'Bhapa Doi, Phaldari Kofta': British Airways introduces special menu as it celebrates 100 years of flying to India

British Airways, the airline of United Kingdom is celebrating its 100 years of flying to India.

Taking to their official Instagram account, the airlines have come up with a new menu that will be available on routes to India, North America and Canada from London's Heathrow Airport.

To mark the occasion of 100 years, the new dishes from the menu will be served during October and November.

The set of dishes include delicacies like kofta, rice and dessert items.

• In first suite, the meals include 'Phaldari Kofta', which is a traditional curation of raw bananas in gravy, along with onions, ginger and spices.

  The second dish is 'Rogan Josh', which is a staple cuisine of Kashmir made of meat and rich tomato-based gravy.

  Next up is 'Bhapa Doi', which is a Bengali dessert made by steaming sweetened curd.

• In Club World suite, the passengers can indulge in the flavours of 'Shahi Paneer Korma', which is a delicacy made with paneer, yogurt and fried onions; along with 'Bhapa Doi'.

• The World Traveller Plus and World Travell suite will be getting to choose between 'Young Jackfruit Biryani' and 'Zafrani Chicken with coconut rice'.

'Young Jackfruit Biryani', as the name suggests is a rice dish with jackfruit, where as 'Zafrani Chicken' is a popular chicken cuisine cooked in rice and gravy with fried onions and spices.

British Airways has also added movies to keep their passengers entertained. The airlines have added over 100 films from India, including the classic Dil Chahta Hai, as per a TOI report.

Partnering with 'Twinnings', British marketer of tea and beverages, the airlines will offer special tea that will be a blend of flavours that will remind of India's popular masala chai, as reported by the publication.