Kebab Gull
Of the Nawabs

Who doesn’t like Kebabs? It’s really hard to resist the meat well marinated with exotic spices and grilled to perfection. The strong Persian and Mughal influence under the Mughal dynasty, has brought some great flavoured kebabs to India. These centuries’ old kebabs when blended with flavours of rich Indian Plains are undoubtedly the epitome of the culinary journey. Ensuring this influence and love for Awadhi cuisine lives on, Deepika Gupta and her husband, Capt Rahul Gupta gave birth to Kebab Gunj on 3rd August 2017 located in the cultural square of Mumbai – Colaba.
After exploring and experimenting, with various recipes and techniques, we have come up with dishes that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. The superior spices are handpicked, sun-dried and grounded and combined in right proportion that elevates each dish and hence separates them from the rest. Building a brand from scratch and taking it to where it is now has taken a lot of efforts, hard work and visionary support from Capt Gupta.
Kebab Gunj is known for its mouthwatering galouti kebabs, on¬the-go rolls & all-time favourite Lucknowi Biryani. Unlike other restaurants their menu does not host a huge list of dishes. However they take great pride in each dish and this is what their customers have appreciated through the years.
Kebab Gunj has recently opened in Pune’s posh Koregaon Park with an appealing ambience of Sheekh Cafe, which offers the same marvellous Awadhi flavours to the heart of Marathas.
Completing 5 years with commitment and dedication Kebab Gunj has been recently awarded – Most Iconic Kebabs of North India by Times Hospitality Award.
In an exclusive conversation with Mr Jagdamba Pandey of Marex Media Deepika shares the success story of Kebab Gunj.
Your inspiration to enter the Food industry…
Being a mariner’s wife has given me immense exposure to the cuisines across continents. There was always an urge in me to give my own twist to traditional cuisines.
Favourite Cuisine…
My favourite cuisine is Mughlai and Awadhi which are century old. At Kebab Gunj, we serve authentic Awadhi cuisine. We are trying to revive the medieval Indo-Persian dishes with the same flavours. Our dishes are prepared with spices that are ground in-house to give them a truly unique flavour.
Ingredients quality check…
I handpick all the spices ensuring that their flavours remain intact. We have SOPs that are followed strictly for each raw material sourced and dishes prepared. Our vendors are in direct contact with me that helps me to maintain top-notch Quality.
Most memorable hospitality experience…
I have hosted many catering events and each one of them were unique that fetched us many accolades; events such as yacht, ferry, roof-top, and in-house parties; corporate orders; and meal boxes all has been delivered with excellence. The one at Ruia House was the most memorable as the Kebabs were much appreciated, the guests just loved the galaouti and tikka makhani – our signature items.
Future Plans…
Hope to see Kebab Gunj having multiple outlets in Mumbai and later expanding our footprint to different cities in India.

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