We need to have more vocational colleges to educate and motivate young brigade to qualify and join the system: Monish Gujral

Moti Mahal, an international chain of restaurants and franchises across India and the world is one of the representative face of North Indian cuisine across continents. Monish Gujral, MD, Moti Mahal is credited with the trailblazing turnaround of Moti Mahal from being a small but an iconic presence in Delhi to becoming a Multi-National Corporation that is […]
Don’t Miss Moti Mahal Restaurant

We speak to Monish Gujral, a man with traditional training in Indian cuisine who has overseen the transformation of Moti Mahal from a small business serving Tandoori food in Delhi into a multi-national corporation with over 100 franchises worldwide. When did you first start cooking? Did you always want to work in a restaurant? It started in […]
The Man Who Brought In The International Touch To Moti Mahal- Monish Gujral

Running a restaurant brand that had its inception right back at the pre-partition times, isn’t an easy task. Notwithstanding the predicament of the situation, Monish Gujral took on the challenge rather well and strived hard to pave the path of the Moti Mahal brand to new heights. In a candid conversation with The Restaurant Times, […]
Food Stories: The other national bird

Every day, tens of millions of adherents across the country visit their places of worship to seek solace and sustenance for their souls and other, more earthly bits. Among these, lies another type of institution — the generic north Indian restaurant, where the cult of chicken (of the sect “butter”) resides at the apex of […]
Famous Indian restaurant ‘Moti Mahal’ opens in Maldives

An outlet of the renowned Indian Franchise restaurant Moti Mahal has officially been opened in Maldives. With its exciting tandoori and spice flavors, the Indian-cuisine restaurant was inaugurated on Wednesday night at the first floor of the Rasfannu pavilion by Chief Guest Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, Ahmed Mahloof. The ceremony was also […]
Delectable treat: How Delhi’s iconic eateries evolved

Over the past few decades, the frenzied pace at which Delhi has transformed, finds reflection in its food scene. Many millennials have just two demands of an eating joint: that the restaurant is stylish and the liquor is served quickly. In South Delhi, hipper restaurants in Hauz Khas Village still find takers even as a […]
Partition Changed India’s Food Cultures Forever

At the far end of a crammed Daryaganj gulli, bustling with all manner of trade, is a heavy wrought iron gate. Push it ajar and you step into an overgrown garden defining its central courtyard. The Terrace is an old sprawling home that takes you back in time. It’s the last intact kayasth haveli in “Shahar” – “The City” […]
Butter chicken: Various versions of the classic dish is being served to attract the millennials

It’s one of the most popular restaurant dishes on Indian menus all across the world. Unlike more complex curries, this one is simplistic. There is no sophisticated spicing or intricate cooking process to wax eloquent about, yet butter chicken continues to incite both love and war! Which restaurant serves the “best” version? What indeed defines […]
Tandoori Scion on Kebab Trail – From Turkey to India

Succulent morsels of meat marinated with spices and skewer-grilled in hearths or ovens have tantalised the taste buds of food lovers for centuries. These define the cuisine of the frontiers – recalling memories of rugged deserts of Asia and Europe, the march of Islam and large armies cooking meat in open fires. “Kebab”, or the […]
Retaining Legacy Of Taste

The Chinese proverb ‘wealth does not pass three generations’, which means that the first generation builds the business, second take it forward and third blows up all, might sound appropriate for many legacy businesses globally. However, there are exceptions across sectors, including food, that are doubling up the fortunes based on their decade old legacy. […]