Our Journey into Indian GastronomySTARTS WITH A SELECTION OF INDIAN APPETISERS

Mix Kebab from the Tandoor OvenNaan bread, Samosas, Mint & Yoghurt Sauce and Chutneys

CHOOSE YOUR MAIN COURSE FROM OUR CHEF’S SELECTION

Tamarind and Chili Glazed PrawnsCooked in authentic Kerala Spices and Feta Cheese

Royal Indian Maharaja ThaliThali is an Indian-style meal, made up of a selection of various dishes, served on a platter.

Rice, Dal, Aloo Gobi, Palak Paneer, Chicken Masala, Indian Breads, Curd and Desserts

Butter ChickenTandoori Chicken in a buttery tomato gravy, Naan Bread and Kashmiri Pulao

Lamb Rogan JoshSimmered Lamb morsels in aromatic Kashmiri spiced gravy, Served with Roti

Wild Mushroom and Green Pea’s LababdarSeasonal Mushrooms and Green Peas in Cashew and Onion gravy

TO CONCLUDE OUR INDIAN ADVENTURE

Delhi Darbar Sweet IndulgenceDates stuffed with Baileys and White Chocolate, Jalebi, Halwa, & Gulab Jamun

Indian gastronomy for beginners Thali (meaning "plate") is an Indian-style meal, made up of a selection of various dishes, served on a platter. It simply means a round platter used to serve food. The idea behind a Thali is to offer all the 6 different flavors of sweet, salt, bitter, sour, astringent and spicy on one single plate. According to Indian food serving customs, a proper meal should be a perfect balance of all these 6 flavors. The term tandoor refers to a variety of ovens, the most commonly known is a cylindrical clay or metal oven used in cooking and baking. The heat for a tandoor was traditionally generated by a charcoal or wood fire (electric on the Ship), burning within the tandoor itself, thus exposing the food to live-fire, radiant heat cooking, and hot-air, convection cooking, and smoking by the fat and food juices that drip on to the charcoal. Temperatures in a tandoor can approach 480 °C (900 °F), and it is common for tandoor ovens to remain lit for long periods to maintain the high cooking temperature. The tandoor design is something of a transitional form between a makeshift earth oven and the horizontal-plan masonry oven.

Butter Chicken Butter chicken or murgh makhani is an Indian dish of chicken in a mildly spiced curry sauce. The dish has its roots in Punjabi cuisine and was developed by the Moti Mahal restaurant in Daryaganj Delhi. Butter Chicken is marinated for several hours in a cream, yogurt and spice mixture. The spices include garam masala, ginger, garlic, lemon or lime, pepper, coriander, cumin, turmeric and chili.The chicken is cooked in a tandoor. It is served in a mild curry sauce that includes butter. Lamb Rogan josh Rogan josh is an aromatic lamb dish of Persian origin, which is one of the signature recipes of Kashmiri cuisine.

Curry is a dish originating in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent. The common feature is the use of complex combinations of spices or herbs, usually including fresh or dried hot chilies.

Curry powder include curry leaf, coriander, turmeric, cumin, fenugreek, and chili peppers in their blends. Depending on the recipe, additional ingredients such as ginger, garlic, asafetida, fennel seed, caraway, cinnamon, clove, mustard seed, green cardamom, black cardamom, nutmeg, white turmeric, long pepper, and black pepper may also be included.

Michael Shaji, Corporate Executive Chef of Global Cruise Line was born in Kerala, a Southern coastal state of India.

Michael has graduated in Hotel Management from a reputed University in India. Before joining the Global Cruise Line Chef Michael had been working in well-known Restaurants around the world since 1986.

His Grandmother was a famous cook and always inspired him and showed him the secret of Indian traditional recipes.

Cruise and Maritime Voyages appointed Michael as Corporate Chef for all ships and he is in-charge of creating all menus.

In addition, Michael prepares a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to India. Michael’s culinary philosophy and passion are reflected in his menus and it’s time to discover his cuisine and tradition.

Welcome to FUSION by Chef Michael Shaji

Did you know?India has the largest postal network in the world with over 1,055,015 post offices. A single post office on an average serves a population of 7,175 people.

India is having the highest cricket ground in the worldAt an altitude of 2,444 meters, the Chail Cricket Ground in Chail, Himachal Pradesh, is the highest in the world. It was built in 1893 and is a part of the Chail Military School.

Shampooing is an Indian conceptShampoo was invented in India, not the commercial liquid ones but the method by use of herbs. The word 'shampoo' itself has been derived from the Sanskrit word champu, which means to massage.

India's first President only took 50% of his salaryWhen Dr Rajendra Prasad was appointed the President of India, he only took 50% of his salary, claiming he did not require more than that. Towards the end of his 12-year tenure he only took 25% of his salary. The salary of the President was Rs 10,000 back then.

The first rocket in India was transported on a cycle. The first rocket was so light and small that it was transported on a bicycle to the Thumba Launching Station in Thiruva-nanthapuram, Kerala.

India is the world's second-largest English speaking countryIndia is second only to the USA when it comes to speaking English with around 125 million people speaking the language, which is only 10% of our population. This is expected to grow by quite a margin in the coming years.

Largest number of vegetarians in the worldBe it because of religious reasons or person-al choices or both, around 20-40% of Indians are vegetarians, making it the largest vege-tarian-friendly country in the world.

The world's largest producer of milkIndia recently overtook the European Union with production reaching over 132.4m tonnes in 2014.

The first country to consume sugarIndia was the first country to develop extraction and purifying techniques of sugar. Many visitors from abroad learnt the refining and cultivation of sugar from us.

India's Hindu calendar has 6 seasonsspring, summer, monsoon, autumn, winter and prevernal.

It’s Illegal for foreigners to take Indian Currency (rupees) out of India.

Breathing the air in Mumbai, India, for just one day is equivalent to smoking 100 cigarettes.

The World’s biggest family lives together in India: a man with 39 wives and 94 Children

The Golden Temple in India Feeds a vegetar-ian meal to over 100,000 people a day regardless of race, religion and class

Indian housewives hold 11% of the World’s Gold. That is more than the reserves of the U.S., IMF, Switzerland and Germany put together.

India has a spa just for elephantsElephants receive baths, massages and even food at the Punnathoor Cotta Elephant Yard Rejuvenation Centre in Kerala. Now that's a BIG step for the country.

London has more Indian restaurants than Mumbai or Delhi.

India has 122 major languages and 1599 other languages.

100 million people come to india’s Kumbh-Mela Festival, the world’s biggest gathering of humans.

70% of all the world’s spices come from India

India is the world’s largest democracy, with 1.3 billion people.