00:00Hello and welcome to One India.
00:10This is the second test match between India and Bangladesh, which is being played in Kanpur.
00:15And if we talk about Team India, who feeds Team India?
00:19This is a very important question, not just Team India.
00:22Whenever Team India goes somewhere, stays somewhere,
00:25if you talk about India, where does it eat, what does it eat?
00:28So one of them is Yahya with us.
00:31His chain is Al Ameen, which not only supplies food in Kanpur, but also in Lucknow.
00:37And his specialty is that cricketers also like his food a lot.
00:42So, Yahya, first of all, welcome.
00:44Thank you so much.
00:45And now you are serving in Kanpur.
00:48So if we talk about demand, there was a little demand earlier.
00:51What are the demands?
00:52Demand may not be the right word.
00:54What are the demands of cricketers?
00:56Like our commentators come here.
00:58There is Sunil Gavaskar sir, Murali Karthik sir.
01:01These people have demands, requests, as you said.
01:04And Mutton Nihari is our dish, which Sunil Gavaskar sir likes a lot.
01:08Like whenever Ravi Shastri sir comes, he appreciates it very well.
01:12And the demand is always the same.
01:14Exactly.
01:15If we talk about Sunil Gavaskar, this is his in-laws' home, Kanpur.
01:18And there are a lot of deep relationships.
01:21So, obviously, it is also necessary to fulfill some extra requests of theirs.
01:26As soon as it is known that he is coming, a strange happiness starts in us.
01:30Similarly, our chefs also make it that way.
01:32And their main dish is Nalli Nihari.
01:34Yes.
01:35This is special for them.
01:36Okay, this is special.
01:37Okay.
01:38In fact, there are a lot of such players, cricketers, Indian team,
01:42who are playing in Kanpur after a long time, after 3 years.
01:47So, last time also you served when there was a test match in Kanpur.
01:50Yes, last time there was a match of India-New Zealand.
01:52We also served there.
01:53We have been serving BCCI for approximately 22 years.
01:58And last time there was a match of Road Safety.
02:01There was a full party on behalf of Sachin sir.
02:03Okay.
02:04In that, Sachin sir said that he has never eaten better food than this in India.
02:07Okay.
02:08And what did you serve in that, if you remember?
02:10In that, we served Shahi Korma.
02:13We served one Noor Jahani Kofta and one Chicken Barra.
02:17Okay.
02:18Look, these three, because I myself am from UP,
02:20so we understand what is the delicacy of all these things, what is their taste.
02:24And really, all these three names, all these flavors,
02:27they are definitely stuck on the tongue of every UP person.
02:30If you like non-veg food.
02:32Or let's talk a little about Lucknow.
02:35Let's talk about Lucknow cuisine.
02:37So, it becomes very popular.
02:38So, now because we have seen IPL matches,
02:42international cricket is also played a lot in Lucknow.
02:44You serve there too.
02:46So, the first thing is that how is the food delivered from Kanpur to Lucknow?
02:49And in which tournaments do you serve?
02:52In that, we have vans.
02:54Our food goes through the van.
02:56All the preparation is done in Kanpur.
02:58We serve everything in Lucknow.
03:00And any event of BCCI, like IPL,
03:03World Cup just happened, we also served in that.
03:05Next, the Iranian trophy is coming, we are serving in that too.
03:08If we talk about the World Cup,
03:10there are occasions like World Cup or IPL,
03:12where not only Indian players,
03:14but international players also play a lot.
03:16So, tell us something about the World Cup.
03:19What were the requests of those players who are non-Indian, overseas players?
03:23At the time of the World Cup, Aaron Finch came, Shane Watson came.
03:27They don't like spicy food.
03:29So, we served them continental food in Indian touch.
03:31Wow.
03:32We served them live.
03:33If they had pasta, we added Awadhi cuisine to it.
03:36They liked it a lot.
03:38In this, there were Shane Watson, Aaron Finch, Sean Pollock.
03:42So, Sean Pollock, Aaron Finch were all commentators.
03:45They are also called foodies.
03:48As Yahya is saying, they also try to give continental touch.
03:52So, fusion food, Awadhi, has always been famous for fusion.
03:56You always do some experiments in it.
04:00Now, let's talk about the taste.
04:02When Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma,
04:05if we talk about them,
04:06you were telling me this story a while ago.
04:08First of all, what do Virat and Rohit like?
04:11At one time, we served Indian Depot food at the landmark.
04:16We served Malai Makhan to Virat.
04:19Which is a specialty of Kanpur.
04:21He ate it and said, this is shaving foam.
04:23Okay.
04:24He liked it a lot.
04:25Yes.
04:26So, you will get Malai Makhan in Eastern UP and Central UP.
04:31You will get it in Lucknow, Kanpur, Banaras and Mirzapur.
04:36It is known by different names.
04:38But the specialty of it is that it is served in winter.
04:41Because it needs oxygen.
04:42But how do you prepare it now?
04:45Now, we prepare it at that temperature.
04:48A chilled room will be made.
04:50We will give you the complete recipe.
04:53Yes.
04:54I don't even expect that.
04:55If we talk about Rohit,
04:58what is his favorite food when he visits Lucknow or UP?
05:03Few days ago, we sent Rohit Nihari and Yakhni Pulao.
05:08Okay.
05:09Yakhni Pulao.
05:10I sent that.
05:11So, Lucknow, Yakhni Pulao.
05:14All these things are mouth-watering.
05:17Because their taste is not just popular in India.
05:21It is also popular abroad.
05:22You have served a lot of people.
05:25But who are the cricketers that you can say are not fond of food.
05:30They know how to eat.
05:31Who are the cricketers like that?
05:33There is one Yuvraj Singh.
05:35Irfan Pathan.
05:36His food is amazing.
05:37He cooks good food for his family.
05:39So, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan.
05:41I served him to the landowner.
05:43I saw him cooking food for him.
05:45Okay.
05:46They are very curious.
05:47They know what is the main Mughlai food.
05:50They know it very well.
05:51Alhamdulillah, we have served it for 22 years.
05:54So, we have understood the taste.
05:55If we talk about this journey of 22 years,
05:58You must be in the 2nd or 3rd generation.
06:01Yes.
06:02Tell us about this journey.
06:04If someone wants to taste Alhameen's food,
06:07How can they approach?
06:09In the beginning, my great-grandfather did it.
06:12People used to do it as a hobby.
06:14Weddings are taking place.
06:16Uncle Naveed Ameen started it as a catering.
06:19We tried to expand it with him.
06:21You asked one more thing.
06:24How can you reach?
06:25We have an outdoor kitchen for this.
06:27If you order food a day before,
06:29We will provide it to you.
06:30If you want to eat food,
06:32You can contact Alhameen.
06:35If you have a request,
06:38Your team will fulfill it.
06:41If we talk about Alhameen,
06:43According to you,
06:44What are the specialties of food?
06:47What is your best recipe?
06:50The best thing is its quality.
06:53The quality of spices is the same.
06:56It is the same.
06:59The main thing is the same.
07:01The food will be cooked in the same way.
07:03Our special dishes include,
07:05Aloo Gosht, Mutton Nihari,
07:07Ameenia Stew.
07:09This is our signature dish.
07:11These are the signature dishes.
07:13If you get a chance,
07:15Do try it in Kanpur or Lucknow.
07:17Besides this,
07:19Yaya has told a good thing.
07:21Most of them serve on demand.
07:25How do you utilize the leftover food?
07:31We have an NGO.
07:33Many people are with us.
07:35What is the name?
07:36Food for all.
07:37We freeze the leftover food.
07:40The next morning,
07:41We heat it and fresh it.
07:43We pack it in small packages.
07:45We serve it to poor people in slum areas.
07:48There are people who can't get food.
07:50We try to help them.
07:52He has done a good thing.
07:56The food should not be wasted.
07:58So that it reaches the needy.
08:00This noble cause,
08:02As a responsibility,
08:04Allah has brought it.
08:06The good thing is,
08:08If you serve food,
08:10Ensure that,
08:12Not a single grain is wasted.
08:14If it reaches the needy,
08:16You get the blessings of Allah in your food.
08:20You can see the blessings.
08:23They are getting praise.
08:26This is the reason,
08:28Their team is reaching the needy.
08:31We hope,
08:33In the future,
08:34We will meet Yaya again.
08:37We will praise his food.
08:39We will explore his food.
08:41Thank you for now.
08:46Peace.
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