Late last year I finally pinned the man who arguably amongst India’s top chefs for a chat about food: specifically, how to successfully marry Indian flavours with Western techniques. It’s a style on offer at his restaurant Indian Accent, in southeast New Delhi. Think dishes like a tandoori kebab stuffed with foie gras, or a golgappa filled with a couscous mixture and a vodka shot. I had to hold myself back from gushing; I’ve only eaten at Indian Accent a few times but I remember each morsel clearly. It’s that good.
We talked a lot more but this is what made it to air on Monocle24’s The Menu: