The cradle of Awadhi dum-pukht cooking, where the famed slow-fire lineage and a national-grade hotel-management institute meet in one city.
The cradle of Awadhi dum-pukht cooking, where the famed slow-fire lineage and a national-grade hotel-management institute meet in one city.
BirthplaceHeritageVerified schoolsGold credentialUnbroken lineageA government IHM diploma focused entirely on the kitchen, run in the Awadhi capital of Lucknow. The full-time program covers professional food production — stocks, sauces, butchery, Indian and continental cookery and kitchen operations — with hands-on training kitchens, and includes a six-month industrial training placement. Entry requires completion of 10+2 schooling.
A full-time, hands-on culinary diploma at a government hotel-management institute in Lucknow, the home city of Awadhi and Mughlai cooking.
NCHMCT / IHM Diploma in Food Production (or accredited culinary diploma) · Certifying body: NCHMCT (National Council for Hotel Management & Catering Technology) / IHM diploma system
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