Monish Gujral

Monish Gujral
Born	(1965-08-31) 31 August 1965 (age 59) Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Restaurateur, chef, author, blogger
Spouse	Sonal Gujral
Children	Tanisha Bawa Gunav Gujral
Website	https://monishgujral.com/

Monish Gujral (born 31 August 1965) is an Indian food writer, restaurateur, and chef. ^[1] He is the chairman of the restaurant chain Moti Mahal. ^{[2] [3]}

Gujral has been a member of managing committee of the national restaurant association of India (NRAI). ^[4] He has published cook books, ^{[5] [6]} and worked as a food columnist for The New Indian Express. ^[7] He has also hosted cookery shows on television.

Early life

Gujral was born in a Hindu Punjabi family. His grandfather Kundan Lal Gujral was also a chef and restaurateur, who was one of the founders of the Moti Mahal chain of restaurants.^{[ citation needed ]}

Achievements

He ^[8] is credited for expanding the Moti Mahal chain from a small iconic presence in Delhi to a multinational chain of hotels and restaurants. He is the author of 4 successful books that have been internationally critically acclaimed and internationally awarded by the Gourmand World Cookbook Fair. ^[9]

Books

• Moti Mahal Tandoori Trail- 2004
• On the butter chicken trail ^[10] -2010
• On the kabab trail- 2014
• On the dessert trail- 2017

References

1. "Recipes for tandoori and butter chicken, from family of chef who invented dishes". The Straits Times. 31 January 2018.
2. "Monish Gujral — Latest Stories". Cooks Without Borders. 16 October 2020.
3. "Upper Crust ::: India's food, wine and style magazine". www.uppercrustindia.com.
4. "Monish Gujral – NRAI". nrai.org. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024.
5. Borah, Prabalika M. (21 June 2018). "On the Dessert Trail: Around the World in 80 Desserts". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
6. "Monish Gujral: Restaurateur, Chef, Blogger, Author - Le Cordon Bleu Australia News". www.cordonbleu.edu.
7. "Sticky date cake". The New Indian Express. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
8. Sun, The Indian (27 December 2013). "Manish Gujaral wins foodie award -".
9. "Indian restaurateur Monish Gujral wins award in China". Business Standard India. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
10. "Monish Gujral". Penguin Random House India. Retrieved 27 June 2021.