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Experience Bukhara’s famed tandoor cooking inside ITC Maurya—an intimate, bib-and-skewer dinner known for Dal Bukhara and Sikandri Raan. This private 2–3 hour evening includes AC transfer and a set menu; arrive smart-casual and be prepared for a deliberate, convivial feast.
Experience Bukhara’s famed tandoor cooking inside ITC Maurya—an intimate, bib-and-skewer dinner known for Dal Bukhara and Sikandri Raan. This private 2–3 hour evening includes AC transfer and a set menu; arrive smart-casual and be prepared for a deliberate, convivial feast.
The air in Chanakyapuri shifts as evening falls: a warm current of smoke, spice and slow-cooked garlic threads out from the ITC Maurya and draws you toward Bukhara’s clay-tiled dining room.
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Operated by SITA World Tours · New Delhi, Delhi
The air in Chanakyapuri shifts as evening falls: a warm current of smoke, spice and slow-cooked garlic threads out from the ITC Maurya and draws you toward Bukhara’s clay-tiled dining room.
Inside, the room is deliberately spare—bare wood, low light, and service that places food before ritual. Plates arrive with bibs rather than cutlery, and the tandoor does the talking: coals that push heat into meat and dals until edges char and oils sing. Signature dishes—the overnight-simmered Dal Bukhara, Sikandri Raan and Murgh Malai kebabs—have made this table a draw for diplomats and visiting heads of state for decades.
Bukhara’s story is part restaurant myth, part postcolonial hospitality: conceived within a luxury hotel that has hosted world leaders, it elevated simple tandoor cooking to international renown over roughly 35 years. The surrounding neighborhood—embassies, leafy parks and late-evening walkers—frames the meal with a calm distinctly different from Delhi’s bustle.
Practical guidance: this is a private, 2–3 hour dinner experience with round-trip AC transfer from select hotels; minimum two guests, maximum eight. Dress smart casual and advise dietary restrictions at booking. Expect a set menu (Menu A) and a seated, leisurely pace—plan to arrive hungry and allow time for traffic. Mobile tickets are accepted; cancel 24 hours ahead for a full refund. For first-timers, ask the server about spice levels and share plates to sample the staples. Bring a camera for the dramatic skewers and a light jacket for cooler months; otherwise, come ready to taste tandoor-fired history.
Round-trip private transfer by air-conditioned minivan is included for selected hotels in the city center; confirm pickup point when booking.
Yes—please advise specific dietary requirements at time of booking so the kitchen can accommodate where possible.
Minimum age is 12 years, and bookings require at least two people; the experience caps at eight guests per booking.
For a full refund cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled start; cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable.
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The air in Chanakyapuri shifts as evening falls: a warm current of smoke, spice and slow-cooked garlic threads out from the ITC Maurya and draws you toward Bukhara’s clay-tiled dining room.
The air in Chanakyapuri shifts as evening falls: a warm current of smoke, spice and slow-cooked garlic threads out from the ITC Maurya and draws you toward Bukhara’s clay-tiled dining room.
Inside, the room is deliberately spare—bare wood, low light, and service that places food before ritual. Plates arrive with bibs rather than cutlery, and the tandoor does the talking: coals that push heat into meat and dals until edges char and oils sing. Signature dishes—the overnight-simmered Dal Bukhara, Sikandri Raan and Murgh Malai kebabs—have made this table a draw for diplomats and visiting heads of state for decades.
Bukhara’s story is part restaurant myth, part postcolonial hospitality: conceived within a luxury hotel that has hosted world leaders, it elevated simple tandoor cooking to international renown over roughly 35 years. The surrounding neighborhood—embassies, leafy parks and late-evening walkers—frames the meal with a calm distinctly different from Delhi’s bustle.
Practical guidance: this is a private, 2–3 hour dinner experience with round-trip AC transfer from select hotels; minimum two guests, maximum eight. Dress smart casual and advise dietary restrictions at booking. Expect a set menu (Menu A) and a seated, leisurely pace—plan to arrive hungry and allow time for traffic. Mobile tickets are accepted; cancel 24 hours ahead for a full refund. For first-timers, ask the server about spice levels and share plates to sample the staples. Bring a camera for the dramatic skewers and a light jacket for cooler months; otherwise, come ready to taste tandoor-fired history.