Original Moti Mahal is dead?
World-over Indian cuisine is synonymous with butter chicken, tandoori chicken and dal makhni. Credit goes to Moti Mahal, a restauarant in…
World-over Indian cuisine is synonymous with butter chicken, tandoori chicken and dal makhni. Credit goes to Moti Mahal, a restauarant in Dariyaganj, Delhi.
Today there are numerous restaurants with the names such as Moti Mahal Deluxe and Moti Mahal Delux Tandoori Trail. So, which one is the original?
First there was just one:
First & only Moti Mahal opened in Dariyaganj in 1947. 3 Founders started it. However, the original restaurant is not with the founding families anymore.
In 1991 Vinod Chaddha bought it along with the rights to the name ‘Moti Mahal’.
That’s why there are variants of the name, but no Moti Mahal. The founding family did not stop, though.
One out of three founder moved out of the business. Two families continued opening chains.
Chain no1: Moti Mahal Deluxe
Yuvraj Kohli runs Moti Mahal Deluxe chain.
They also run different brands such as Voda Bar and Princess Garden.
They have expanded to 20 restaurants and franchises.
Chain no 2: Moti Mahal Delux Tandori Trail
Monish Gujral heads MMDTT chain of restaurants.
There are more than 120 restaurants including franchises.
He has also set up other 9 other franchise models such as Kebab Trail, Dosa Trail and Golden Oven.
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