Gormei presents Chef Sima Ahmed at DLF Camellias, Gurgaon, Delhi

Tracing her culinary roots to medieval Yemen, Masterchef India 2023 Top 12 Chef Sima Ahmed recreates the cuisine of ancient Awadh. Heirloom recipes and secret spice blends make her repertoire a treasure trove of long forgotten dishes, with a refinement and delicacy rarely savoured nowadays.

Sima’s menu traipses through the Silk Route, Persia, Ottoman empire and even ancient Babylon for inspiration and influences, complementing the traditional home recipes of her native Faizabad. Avoiding the cliches of commercially available Awadhi food , Sima unveils a range fragrant pulaos, slow cooked Niharis and Harissas, kababs and meats with dhungar, and an array of spectacular vegetarian dishes with secret spices.

Her great run on Masterchef india 2023 culminated in the incredible moment when the legendary chef-judge Marco Pierre White was left licking his fingers at her Mutton Nihari and decklared “ for me, you are the winner”