Chef Anuradha Joshi Medhora has the sweetest voice. She patiently iterates all the items from her limited-edition menu for this weekend that marks the end of Navratri with Dussehra. "It is mainly a Kshatriya festival and I am doing most of the dishes for the first time," shares Medhora, who runs Charoli Foods, which offers food from the Kitchens of The Royals of Malwa.

The feast begins with a chukandar chutney, which uses beetroot and coconut mix inspired from Maharashtra, but leaning towards the flavours of Thanjavur. Next, the kele ka kalwan is served; it resembles a ripened cut banana chaat that is sweet and spicy with a chatpata twist of lemon. The dahi pakoda emerges from the Rajput lineage