ROYAL FABLES

Eat with the royals at the Garden Palace in Balasinor

EAT LIKE A KING, LITERally at the Garden Palace where you can share a meal of murg-e-khusru, mahabatkhani pasande and the biryani-e-Balasinor from the royal kitchen with Aaliya Farhat Babi, the princess of Balasinor at their heritage dining table. The former rulers of Balasinor have converted their mansion, built in 1883 into a home stay where you can meet and dine with the family. Begum Saheba Farhat Sultana, a noted food expert who has curated food festivals and television shows, uses recipes from the royal kitchens in the meals and gladly engages in conversations on food, history and heritage with guests. The area is famous for the Dinosaur Fossil Park, which is home to dinosaur eggs and fossils A meditation class underway at the 136.1 Yoga Studio and is a protected sanctuary which you can explore with Babi, a self confessed “amateur paleontologist”. AT Gujarat State Highway 141, Brahmani Society, Balasinor. TEL 9825315382