Dine like the Indian royals did, with these palaces-turned hotels that offer the perfect royal treatment. At Garden Palace in Balasinor, Gujarat learn about the culinary legacy of the royals, from the former royal family themselves. Borrowing from its Afghani roots, some of the dishes served include the mutton warqi samosa, hariyali ki nazakat, an ode to the greens gote ka pulao and the Ramzan dessert Jarees. Located in the heart of Bhopal is the Jehan Numa, a palace built by General Obaidullah Khan, commander-in-chief of Bhopal State force in 1890. The General’s Table is a dining experience at a restaurant at what is now the Jehan Numa Palace hotel and offers an authentic Bhopali 13-course meal, with recipes exclusively from the royal kitchen. Start off with the murgh badam ka shorba, dahi ke kebab and khameeri roti. But the signature is the yukhni pulao and murgh makhane ka korma. Finish off the meal with the shahi tukda and iconic sheer korma. Adaa at the Taj Falaknuma palace in Hyderabad is another unmissable dining experience. Enjoy a carefully crafted Nizami meal right from the royal kitchens. Try the Akthari murgh tikka, Dakhmi paneer tikka along with the nalli gosht, khatti dal and of course the Hyderabadi biryani.