Sonia Gandhi Loves Gujarati, Bengali Food, "Can't Go A Day Without" This Dish

After moving from Italy to India, one of the biggest adjustments for Sonia Gandhi was food. She says it was difficult for her to enjoy Indian food when she first moved, but with time, she not only fell in love with it but also learned to cook.Among her favourite cuisines in India are Bengali and Gujarati (specifically from Surat), and one of the staples of her kitchen is "arhar ki daal", known also as pigeon pea lentils.Sitting beside her daughter Priyanka, Sonia Gandhi says, "It took me time to enjoy Indian food," in a video she posted on X on Wednesday.

When asked what her favourites are, she says, "I love kebabs, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, dal makhani, and Kashmiri kofta and the haakh." READ | 1984 Intelligence Alert Pulled Rahul, Priyanka Out Of School: Sonia GandhiPriyanka Gandhi then interrupts to remind her of "dal-chawal"."In our house, from the day I came to this house till today, the only dal cooked is arhar ki dal. No other dal," Sonia Gandhi then says.

Food has always had a special place in my story.