Dum pukht, the method of slow cooking in a sealed pot, is associated with the cuisine of which city?
- A.Hyderabad
- B.Lucknow
- C.Amritsar
- D.Kolkata
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Lucknow. Dum pukht belongs to the Awadhi kitchen of Lucknow, where meat, rice and spices are sealed inside a heavy pot with dough and left on a low fire so that the food cooks in its own steam. The same tradition gives the galouti kebab, said to have been made soft for a toothless nawab, the kakori kebab, sheermal and the Lucknowi or pukki biryani, in which the rice and meat are cooked separately before being layered.
Option A is wrong because Hyderabad's distinctive method is the kacchi biryani, with raw marinated meat layered under rice. Option C is wrong because Amritsar stands for the tandoor, kulcha and fried fish. Option D is wrong because Kolkata is known for its mustard fish, kathi roll and the potato in its biryani, not for dum pukht.
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- A.Punjab
- B.Jammu and Kashmir
- C.Himachal Pradesh
- D.Ladakh
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- A.Tamil Nadu
- B.Karnataka
- C.Kerala
- D.Andhra Pradesh
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- A.Gujarat
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Haryana
- D.Madhya Pradesh
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- A.Odisha
- B.Assam
- C.Bihar
- D.Chhattisgarh
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- C.Somnath temple, Veraval
- D.Kashi Vishwanath temple, Varanasi
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