Khichdi at Cannes! Meet the Delhi Boy Who Made India Proud Through Food

Originally reported and written in June 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. “Haath mein hai,” chef Manu Chandra’s grandmother would often tell him while he was growing up, referring to how he had been born with the ability to cook well. At the time, the young Delhi boy — who would grow up to be one of India’s most renowned chefs in the years to come — would dismiss his grandmother’s words as an old wive’s tale. However, the more time he spent in kitchens, the more he realised there was indeed some truth to it. “I came to believe in how some people could ju...