List of Indian chefs facts for kids

Welcome to a list of amazing Indian chefs! These talented people are famous for their skills in the kitchen, creating delicious dishes and recipes from India. Chefs are like artists, but instead of paint, they use ingredients to make wonderful meals. They work hard to invent new flavors and share the rich tastes of Indian culinary arts with the world.

Famous Indian Chefs

Chef Vikas Khanna with Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007

Nilesh Limaye in 2010

Manju Malhi

Indian chefs are celebrated for their creativity and passion for food. Many of them have become well-known through TV shows, cookbooks, and by opening popular restaurants. They help everyone learn more about the incredible variety of Indian cuisine.

Here are some of the notable Indian chefs:

• Aarti Sequeira (born 1978)
• Amit Puri (born 1979)
• Anjum Anand (born 1971)
• Surjan Singh Jolly
• Chef Damodharan
• Farrokh Khambata
• Floyd Cardoz (1960–2020)
• Gaggan Anand
• Garima Arora
• Harpal Sokhi
• Hemant Bhagwani
• Imitiaz Qureshi
• Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni (1972–2012)
• Karre Mastanamma
• Kumar Mahadevan (born 1960)
• Kunal Kapur
• M.S. Krishna Iyer
• Madhur Jaffrey (born 1933)
• Maneet Chauhan (born 1976)
• Manish Mehrotra (born 1974)
• Manju Malhi
• Manjunath Mural (born 1973)
• Mehboob Alam Khan
• Narayana Reddy
• Narayanan Krishnan (born 1981)
• Nelson Wang (born 1950)
• Nilesh Limaye (born 1972)
• Nita Mehta
• Pankaj Bhadouria
• Rajesh Mazumder
• Raji Jallepalli (1949–2002)
• Ranveer Brar (born 1978)
• Ritu Dalmia (born 1973)
• Ripudaman Handa
• Romy Gill (born 1972)
• Sanjay Thumma (born 1970)
• Sanjeev Kapoor (born 1964)
• Saransh Goila (born 1987)
• Shazia Khan
• Shipra Khanna (born 1981)
• Suvir Saran (born 1972)
• Tarla Dalal (1936- 2013)
• Varun Inamdar (born 1984)
• Venkatesh Bhat
• Vikas Khanna (born 1971)
• Vikram Sunderam
• Vineet Bhatia
• Vishwesh Bhatt
• Vivek Singh (born 1971)