Union minister of food processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal along with Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, MoS for food processing, and Swami Ramdev cooking ‘khichdi’ in a giant wok at the World Food India 2017 festival in New Delhi on Saturday to create a world record. Photo: PTINew Delhi: India on Saturday set a Guinness world record by cooking 918kg khichdi, a traditional multi-grain dish, at the ongoing global food event organised by the government in the national capital. For the time being, I am happy to announce that this (khichdi) wins the Guinness World title weighing 918kg,” Guinness World Records’ project manager Paulina Sapinska said at the event. The minimum requirement to create a world record was 500kg. Promoting khichdi as a ‘Brand India’ food is a good step towards promoting healthy superfood not only domestic but also international market, he added.

Source: Mint November 04, 2017 13:07 UTC