Chicken tikka, samosa power Israeli troops
Some of the toughest troops in the world have fallen in love with Indian culinary delights. In an outstanding endorsement of Indian cuisine, chicken tikka and samosa have become the staple diet for the Israeli Defence Forces.
If Indian food has found its way around Israeli barracks, the credit goes to an Indian lady who made Tel-Aviv her home 25 years ago. Born in New Delhi to a colonel, Reena Pushkarna's restaurant chain - Tandoori- currently supplies over 1,500 tonnes of packaged food to the forces every year.
Reena told the Hindustan Times from Jerusalem, "Yummy food makes peace all the way I can proudly say that an entire generation of Israeli soldiers is growing on my chicken tikka."
Business has steadily grown since the Tandoori chain bagged an Israeli Defence Forces contract some five years ago, she said. Her restaurants in TelAviv, Jerusalem, Herzliya and Eilat are the favourite ports of call for both army reservists and generals.
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If Indian food has found its way around Israeli barracks, the credit goes to an Indian lady who made Tel-Aviv her home 25 years ago. Born in New Delhi to a colonel, Reena Pushkarna's restaurant chain - Tandoori- currently supplies over 1,500 tonnes of packaged food to the forces every year.
Reena told the Hindustan Times from Jerusalem, "Yummy food makes peace all the way I can proudly say that an entire generation of Israeli soldiers is growing on my chicken tikka."
Business has steadily grown since the Tandoori chain bagged an Israeli Defence Forces contract some five years ago, she said. Her restaurants in TelAviv, Jerusalem, Herzliya and Eilat are the favourite ports of call for both army reservists and generals.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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