During COVID-19, Nitin Gadkari Made Pav Bhaji & Other Dishes Looking At YouTube Recipes

He is such a great cook that his grandkids praise his culinary skills!

by Ankita Mazumdar
During COVID-19, Nitin Gadkari Made Pav Bhaji & Other Dishes Looking At YouTube Recipes

Nitin Gadkari has been the Minister for Road Transport & Highways since 2019 and developed exceptional road infrastructure over the years. On one of our Sunday Brunch episodes, our Editor-in-Chief, Kamiya Jani, met him to discuss food, travel, EV cars and more. He also shared how he followed YouTube recipes to cook during the COVID-19 pandemic; scroll to read about it.

Nitin Gadkari Cooked Pav Bhaji And More Dishes From YouTube In COVID-19


Remember those lockdown days of COVID-19 when everyone was bored in the house? Many tried their hand at cooking since they didn’t have much else to do. Turns out, Minister Nitin was also one of them!

The COVID-19 pandemic made Nitin Gadkari look for recipes on YouTube to satiate his food cravings. He diligently followed those recipes and made tasty pav bhaji, soups and salads among other food items. He said, “Abhi main kafi cheezein banane laga. Toh kabhi fursat milti hai toh main voh (cooking) bhi karta hoon.”

Nitin was honing his cooking skills and slowly winning everyone’s hearts in his household. Even his grandkids praised his cooking! It is great to know that the minister is a foodie.

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A Proper Menu At His Delhi Residence

Nitin revealed that he has curated multiple menus at his home in Delhi. He jotted down all of his favourite cuisines on the menu for each day. When we filmed this episode, he introduced a Chinese menu with other cuisines.

When the clock strikes midnight, the minister’s chef confirms the menu for the next day. This happens every day and Nitin takes this exercise seriously! He even altered pohe with corn-based ingredients to suit his diabetes. Wow!

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It was exciting to hear him speak at length about his love for food and how he plans to curb his diabetes. Watch the entire video linked above.

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