The Story of Chicken Sanju Baba
Discover the origin of our most famous curry, a recipe shared with us by Sanjay Dutt decades ago and cooked with love to this day.
Our special connection with Sanju Baba is known all over Mumbai. This dish, made with his own recipe of whole spices, is a tribute to that friendship.
Happy Birthday to our brother, Sanju Baba. It's always a pleasure to have him celebrate with us. Our bond is much older than just the dish.
Look who came to visit our Kurla branch. Sanju Baba himself, checking on the taste of his famous Chicken Sanju Baba and trying some of our new mutton dishes. It's always an honor.
A closer look at the famous Chicken Sanju Baba. You can see the whole spices and the rich gravy with tender chicken. This is the exact recipe he gave us, and we make it with the same love.
A golden memory from 1986. A young Sanjay Dutt inaugurating our family section. Our relationship with him and his family goes back decades.
Even on the streets of Mumbai, people know where to find the real Sanju Baba Chicken. It's become a landmark dish for us, Alhamdulillah.
In this interview, I shared the story of how Sanju Baba gifted us the recipe. He tasted our Chicken White Biryani, liked it, and said, 'I'll give you a recipe, try making it.' The rest is history.
About The Story of Chicken Sanju Baba
It is not just the name that makes this dish special. Chicken Sanju Baba is a robust, tomato-based gravy packed with whole spices and tender, slow-cooked chicken. Sanjay Dutt himself shared the recipe with us, and we have kept it exactly as he intended. Unlike modern curries that rely on cream and thickeners, this dish gets its flavour from the depth of the spices and the time we spend in the kitchen.
Our connection with Sanjay Dutt goes back decades, long before the dish became a local legend. He was a regular visitor to our Bhendi Bazaar shop. One day, after finishing a plate of our White Biryani, he told us he had a personal recipe he cooked at home. He asked if we could prepare it, and we did. The balance of whole spices was perfect, and it immediately became a staple on our menu. We named it after him, and it has stayed that way ever since.
What you taste today is that exact original recipe. We do not use shortcuts or pre-made pastes. Each batch is made with a specific blend of whole spices that requires patience and experience to get right. It has a distinct kick that pairs perfectly with our fresh, hot Tandoori Rotis.
Whether you visit our historic Bhendi Bazaar location or our newer branch in Kurla, you are getting the same quality we have served since 1923. There is no fancy plating or upscale ambience, just the same honest, flavourful food that has fed generations of Mumbaikars and film stars alike.
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