He is one of the top chefs in the World. He has authored many books and is the host of Khana Khazana a popular cookery program shown on Zee TV every Sunday since 1993. The show has completed 450 episodes. He started out in the hospitality industry in 1984 with a diploma in Hotel Management from Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi. He started his career in the ITDC under their kitchen management scheme. He was a topper in his batch. After working in many hotels, he became the Executive Chef of the Centaur Hotel in Mumbai (Bombay). His television show won the Best Cookery Show Award given by the Indian Television Academy (ITA) in 2001. He is also the recipient of the Best Executive Chef of World Award by H & FS and the Mercury Gold Award at Geneva, Switzerland by IFCA. Singapore Airlines recruited him as one of the members of its International Culinary Panel, helping to create a meal called Shahi Thali in 2006. He was also seen in Jhalak Dikhlaji dancing with Nicole his partner.