Indias 50 Best Dishes - Season 1

For piping hot breakfast, the vote goes to Aloo Puri, Idli-Dosa-Sambar, and Chole Puri. Chef Ajay Chopra makes Agra staple Bedmi Puri, a fried bread stuffed with tempered black gram and served with potato curry, followed by Idli-Dosa-Sambar with coconut chutney and Chole Puri in Rawalpindi style.

Kunal Kapoor, Vicky Ratnani, Jasleen Marwah, Supriyo Bose, Sherry Mehta and others help Chef Ajay choose dishes for the theme of 'Comfort Food'. 'Dal Chawal' comes first while 'Rajma Chawal' and 'Thayir Sadam' come second due to a tie. Later, Chef Ajay blends 'Instant Noodles' and 'Khai Daw'.

The entire nation unites while choosing 'Aaloo Paratha' as the first dish in the category, 'Paratha'. Chef Ajay gives out this mouthwatering recipe when he cooks it, and then comes up with a delicious recipe of 'Malabar Parotta'. Adding to the pleasure is a tempting recipe of 'Anda Paratha'.

Jasleen Marwah, Sherry Mehta and Supriyo Bose discuss the significance of Dal in India. Chef Ajay prepares an aromatic 'Dal Makhani' and talks on the variations of 'Sambar' in India while preparing it. His finger-licking recipe of 'Dal Tadka' is sure to blow everyone's mind!

Kitchen Guru Kunal Kapoor helps Chef Ajay choose 'Rabdi Jalebi' and 'Besan Ke Laddoo' in the category of sweets. Chef Ajay then prepares a tempting 'Gulab Jamun' at the three Masala Mantris' request. Desi Deewane, the foodies across the nation, help him choose 'Gajar Ka Halwa' as the third dish.

The Masala Mantris, Jasleen Marwah, Sherry Mehta and Supriyo Bose, find it hard to choose the dishes in the category of vegetables due to the diversity in India. Chef Ajay shares his mother's recipe to prepare 'Amchuri Bhindi' and then prepares 'Palak Paneer' followed by a lip-smacking 'Aloo Gobi'.

Kitchen Gurus help Chef Ajay choose 'Amritsari Kulchha Chhole' as the first dish in the category, 'Thelle Ka Khaana'. Masala Mantris then choose 'Bhel Puri' and its Bengali variant, 'Jhal Muri'. To make the list more tempting, he prepares 'Mixed Pakoda Platter' along with the other tasty dishes.

The delectable recipe for 'Chicken Ghee Roast' becomes the first dish in the category, 'Kukkad Shukkad'. Chef Ajay shares an anecdote related to it and tells the significance of coconut in India while preparing an appetising 'Kerala Chicken Stew' followed by a luscious and creamy 'Butter Chicken'.

Anda Curry' is chosen as the first dish in the egg category from the long list of egg dishes. The second dish 'Bread Omlette' compels everyone to share their stories related to it. Chef Ajay even prepares 'Anda Ghotala', a Gujarati scrambled egg recipe, when the Desi Deewane unanimously vote for it.