Dishes named after Bollywood Celebs!

Comments [ 11 ] By Bolly Curry Staff | 27 November 2012 | 8:10pm

The month of November brings celebrations throughout the world and this special month is looked forward to by many for numerous reasons. The unique and scintillating culture of Lucknow awaits till the end of the month to celebrate a very important festival, named Lucknow Festival. During the festival, various traditional dishes are put on display as Lucknow is said to be particularly famous for it's lip-smacking cuisines. While talking about food, BollyCurry brings you dishes named after our favorite Bollywood Celebrities.

When someone says 'size zero' in relation to Bollywood, the first person to pop in our heads is the gorgeous Kareena Kapoor. However, this diva has a special love for the decadently fattening Pizza! Pizza is her guilty pleasure ,so when an Italian joint in Delhi innovated a new pizza, 'Kareena Kapoor Size-Zero Pizza' inspired from the superstar, Kareena was flattered. The size zero pizza is a thin crust pizza with toppings of finely diced chicken, red chilies, baby corn, onions and low fat cheese.

When younger generation stars have dishes named after them, why would the older generation stay back. The Yesteryear star Jeetendra has a thali named after him at a five star hotel in Chennai.

The delicious Bobby Cake, named after Bobby Deol, is a part of confectioner Milanda Jagtiani's designer menu at Pali Hill. A three-tier chocolate cheesecake which has a baked lower half, upper half filled with chocolate generously and other delicious secret ingredients in the centre is a favourite with the Deols and is ordered frequently by this leading family of Bollywood.

Gorgeous face, svelte figure and flawless skin. The dish named after this has to be something healthy. Confectioner Divya Ranglani made a special cake for Sonam Kapoor's birthday which later came to be called the 'Sonam Special'. A mango blueberry cake, healthy ingredients like oatmeal and real fruits are used in its preparation and its baked without any preservative or extra sugar.

If you've ever been to the famous suburban restaurant, Urban Tadka, in Mumbai, you must have come across a dish called Om Puri Ka Mutton Saagwala. History tells us that this actor, who lives nearby, visited often and this dish was his favorite, thus being named after him.

The trend of dishes named after Bollywood celebrities continues, and next is the Kancha of Bollywood, Sanjay Dutt, who has a dish named "Sanju Baba Chicken" after him. This dish was innovated from the recipe given by Dutt himself to a restaurant in the by-lanes of Mumbai.

Last but not the least on the list is our Jalebi Bai, Mallika Sherawat, who launched her very own milkshake, named 'Mallika Shake'. The shake consist of various berries like blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries with chocolate sauce and topped with whipped cream.

So, here you have the list of dishes named after Bollywood stars.. Which starry dish do want to sink your teeth into? If you were given a chance to have a dish named after you, what would it be?

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