A legal dispute over the origins of butter chicken, a popular Indian dish, has escalated to the High Court in Delhi. The contention centers around two men, both named Kundan, who fled Peshawar in 1947, became partners in a Delhi restaurant, and are both claimed to have invented the dish. Their respective families are now in disagreement, with one family taking the matter to court to seek official recognition of their patriarch as the dish's true creator. This case has sparked a broader debate and divided opinions within India's culinary community.
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In 1947, two men — both named Kundan — fled Peshawar, landed in Delhi and became partners in a restaurant. Their families disagree on which one of the men invented butter chicken. Now one family has gone to court to try to prove it. https://t.co/Y81Vquiwb5
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Who invented butter chicken and dal makhani? @b_parkyn on the court case between two Delhi restaurants that has divided India’s culinary scene. Lovely read https://t.co/8BL2j4hs1O
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