MUMBAI (Web Desk) – A restaurant in Mumbai has made a 37-kilo “imarti” to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
Not a case of too many chefs – 12 people teamed up to spend nearly four hours on preparing the giant sweet. “It took 100 days of practice and close to 20 hours of work daily”, Gaurav Chaturvedi, the head chef at Mumbai’s Sanskriti Restaurant, told NDTV.
Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor, who was also present when the record was set, created the first perimetre of the imarti, 9 feet in diametre.
“Food brings people together. It’s an opportunity for people to share happiness. I’m very happy to be here,” he said.
The team also made the largest jalebi in the world weighing 18 kgs with a diametre of nine feet, breaking the previous record of 8.2 feet.
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“The imarti took three hours and 48 minutes to make, while the jalebi took three hours and 53 minutes, but it was consumed in less than 40 minutes!” said Sapna Chaturvedi, owner of Sanskriti restaurant.
For those who like to count calories, prepare to be winded. Practice sessions and the final cookout involved 1000 litres of sugar syrup and 3500 kg of ghee.
