With his new seven-episode web series, chef Kunal Kapur is exploring both the popular and unknown stories behind dishes enjoyed in royal families in India. All seven chapters of The Royal Palate deal with a different category of dish and explore its place of origin and history.

The first one on kebabs has Kapur heading to Lucknow and then Mahmudabad in search of the lesser-known ghutwa kebab. "In my opinion, the culinary might of any chef can be seen in whether or not s/he can make good galawat ke kebab. We travelled to Mahmudabad and found out that the ghutwa kebab, only found in Lucknow, came first, then the kakori and the galawat. This came about when during the revolt in 1857, the ki­ng of Mahmudabad died. His son was named the nawab and his mother, to pass time, invited people from Lucknow for culinary pursuits," says Kapur.