Vikas Khanna hits 7-million meal milestone; shares anecdote on naming dish after Sonu Sood

Two celebrity names have been making headlines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Sonu Sood and Vikas Khanna have been at the forefront of helping the needy on the ground. While the Michelin-Star Chef has delivered food across the country, though he is in the USA, while the actor has been helping the migrants and other stranded persons go back home. The duo got connected recently when the chef hailed the efforts of the Dabangg star and named a dish in honour of him. READ: Vikas Khanna Hosts 'World's Largest Eid Feast'; Salim-Sulaiman Unveil Soulful Song Vikas Khanna had named a dish as ‘Moga’, from Sonu’s birthplace in Punjab. Vikas recently shared how his friend’s father was ‘mad’ at him for naming the dish as Moga. The star chef revealed that his friend’s father wanted that the dish should’ve been named ‘Amritsar’. He shared how Sonu was able to carry out his good deeds because of the blessings from Amritsar. “Sonu is able to do so much good because of blessings from Amritsar,” the ‘Uncle Ji’ said, as Vikas shared a photo from the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Here’s the post My friend’s father is mad at me that I named the dish MOGA for @SonuSood Beloved Uncle ji claims that dish should be named, “Amritsar” Here is the reason... “Sonu is able to do so much good because of blessings from Amritsar” 😂❤️🙏🏼👍😐 pic.twitter.com/Xt6mVpmc1h — Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) May 25, 2020 Earlier he had shared a photo of the dish, which he described as ‘Tandoori Masala Salmon-English Cucumber Salad-Coconut Garlic Foam’ as ‘Moga’ to hail his ‘dear friend’ for #GettingFamiliesHome. View this post on Instagram Applauding for the true heroes. My first in the list is a dear friend @sonu_sood #GettingFamiliesHome So, yesterday I named a dish in honor of his birth place and called to MOGA. Jai Ho Veerji. #TrueHero Tandoori Masala Salmon-English Cucumber Salad-Coconut Garlic Foam. A post shared by Vikas Khanna (@vikaskhannagroup) on May 21, 2020 at 12:57am PDT READ:Vikas Khanna To Supply Cooked Meals To Those Affected By Cyclone Amphan Meanwhile, Vikas Khanna has hit the 7-million meal milestone, as he delivered dry ration and other essentials to over 75 cities in the country. The Michelin Star chef achieved the milestone on a day he arranged deliveries to old-age homes, orphanages and leprosy centres, to 35 fuel stations in UP/Maharahtra and meals in NCR and Mumbai. He dedicated his 7 million meal milestone to Chef Jose Andres. After arranging the ‘largest Eid feast’ in Mumbai, he also plans to host a similar feast in Delhi. Update 26th. 1. Today crossing 7 Million Meals 2.Deliveries to Old-Age homes, orphanages n leprosy centres. 3. 35 FuelStations to FoodStations in UP/MH 3. Meals in NCR/Mumbai served with @DrinkShunya 4. Planning our biggest event in Delhi supporting Farmers and benefitting. pic.twitter.com/1eMhRfbHuy — Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) May 26, 2020 By today noon, we will reach a milestone of 7 Million Meals (cooked and dry rations combined) This 7th Million Meal today is dedicated to my Hero/Mentor/Friend/Inspiration @chefjoseandres @WCKitchen A chef who singled handedly fed the World. #ChefsForWorld pic.twitter.com/rFNsMXgBKh — Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) May 26, 2020 7 Million+ Meals. ❤️🇮🇳🙏🏼 GN. — Vikas Khanna (@TheVikasKhanna) May 26, 2020 READ:Farah Khan And Chef Vikas Khanna Donate Over 40,000 Sanitary Pads To Migrant Women READ:Vikas Khanna Feeds 2 Lakh People As Part Of World’s Largest Eid Feast, Fans Praise Him

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Vikas Khanna hits 7-million meal milestone; shares anecdote on naming dish after Sonu Sood

Vikas Khanna hit the 7-million meal milestone, as he continued his initiative. He also shared how his friend's dad wanted him to change dish name after Sonu

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