A restaurant specializing in cuisine from the North West Frontier Province Moti Mahal made the ordinary curry a butter filled delight. The village tandoor for baking breads was turned into a royal mode of innovation resulting into Tandoori Chicken and Butter Chicken, heralding a complete revolution of taste, a transformation in Indian eating habits and a special place on the International Gourmet map. Moti Mahal, a restaurant that grew to a legend since 1920.

The man behind Moti Mahal was Mr. Kundan Lal Gujral. Today, Moti Mahal is best known for its authentic Indian and Mughlai cuisine and its courteous hospitality. At Moti Mahal we carry forward Mr. Kundan Lal Gujral’s legacy and passion, and invite our guest to savor the finest cuisine amidst modern service and ambience.

M. Maulana Azad, the former education minister reportedly told the shah of Iran that while in India, he must make two visits one to that Taj Mahal and one to Moti Mahal.

There after, Moti Mahal became the destination for native and foreign visitors including foreign dignitaries to sample this most innovative and popular Indian Cuisine. The list went on to include the late US President Richard Nixon, then the Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, the King of Nepal and Soviet leaders Alexie Kosygin, Nikolia Bulganin and Nikita Krushchev. Nearer home, Pakistan’s Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a known gourmet became a regular visitor at Moti Mahal whenever in India.

 Moti Mahal’s own satisfaction knew no bound when, having started of by winning the taste buds of his own country’s Prime Minister, the restaurant went on to win those of the next generations and the next… it was Moti Mahal’s specialty which dominated the menu for the wedding dinner of Jawahar Lal Nehru’s Grandson, Sanjay Gandhi.

Nationally, Moti Mahal is among the top Indian restaurants with a boasting fleet in India and abroad.