Asma Khan wins recognition for her delicious dishes

Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024 has been announced, including Indians and people of Indian descent. Among them is Asma Khan, the renowned Indian-born British chef best known for her Darjeeling Express restaurant in London’s Soho district.

Specializing in Bengali and Indian Rajput cuisine, Ms. Khan has gained widespread recognition for her cuisine and innovative cooking methods.

Who is Asma Khan?

1. Asma Khan comes from a royal family. The chef’s father is a Muslim Rajput, a descendant of a warrior tribe, and his mother is a Muslim Bengali.
2. In 2017, she recounted her upbringing in a short documentary produced in collaboration with the BBC. She said: “The first girl born was sad and the second girl was a disaster. I don’t think there was much joy when I was born because I was the second daughter.” Ms Khan geared up for arranged marriages To prepare, she broke away from the norm and played cricket on the streets of Kolkata and organized tournaments with slum children.
3. Ms Khan married in 1991 and moved to London. She couldn’t cook or even boil eggs. She later learned to cook in England and honed her cooking skills in her home kitchen during trips to India.
4. She was the first woman in her family to attend college. She obtained a law degree and later a PhD in English Constitutional Law from King’s College London.
5. Asma Khan’s restaurant Darjeeling Express is an all-female kitchen. She made history as the first British chef to appear on Netflix’s Chef’s Table, using her platform to advocate for racial equality and female representation in the kitchen. She has also been a guest on Top Chef.