About us

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FOUNDER: LATE HAJI MURAD ALI

OUR HISTORY

Founder of Tunday Kababi Late Haji Murad Ali lost his hand while flying a kite on a terrace — the saddest accident of his life, but also a boon in disguise.

In India a person with leg disability is called “Langadey” and a person with hand disability is called “Tunday”.

Once the Nawab of Lucknow, being a foodie, could not eat gourmet food because all of his teeth were lost due to old age. He was so fond of kababs that he organized a contest for cooking the softest and most succulent kababs and declared that the winner would enjoy royal patronage henceforth.

The secret recipe was created by Haji Murad Ali, and as soon as he won that contest he became popular in Lucknow and all over the world with the name “Tunday Kababi”. Since then he has enjoyed royal patronage for his softest and most succulent kababs.

If we talk about the secret recipe, it apparently has a great combination of 160 spices. The recipe is a family secret and is passed down from generation to generation by the ladies of the house.

Tunday Kababi was established in 1905 in the criss-crossed lanes of the Chowk area of Lucknow by Haji Murad Ali, where it still serves mouth-watering kababs today. The most important thing is that Tunday Kababi has miraculously preserved the original taste and flavor of its kababs for over a century.