Amjad Lala is a cook who hailed from Hyderabad and has now been evicted from Master Chef India season 7 with his biryani viral
Amjad Lala stated, ‘I liked to help my mother with cooking as i was deeply interested in it. She used to say, Kabhi tadka laga do, Kabhi do this, do that and that is how I got into cooking and wanted to make it my passion. I learned everything from basic to advanced cooking from my mother. My grandmother also taught my mother, she taught me and I am teaching my kids also.’
Who is Amjad Lala Master Chef India season 7 contestant from Hyderabad, his age, biography and biryani
Amjad Lala professional career
Amjad Lala has experienced cooking at home to cooking in big restaurant kitchens. He developed an interest in playing with spices and kitchen stuff. He worked for more than 30 years in the Middle East, basically in Saudi Arabia. For a while, he also worked in cities like London, France, and Lebanon also. For the past 5 years, he was working for the Zahid Group of Companies, and then he started a home kitchen in Hyderabad.
I am very happy to see Hyadrabadi Biryani when it comes on the table; it is very attractive. Biryani was so tempting. Excellent Amjad Lala #MasterChefIndiaOnSonyLiv pic.twitter.com/iEpmT2bLVZ
— Zafar Saifi (@ZafarSaifii) January 4, 2023
Paigah is the catering company run by him and he sells only Biryani nowadays. He used to sell Arabic Kabsa and also Afghani Pulao earlier. He usually serves people during pre and post-wedding events.
Amjad Lala in Master Chef 7
“It happened all of a sudden, I was having breakfast in front of St. Anna’s college and I noticed a sudden rush in college. When I asked a passerby about the rush around the college, he told me that auditions for the MasterChef India season 7 are going inside college premises. As it was not planned and I just thought to showcase my skill to judges in the audition.”
He always wanted to open a world-class culinary academy in Hyderabad, India. Also, he is planning to present a proposal to Telangana CM KCR for the same. The food and Beverage industry is very vast and he wants to teach people how to cook.