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Kundan Lal Gujral

Kundan Lal Gujral
Bornc. 1902
Chakwal, Punjab, British India
(now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Diedc. 1997
Delhi, India
EducationMatriculation
Occupation(s)Chef, Restaurateur
SpouseRam Prakash Devi
Culinary career
Cooking styleIndian cuisine
Current restaurant(s)
Award(s) won

Kundan Lal Gujral (c.1902 - 1997)[2] was an Indian chef and restaurateur based in New Delhi. He invented several Indian dishes which have since become popular worldwide, including Butter chicken,[3] Paneer makhani,[4] Tandoori chicken and Dal makhani.[5][6][7][8] He was the founder of the restaurant chain Moti Mahal Delux.[9]

Early life

Kundan Lal Gujral was born around 1902 to Diwan Chand Gujral and Maya Devi in Chakwal District, in the Punjab Province of British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) into a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family.[10] His only brother Chunni Lal died at the age of 18 due to pneumonia. His father was a cloth merchant. Kundan Lal Gujral completed his matriculation in Chakwal. In c. 1920 he started working at a small eatery called Moti Mahal, owned by Mokha Singh Lamba in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. He married Ram Prakash Devi with whom he had a child, Nand Lal Gujral on 26 November 1935.

In 1947, during the partition of India he migrated with his family to India and settled in Delhi. He then went on to start an eatery by the name of Moti Mahal in Daryaganj, Old Delhi.

Known for

Kundan Lal Gujral is known for the famous culinary inventions such as tandoori chicken, murgh makhani and dal makhani.[11][12][13][14]

The invention of tandoori chicken

Gujral started as a chef in a small restaurant owned by Mokha Singh Lamba in Gora Bazaar, Peshawar, British India.[15] He experimented by skewering yogurt marinated pieces of chicken and sticking them into the tandoor (which was previously used only for Breads). This experiment led to the famous dish tandoori chicken.[16][17] Tandoori chicken is another popular dish in Indian restaurants around the world.[18][19]

The invention of murgh makhani

To avoid wastage of the leftover or unsold tandoori tikkas (marinated pieces of chicken cooked in a tandoor) due to the lack of refrigeration facilities at that time, Gujral added tomato gravy with butter to the tandoori tikkas to soften the chicken so that he could sell them the next day. This culinary accident led to the famous dish.[20][21][22][23] Today, murgh makhani, or butter chicken, is the most popular curry in Indian restaurants around the world.[24][25][26][27]

The invention of dal makhani

Gujral is also known for inventing dal makhani which is a mildly spiced pulses curry made with the combination of tangy tomatoes, butter, and rich cream. This combination of mixed spices and dairy products is known as famous dal makhani.[28][29]

Legacy

After having fled Pakistan, Kundan Lal Gujral settled in Delhi and opened a small dhaba (roadside eatery) to introduce Delhiites to the tandoori chicken.[30] He bought a small space in Daryaganj and set up Moti Mahal.[31] The place quickly proved popular and within a year Kundan Lal Jaggi & Gujral bought the adjoining area, turning his eatery into a 400-seat restaurant. Dignitaries like former Indian Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi,[32][33][34] former Indian President Dr. Zakir Hussain, actors Raj Kapoor and Nargis Dutt, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev are among the famous patrons.

He served his iconic dishes here. Later in 1970's Kundan Lal son, Nand Lal Gujral expanded Moti Mahal in South Delhi to establish Moti Mahal Delux chain of restaurants. Currently, Kundan Lal Gujral's grandson, Monish Gujral has instituted Moti Mahal Delux Management Services in 2003 by expanding the business into franchises across India. Today, it has grown from a small restaurant in Old Delhi to a modern eating chain with more than 150 franchises in India and worldwide.[35][36][37]

References

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  7. ^ Chauhan, Divya (11 July 2016). "This Man Gave The World Butter Chicken, The Iconic Curry We Love". ScoopWhoop.
  8. ^ Sahni, Diksha (22 December 2011). "Moti Mahal: Delhi's Gastronomic Pearl". WSJ.
  9. ^ Nakra, Rachana (25 September 2009). "Utterly, butterly unbelievable". www.livemint.com.
  10. ^ Moti Mahal's tandoori trail. Roli Books. 5 January 2004. ISBN 9351940233.
  11. ^ "The History of Butter Chicken, Indian Cuisine's Most Loved Curry". NDTV Food.
  12. ^ "The modern dal makhani was invented by Moti Mahal".
  13. ^ Bhattacharya, Rupa; Trivedi-Grenier, Leena (2 August 2017). "Your Favorite Indian Takeout was Invented by a Refugee Fleeing Pakistan". Vice.
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  16. ^ Vellampalli, AuthorJaya. "The tale of Tandoori chicken". Telangana Today.
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  18. ^ "Partition Changed India's Food Cultures Forever". The Wire.
  19. ^ "Tandoori chicken: inventor's grandson shares first-ever recipe". gulfnews.com. 24 May 2012.
  20. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/india/mail-today/20190317/281724090881977 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  21. ^ Balasubramaniam, Chitra (10 August 2017). "A palatial offering". The Hindu.
  22. ^ Pitman, Isabelle (4 March 2016). "Don't Miss Moti Mahal Restaurant". Culture Trip.
  23. ^ Helstosky, Carol (2014). The Routledge History of Food. Routledge. ISBN 9781317621126.
  24. ^ Haksar, Nandita (21 July 2018). "How intolerance has left India's culinary culture poorer". Scroll.in.
  25. ^ Sep 15, Mumbai Mirror (15 September 2016). "Want your Naan dipped in alcohol?". The Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "The unsaid story of Butter Chicken". DFT Blog. 1 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Dilli Diaries: The Butter Chicken Connect". HungryForever Food Blog. 10 May 2017.
  28. ^ February 21, Sourish Bhattacharyya (21 February 2016). "Punjabi platter minus butter chicken". India Today.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ "Who Invented the Dal Makhani". Little India: Overseas Indian, NRI, Asian Indian, Indian American. 30 January 2014.
  30. ^ "Tandoori chicken | dish". Encyclopedia Britannica. 16 November 2023.
  31. ^ "EatTreat". eattreat.in.
  32. ^ Mathur, Ajeet N. (2016). IIMA-Strategies for Future: Understanding International Business. Random House India. ISBN 9788184003673.
  33. ^ "Indra Gandhi with Mr Kundan Lal Gujral - Picture of Moti Mahal, New Delhi - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.in.
  34. ^ "In Search of Lost Butter Chicken". National Geographic Traveller India.
  35. ^ "Moti Mahal, Daryaganj: The world-famous restaurant continues to live its legacy". The Indian Express. 3 February 2015.
  36. ^ "Forbes India Magazine - Print". www.forbesindia.com.
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