The grand Rumi Darwaza at the entrance of old Lucknow is telling of the time when ... It was built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula in the 17th century ...

Shami kebabs were apparently invented by a highly skilled chef for a toothless Nawab of Lucknow. The Nawab was so fat from overindulgence that he couldn’t get on a horse, and his teeth were all ...