The royal and classy Hyderabadi tea made of handpicked tea leaves from a village known as Maijan in Assam is being served at the newly opened Niloufer Cafe at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad. The cost of the tea is priced at Rs.1000 because of the uniqueness of the Golden Tips Black Tea.
He added that the tea has a different earthly fragrance and a sweet taste. The tea lovers will definitely have a wonderful experience after drinking it, he said. Further, he said apart from its taste, the tea also provides health benefits such as it promotes heart health, decreases cholesterol, manages digestion, and also reduces stress.
Besides the Golden Tips Black Tea, the Niloufer Cafe in Banjara Hills also offers other mouth-savouring teas such as Silver Needle White Tea, South African Rooibos, Moroccan Mint, and Japanese Sencha for Rs.300.
The Niloufer Cafe prime hotel situated at Red Hills in LakdikaPul has now open more cafes across the city.
Ask Babu Rao the secret for his success and he is open about it when he says, “When you take good care of people who work for you they give their best. I was a labourer myself so I know all the problems they face.
Here, even a cleaner can dream and become an entrepreneur which makes my staff put their best foot forward.” While many things have changed at the café, in the past four decades (including the price which moved northwards from 25 paisa per cup to ₹12 now), its relevance and reputation have remained intact and the café has continued its tryst with what is a unique Hyderabadi offering.
Another equally popular offering here, often paired with the chai are the delectable Osmania biscuits. Fluffy and light, they form a dream pair with the tea and are famous for the fact that there is always a fresh batch from the oven. Babu Rao shares, “The way you make the biscuit is very important and our methods have not changed in decades. The maida and the ghee used are of good quality and we make them fresh every hour so that they go straight from our kitchens to the customers.”
There is Irani chai and then there is Café Niloufer’s Irani chai. Gaining its name from its proximity to the famous hospital of the same name, this traditional Hyderabadi café serves smashing chai to the teeming crowds who have been flocking to its humble digs for decades. The place’s tryst with fame started in 1976 when Babu Rao who started out as a cleaner in the cafe took over the reins of the management and started the story of its unprecedented success. #KhabarLive #hydnews