Team Oneindia interviewed Yahya, a caterer for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In this interview, Yahya shares his experiences working with the BCCI and the Indian cricket team. Watch this interview for the full story.
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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.