Toshi Gupta 

The Queen Of Baroda Likes To Eat “Prawn Pickle”

In 1721, the Maratha general Pilaji Rao Gaekwad conquered Baroda from the Mughal Empire. The Gaekwads were given the city as a Jagir by Chhatrapati Sahu I, the ruler of the Maratha empire.  

The Gaekwads

Radhika Raje, the queen of Baroda, Gujarat, who married Maharaja Simarjit Singh Rao Gaekwad. She is also called the most beautiful Maharani of this era.

Queen Of Baroda

The Lakshmi Vilas Palace

The royal family stays in the grand Lakshmi Vilas Palace in the middle of Baroda, Gujarat.

 Maharani Radhikaraje appeared in a podcast where she talked about royal food and drinks.

 Podcast

 Royal Family

 She said, “Every royal family has a different food tradition and banqueting. Every royal family also has some special dishes. I like our ‘masala-bhaat’ and ‘mutton-pulao’. Prawn pickle is my favorite".

Masala Bhaat

 A Maharashtrian dish with rice, vegetables, and good spices.