Sonia Gandhi says she cannot go a day without dal chawal
The Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson shared her love for Indian cuisine in a video released alongside her new autobiography.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has stated that dal chawal has become a daily staple for her, describing the meal as the taste of home. According to reports from Rediff, Moneycontrol, and News18, the video was filmed at 1, Safdarjung Road with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and granddaughter Miraya Vadra.
In the video, which accompanies the release of her autobiography, Belonging: A Journey of Love, Gandhi recalled that she met former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi while looking for a good meal. She noted that while the variety of Indian spices initially intimidated her, she eventually grew to love the cuisine.
Gandhi listed several favourite dishes, including Bengali and Gujarati food from Surat, Kashmiri kofta, haakh, kebabs, chicken tikka, tandoori chicken, and dal makhani. She mentioned that since her arrival in the house, arhar ki dal has been the only type of dal cooked.
The video also included reflections on her mother-in-law, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Gandhi said that while Indira Gandhi was not much of a cook, she possessed a keen understanding of food and knew how to improve a dish.
The autobiography, Belonging: A Journey of Love, was released on 10 November 2026.