Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Chef Recalls Sachin Tendulkar's Love for His Dishes
A famous chef named Harpal Singh Sokhi remembers when the famous cricketer Sachin Tendulkar loved his food.
Sachin would often visit the chef's restaurant and enjoyed dishes like Kaali Dal.
Sachin, who was dating Anjali at the time, even asked the chef to teach her how to make his special Kaali Dal.
The chef taught Anjali the recipe, making it a memorable moment in his career.
The chef now runs his own restaurant chain and emphasizes the importance of connecting with guests.
Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi recalls Sachin Tendulkar's fondness for his dishes.
Tendulkar frequented Sokhi's Colaba restaurant, Vintage, and loved the Patthar Ka Gosht, Kaali Dal, and biryani.
Tendulkar asked the chef to teach his then-girlfriend (now wife), Anjali, the Kaali Dal recipe.
The chef taught Anjali Tendulkar how to make the Kaali Dal.
Chef Sokhi currently runs the Karigari restaurant chain.
- Who
- Chef Harpal Singh Sokhi and Sachin Tendulkar
- What
- Chef Sokhi shared a memory of Sachin Tendulkar's love for his cooking.
- When
- Years ago, when Sachin Tendulkar was at the start of his cricketing career.
- Where
- At the Vintage restaurant in Colaba, Mumbai.
- Why
- To share a cherished memory of cooking for Sachin Tendulkar and teaching his wife, Anjali, to make Kaali Dal.
- Chef
- Harpal Singh Sokhi
- Restaurant
- Vintage (Colaba)
- Dish
- Kaali Dal
- Cricketer
- Sachin Tendulkar