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Tribal Food Festival-2015 Begins

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The first of its kind grand Tribal Food Festival-2015 got a kick start by Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Jual Oram here in New Delhi today. He was accompanied by Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Honble Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Shri Karan Bir Singh Sidhu, IAS, Managing Director, TRIFED, New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion the Minister said that the main objective of organizing this unique event is to introduce and create awareness on the varieties of ethnic Tribal Foods to the food lovers of Delhi with a view to providing additional source of income to the tribals. The Minister also interacted with the Tribal Master Cooks who are participating in the food festival with their ethnic traditional delectable cuisines from all over the country.

Tribals from States of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Telangana, and Uttarakhand are offering mouth watering and finger licking dishes to the Foodies of Delhi in this winter season.

The three day festival have been organized by TRIFED on behalf of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt of India, at Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi.

The people of Delhi NCR and the tourists are invited to relish a spread of ethnic food, in both Vegetarian & Non-Vegetarian sections, right from the tribal heartlands across the country. This is a great opportunity for the food enthusiasts to spice up your eating options and experience delicious tribal flavours.

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First Published: Jan 16 2015 | 12:21 AM IST

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