The Kebab Express

           Tales of the Awadhi Cuisine The history of AwadhiCuisine in Lucknow is wrought with several stories that illustrate the culture and food habits of those decadent times that have distinguished Nawabi food from other Indian and World cuisines. Some of the best Lucknow Kebabs being served at The Kebab Express owe their origins to as early as 1200 AD according to Ibn Battuta, the Moroccan traveller, who observed them being served in the courts of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan who is credited to have brought them to Lucknow. The earliest kebabs introduced to India were through soldiers, who skewered the prey hunted during day with their swords and cooked them over open spits. This then went over centuries of interesting evolution to become the best kebabs served in Lucknow at the best non veg restaurants in Lucknow . The early Kebabs were chewy and apt as Survival food at best. Their journey to become the famous Lucknow Kebabs involved some glorious incidents, rangin