Food is the harmony of taste & mood. In India, there is plenty of dishes and cuisine with different flavors and culture. Even the taste from outside India is also reached to us and we enjoy as per our taste. Mums are the best for best cooking, but today we are honoring the top Chefs in India, who served a taste and the fame of Indian food all over India.
1 Sanjeev Kapoor
Sanjeev Kapoor is the most famous & respected name known among the top Indian chefs, and working for years. The very popular show “Khana Khazana” on ZeeTV was too popular and ran for almost 17 years, also worked with the channel “Food Food”. He is awarded as “Best Chef of India” by the Indian Government, and he devoted for food career completely.
More About Sanjeev Kapoor
| Real Name: – | Sanjeev Kapoor |
| Nickname: – | Chef Sanjeev and Rachael Ray of India |
| DOB: – | 10 April 1964 |
| Zodiac: – | Aries |
| Born at: – | Ambala, Haryana, India (Hometown) |
| Height(CM): – | 178 cm |
| Profession: – | Chef, TV Host |
| School: – | St. Thomas School, Meerut Kendriya Vidyalaya, Runjab Regimental Centre in Meerut Kent St Marry’s Academy, Saharanpur Government Model School, New Delhi |
| College: – | Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Pusa Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, New Delhi |
| Applied Nutrition, New Delhi | |
| Qualification: – | Hotel Management |
| Debut: – | Khana Khazana(1993) |
| Marital Status: – | Married |
| Family: – | Wife – Alyona Kapoor Daughters – Kriti & Rachita |
| Social Handles: – | Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube |
2 Vikas Khanna
The next popular Chef is “Vikas Khanna” with fame not only in India but worldwide. He was awarded Michelin stars from Michelin Guide for 6 years consecutively. In the beginning, he started his journey with his grandmom’s kitchen in Amritsar, and later he has worked with so many top hotel groups like Oberoi, Leela, Taj, etc. Then the journey of “Junoon Restaurant” has started in New York. Vikas Khanna has hosted the “Master Chef Season 2 “ and many other shows like “MasterChef Australia-Season 6”, Twist of Taste- Season 4 etc.
More About Vikas Khanna
| Real Name: – | Vikas Khanna |
| Nickname: – | Not Known |
| DOB: – | 14 November 1971 |
| Zodiac: – | Scorpio |
| Born at: – | Amritsar, Punjab India |
| Height(CM): – | 180 cm |
| Profession: – | Chef |
| School: – | Not Known |
| College: – | Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, Manipur, India Cornell University, New York, USA New York University, New York, USA |
| Qualification: – | Degree in Hospitality Management |
| Debut: – | The Last Color |
| Marital Status: – | Single |
| Family: – | Father – Late Davinder Khanna Mother – Bindu Khanna Sister – Radhika Khanna Brother – Nishant Khanna |
| Social Handles: – | Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube |
3 Tarla Dalal
Tarla Dalal was not only the chef but the idol for many entrepreneur women, I liked her way of presenting. She was honored with the Padma Shri award in 2007. She worked as a food author, cookbook writer, host, and culinary expert from 1966 to 2013. She hosted the top shows like “The Tarla Dalal” and “Cook it Up with Tarla Dalal”. She is not with us now but is still ranked among the top chefs in India.
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More About Tarla Dalal
| Real Name: – | Tarla Dalal |
| Nickname: – | Not Known |
| DOB: – | 3 June, 1936 (Died on 6 November, 2013) |
| Zodiac: – | Gemini |
| Born at: – | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Height(CM): – | Not Known |
| Profession: – | Famous Indian people in film/TV/radio and stage |
| School: – | Not Known |
| College: – | B.A. Economics |
| Qualification: – | Not Known |
| Debut: – | The Tarla Dalal, Cook it Up with Tarla Dalal |
| Marital Status: – | Married |
| Family: – | Husband – Late Nalin Dalal Son – Sanjay & Deepak Daughter – Renu |
| Social Handles: – | Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube |
4 Kunal Kapur
Kunal Kapur is a well-known name among the top chefs in India, and he is a master of North Indian food. The career journey of Chef Kunal is outstanding with many culinary awards. Limca Book Nominated the Kunal Kapur to break the records for creating India’s largest Chocolate Tower. Also awarded with Epicurean Guild Award for Best Food Entertainer. He hosted as judge the popular show “MasterChef India Season 1, 2, 3 & 5” and as a guest chef on “MasterChef America Season 2”.
More About Kunal Kapur
| Real Name: – | Kunal Kapur |
| Nickname: – | Not Known |
| DOB: – | 18 September 1979 |
| Zodiac: – | Virgo |
| Born at: – | Delhi, India |
| Height(CM): – | 178 cm |
| Profession: – | Chef, TV Host |
| School: – | St. Frances De Sales School, Delhi, India |
| College: – | Delhi University Institute of Hotel Management, Chandigarh, India |
| Qualification: – | Graduate in Commerce Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management Catering & Nutrition |
| Debut: – | Thalis Of India My Yellow Table Curries Of India MasterChef India |
| Marital Status: – | Married |
| Family: – | Wife – Ekta Kapur Son – Ranbir Kapur |
| Social Handles: – | Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube |
5 Ranveer Brar
Not only, Chef, but Ranveer Brar also counted as the most dashing and stylish chef for his charming personality. He started his first cooking experience from Gurudwara’s Langarghar at the age of six, WOW! And later he gathered his culinary education from old Lucknow. At the age of 25, he started working with five-star groups in India and now he is a senior culinary expert at Novotel, Juhu Beach. His popular show is “Health Bhi Taste Bhi
More About Ranveer Brar
| Real Name: – | Ranveer Brar |
| Nickname: – | Not Known |
| DOB: – | 8 February 1978 |
| Zodiac: – | Leo |
| Born at: – | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Height(CM): – | 183 cm |
| Profession: – | Chef, TV Host |
| School: – | Not Known |
| College: – | Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow |
| Qualification: – | Hotel Management Course |
| Debut: – | Health Bhi Taste Bhi Ranveer’s Cafe Station Master’s Tiffin Global Menu |
| Marital Status: – | Married |
| Family: – | Father – Ishwar Singh Mother – Surinder Kaur Wife – Pallavi Brar Son – Ishaan Brar |
| Social Handles: – | Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube |
6 Madhur Jaffrey
Madhur Jaffrey is a celebrity and chef, even she appeared in around 20 movies, and she was awarded best actress from Berlin International Film Festival. And later she started doing food and travel writing. She got the tag of “Queen of curries” and written award-winning 15 cookery books. She is a great cook author and chef listed among top chefs in India.
More About Madhur Jaffrey
| Real Name: – | Madhur Jaffrey |
| Nickname: – | Not Known |
| DOB: – | 13 August 1933 |
| Zodiac: – | Leo |
| Born at: – | Civil Lines, Delhi, British India |
| Height(CM): – | 157 cm |
| Profession: – | Chef, Actor, TV host |
| School: – | Not Known |
| College: – | University of Delhi |
| Qualification: – | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Debut: – | A Tenth of an Inch Makes the Difference The Guide Conduct Unbecoming, etc. |
| Marital Status: – | Married |
| Family: – | Husband – Sanford Allen Daughters – Zia Jaffrey, Meera Jaffrey, Sakina Jaffrey |
| Social Handles: – | Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube |
7 Nita Mehta
Nita Mehta is the most popular name in cooking and listed among the top chefs in India. She has written 400 cookbooks which millions of copies have been sold all over the world. She is running a cooking school named “Nita Mehta culinary academy” and she owns her Restaurant in Ludhiana. She was awarded as Best Asian CookBook award by “World Cookbook Fair-Paris” in 1999 for her book “Flavors of Indian Cooking”.
| Real Name: – | Nita Mehta |
| Nickname: – | Not Known |
| DOB: – | 01 January 1970 |
| Zodiac: – | Capricorn |
| Born at: – | India |
| Height(CM): – | Not Known |
| Profession: – | Chef, Author, Entrepreneur, Actoress |
| School: – | Not Known |
| College: – | University of Delhi, Lady Irwin College |
| Qualification: – | Not Known |
| Debut: – | Mallika-e-Kitchen 2011 |
| Marital Status: – | Married |
| Family: – | Husband – Subhash Mehta |
| Social Handles: – | Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube |
Wrapping Up
We listed the top chefs in India, but of course we have many better and well-known chefs in India who made the name of India in terms of food and taste. We all are encouraged by the chefs to cook professionally as everyone wants a taste of food.
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