Indian food spices it up for foreign players

Bhopal: Dal makhani, garlic naan and mutton rogan josh are not just attracting the Indians but the foreigners too. The foreign teams who have come to participate in the ISSF World Cup in Bhopal have searched and are also making demands to provide mostly Indian food. The teams are not only liking the Indian food but also queried the chefs about their preparations also. Sous chef of Courtyard by Marriot Shankar Raj Pande said that foreign players are keen for Indian food. He claimed that mostly they demand spicy food. “Indian food has always been a big demand among foreigners. Same is happening with the teams who have come for the World Cup also,” said Pande. Showing the menu for Thursday’s lunch he said it was mostly flooded with Indian food like Kashmiri rogan josh, paneer lababdar and moong dal halwa. Shooters were even asking about the preparations of the Indian food. “They even come with pen and paper to write the preparations of the Indian food. This is something that even amazed me,” said Pande. Without quoting his name an overseas shooter said that he always loves to know about the local food whenever he goes to any country. “I have heard a lot about Indian food. Though it is spicy, I like Indian food very much,” said a shooter. Even a coach said that his team after landing in India was querying for the known local Indian food. Even the food arrangements done at the World Cup venue has also been prepared as per the need for both Indian and foreign players.