New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- While Hyderabad's culinary fame is dominated by its iconic biryani, haleem, and khubani ka meetha, industrialist Harsh Goenka recently took to social media to spotlight one of the city's "lesser-known treasures."

In his recent X post, Goenka introduced his followers to 'Badam ki Jali'-a 200-year-old Nizami-era delicacy. Describing the intricately patterned and baked confection, he praised the heritage dessert as "soft, nutty, melt-in-the-mouth and not too sweet."

"Hyderabad is famous for biryani, haleem and khubani ka meetha. But one of its lesser-known treasures is Badam ki Jali," he wrote. "A 200-year-old Nizami-era sweet, it's made with almonds, sugar and cardamom, delicately patterned and baked. Soft, nutty, mel...