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Why the Irani chai at Chai & Co. takes forty minutes
The lobby café brews its Irani chai the old Hyderabadi way: milk reduced separately, decoction steeped long, both poured together at the last moment. Osmania…
Diwali at Novis: the festive menu, mithai boxes and a quiet lamp-lit lawn
Jharokha's Diwali menu starts on Dhanteras, the mithai counter at Chai & Co. takes pre-orders for office gifting, and the Terrace Lawn will be lit with diyas…
Weddings on the Terrace Lawn: what the winter season looks like
From November to February the Terrace Lawn is booked most weekends for sangeets, receptions and small weddings. Our events manager explains how a day comes…
Navratri at Jharokha: a vrat thali for each of the nine nights
For Navratri and Dussehra, Jharokha serves a fasting thali that changes every evening. It is made without onion and garlic, in a separate part of the kitchen.
Chef's story: how the Jharokha dum biryani is made
Our executive chef on the kacchi gosht biryani that takes most of a day, why the dough seal matters, and the one shortcut his kitchen refuses to take.
Planning a two-day team offsite in Hyderabad without leaving town
Most teams in HITEC City do not need to drive three hours for an offsite. This is how a typical two-day programme at Novis runs, from the first session to the…
A business traveller's guide to HITEC City
Where the tech parks are, how long the airport really takes, when to avoid the roads, and where to eat or walk when your meetings end early.
Inside the Garden Wing: the quieter side of Novis
The Garden Wing sits away from the main road, around the lawn. Here is what the Premier Rooms and Garden Suites there are like, and who we usually suggest them…