Celebrated Chef Sanjeev Kapoor has been named as the Brand Ambassador of the Great India Food Street and shall be attempting this mega World Record this Saturday. A giant Kadahi of the capacity of 1,000 litres and 7 feet in diameter will be used to steam-cook the mammoth delicacy. While a demand was made to declare Khichdi as the national food, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal tweeted clarifying that khichadi is just a record entry at the World Food India event and will not be declared as the national dish of India as speculated.
Khichdi is all set to be promoted as the 'Brand India Food' throughout the event. Brand India Khichdi's ingredients and recipe will be popularised by Indian Foreign Missions throughout the world.
"Khichdi is the wonder staple food of India and is considered the healthiest prepared food in India, it is being eaten across length and breadth of India by rich and poor," Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal was quoted in a PTI report.
According to a latest PTI report, the cooked khichdi will be distributed to about 60,000 orphan children as well as guests present at the event. The khichadi will also be distributed to the Heads of Foreign Missions in India along with recipe.
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