Nita Mehta is an Indian chef,[1] author,[2] restaurateur[3] and media personality, known for her cookbooks, cooking classes[4] and as a judge on cooking based television shows.[5]
Nita Mehta | |
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| Spouse | Subhash Mehta |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Indian |
Current restaurant(s)
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Award(s) won
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| Website | nitamehta.com |
Career
editAuthor
editMehta has authored more than 400 cookbooks[dubious – discuss] of which 6 million copies have been sold worldwide. In 1999, she won the Best Asian Cookbook Award for her book Flavours of Indian Cooking at the World Cookbook Fair in Paris.[6][better source needed] Her other notable books include Indian Cooking With Olive Oil,[7] Vegetarian Chinese,[8] Zero Oil Cooking,[9] Diabetes Delicacies,[10][better source needed] 101 Recipes for Children,[11] and The Best of Chicken and Paneer.[12]
Entrepreneurship
editMehta runs a culinary academy known as Nita Mehta Culinary Academy in New Delhi, started in 2001.[13][better source needed] Apart from the original campus set up by Mehta, the academy runs on a franchise model.[14] Courses include those for fast food, traditional Indian meals, picnic packs, "low-calorie snacks", salads, desserts, chocolates, confectionery as well as "healthy heart" recipes.[4][15]
In 2012, Mehta turned restaurateur with the launch of her restaurant Kelong at Sarabha Nagar in Ludhiana.[3]
Celebrity appearances
editSeveral banks have chosen Nita Mehta's cooking classes among other events of interest to women to disseminate information related to personal finance, based on a Reserve Bank of India directive in 2004.[16] Panasonic organised an event in Coimbatore in 2004 where Nita Mehta was invited to share recipes for microwave cooking to promote the same.[17] In 2007, Kurkure, a brand of ready-to-eat snacks owned by PepsiCo ran a recipe contest which was judged by Nita Mehta.[18] In 2010, Mehta and Hamdard Laboratories created mocktail and dessert recipes for Rooh Afza which were used in a new marketing campaign.[19] Also in 2010, Step by Step a school in Panchsheel Colony, New Delhi consulted Mehta who provided a menu which was handed over to parents as a guide to food which should be packed for students going to the school.[20] Nita Mehta has judged several cooking contests, such as Mallika-e-Kitchen 2011 which culminated at JW Marriott in Chandigarh.[21] Later in 2011, Mehta appeared on the television cooking contest MasterChef India as a judge.[5]
Awards
edit- Best Asian Cookbook Award for Flavours of Indian Cooking at the World Cookbook Fair in Paris (1999)[6]
References
edit- ^ "Compilations of regional cuisines in English gaining popularity in Mumbai". Daily News and Analysis. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Morsels of pleasure". The Hindu. 18 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Nita Mehta's multi-cuisine restaurant Kelong is going to open in Sarabha Nagar Ludhiana". Ludhianadistrict.com. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Cooking up a delight". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Chef Saby and Nita Mehta on MasterChef". Deccan Chronicle. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Switch to olive oil for better health". The Times of India. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Switch to olive oil for better health: Cookery expert Nita Mehta". Hindustan Times. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Sizzling sounds of India's second favourite food". China Daily. 21 November 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Healthy living". Eastern Eye. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Fight lifestyle diseases with good food". The Times of India. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Morsels of pleasure". The Hindu. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Chicken and paneer". The Hindu. 10 February 2002. Archived from the original on 28 April 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Baking love – with truffles and tiramisu!". Times of India. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Nita Mehta's Culinary Academy franchise officially launched in Gurgaon". Hospitalitybizindia.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Of skills and skillets". The Telegraph. 12 August 2006. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Financial Products: Wooing The Woman". The Financial Express. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Tikkas, truffle and tips". The Hindu. 1 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Become celebrities overnight!". The Hindu. 4 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Hamdard gives century-old Rooh Afza a facelift". Hindustan Times. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Course Meal". Indian Express. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Kitchen Queen". Indian Express. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2012.