It is the Noor Mohammadi Hotel, located in South Mumbai that will be offering a free dish, celebrating Sanjay Dutt’s release on Feb 25.
“Seven years ago, Sunjay Dutt came to my restaurant and offered me a recipe which we launched as Chicken Sanju Baba. It was loved by our customers and helped us to garner more patrons. If Sanjay did so much for us, I thought it was my responsibility to give back love to him and his fans. Thus, on the day of his release Feb 25, we are offering our patrons Chicken Sanju Baba free of cost,” says restaurant owner Khalid Hakim, who did not severe the famous dish, which is priced at Rupees 70 per half plate, at his restaurant for an entire day when Sanjay Dutt was arrested.
With an offer like this, it is sure that the well known Mughlai eatery, which is frequented even by famous personalities like Adnan Sami, Daler Mehndi, Lucky Ali among others, will be flooded by the regular costumers, Sanjay’s fans and some new patrons. So, is the owner prepared for the mega rush? “Yes, I am looking at doing some advance preparations. Maybe I shall stock a lot of chicken in advance such that kuch kum na padjaye. Each day at the restaurant some 10-15 kgs of chicken is utilized, but on Feb 25 may be we will consume 50 kgs of chicken, you never know. But this doesn’t worry me, ek baar soch liya toh soch liya,” he rants like a film’s dialogue.
Recollecting the days from the late 80s when Sanjay, who was not even an establish actor would order for home delivery from Noor Mohammadi, Khalid opens up, “It is from my dad’s time that our restaurant offers the best nalli nihari (as said by our patrons). In fact Sanjay has been ordering it ever since he was not even into Bollywood. It was through our common contact that he came to my restaurant for a ribbon cutting ceremony. He bonded really well with my brother who’s a chef. An elated Sanjay told him that he too enjoys cooking and shared a chicken recipe with him, which we launched at our restaurant as Chicken Sanju Baba.”
Prod Khalid to share what makes the dish so special and he is quick to mention before signing off that it is the khada masala mixture that gives a peculiar taste which leaves the eater craving for more.
News source - Bhaskar
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