Excellent news for Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat passengers: IRCTC to serve Kashmiri delicacies from July

Right here comes a chunk of excellent information for the Vande Bharat Categorical prepare passengers on the Katra-Srinagar route because the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Company Restricted (IRCTC) determined to serve Kashmiri vegetarian delicacies to passengers from the second week of July.

“We’re understanding a plan to serve native delicacies on the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat prepare and it’s anticipated to start out from the second week of July,” Anand Kumar Jha, Further Basic Supervisor, IRCTC, informed PTI.

Vande Bharat Categorical: Verify what’s on native menu

“Well-liked native delicacies, comparable to ambal kaddu, babru, Jammu paratha in breakfast and paneer chaman, Kashmiri dum aloo and Jammu rajma in lunch, might be served to those that want to attempt the flavour of native meals throughout their Katra-Srinagar prepare trip,” an IRCTC official mentioned.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat prepare that connects Srinagar with the nation’s rail community.

The Indian Railways began its industrial operations from the following day and the IRCTC handled passengers with its normal menu.

Selling native delicacies on premier trains

“A choice has been taken to advertise native delicacies on premier trains and now we have labored out a particular plan for the Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat. We spoke to all prime meals shops and accommodations, comparable to Nathu’s, Vacation Inn, JW Marriott and ITC amongst others, and chosen the most well-liked native dishes,” the official mentioned.

“Ambal kaddu, also referred to as kaddu ka ambal, is a well-liked Dogra delicacies ready from pumpkin. It’s candy and bitter and is commonly cooked at wedding ceremony features. One other breakfast merchandise, babru, is sort of a stuffed puri, a favorite within the hilly areas,” he added.

The official mentioned lunch gadgets, comparable to paneer chaman and Kashmiri dum aloo, are served in different components of the nation as effectively. Nonetheless, these might be ready retaining in thoughts the native spices and flavours to let the travellers get a really feel of town they’re visiting.

Verify what’s for breakfast and lunch

Based on the IRCTC, different breakfast and lunch gadgets, comparable to upma, poha, vegetarian cutlet and many others., will even be accessible as an possibility for these passengers who don’t want to attempt native meals.

The IRCTC mentioned it has already initiated the method to offer an possibility for native meals on premier trains, comparable to Vande Bharat and Rajdhani Categorical.

“We have now not too long ago launched south Indian meals, comparable to steamed matta rice, banana kalan and many others., on the Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani. The same train has been initiated on the Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat prepare, the place whereas ranging from Nagpur, a well-liked dish of town might be supplied to the passengers and whereas coming back from Secunderabad, they’ll relish Hyderabadi delicacies,” the official mentioned.

(With inputs from PTI)  

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