chicken curry. It was served in the cool dining halls of North and South Block, by uniformed staff who knew exactly how much gravy made a perfect plate.
For many, this meal wasn’t just food — it was ritual. The aroma drifting through tree-lined avenues, the clink of steel thalis, the quiet chatter between officers and clerks — it all added to a distinctive charm of the capital’s “official lunch hour.”
So when that same plate of curry and pulao appears after a Sunday seminar, it’s more than nostalgia — it’s a comforting reminder of the gracious simplicity of Delhi’s bygone era, when even a government lunch carried a touch of old-world warmth.
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