A quiz on mango and a ‘qissagoi’ session on Mirza Ghalib and his love for the fruit were also held at the mang... Read More

LUCKNOW: A wok full of biryani steamed with chicken pieces marinated with raw mangoes was one of the many hit dishes which attracted people at the three-day Mango Food Festival organised by UP Tourism on Saturday.

Apart from the ‘mango murgh biryani’, other unique dishes made with a dash of mango were ‘karari mango tikki’, ‘mango sewayin’ and many more. The festival, organised every year, aims to bring varieties of mango lovers and sellers under one roof.

“Local chefs have prepared delicacies that we had never heard of. Even for vegetarians, there is a variety of dishes,” said Rajiv Suri, from Vipin Khand.

“Nobody should miss this festival. This is a food paradise . Lucknow serves the best non-vegetarian dishes in India and having a mango festival with ‘aam biryani’ is something you just cannot miss,” said Supriya Agarwal, a resident of Ikshupuri Colony.

Besides an elaborate menu stressing on mango-based delicacies, a quiz based on the king of fruits and a live ‘qissagoi’ session on Mirza Ghalib and his love for the fruit turned heads.

Visitors were treated to a variety of mangoes, including Alphonso, Dusshehri, Chausa, and Langda.

“This is a unique festival which covers all aspects of this tropical fruit,” said Vasvi Verma, a visitor.

