Haveli India
Havelis developed in India in
ancient times as royal houses where Royal guests would stay and be
entertained. In later eras they would also become merchant homes or
homes of the wealthy. But, their initial evolution was where the royal
families and selected ministers got together in a congenial environment
to discuss affairs of state, as they dined and were entertained. The
custom was for hundreds of the best cooks and entertainers to be brought
from around the state to serve the royal families and their guests. The
entertainment and the food was always the best the state had to offer.
And because of the number of cooks they were known to try new and
creative dishes to distinguish themselves before the royal family.
It is because of this beginning that Haveli's over time became known as
keepers of Indian traditions and cuisines.
Laxman Sharma has continued this tradition of serving the King and Queen
at Haveli India in Middletown Connecticut. As, Laxman states that his
new King and Queen are the guests, who come to Haveli India to be dined
and pampered by his always polite and attentive staff. And there's the
food fit for a King or a Queen.
