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"I will never refuse to eat the Kulfi and Gajar Ka Halwa made by my mom!" - Karan Mehra

Television actor Karan Mehra, better known as Naitik' from Star Plus's longest running show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai', shares with urlremoved his love and passion for food!

Are you a non-vegetarian or vegetarian?

I am a pure vegetarian who doesn't even eat egg.

Do you live to eat or eat to live?

I am a huge foodie, and so I can say that I definitely live to eat!

Which is your favourite cuisine?

I like dishes from all the different cuisines, but a few favourites are Chinese, Indian, Italian and Burmese.

Which are the restaurants you like to visit often?

Every restaurant I visit, is according to the cuisine I like. So for Chinese, Nisha and I visit Mainland China quite often which is a big favourite with Nisha, then Out of the blue in Bandra, Indigo for their yummy thin crust pizzas and Busaba for their awesome khowsuey!

Street food that you love to eat?

Pav Bhaji, Dosas, all the different juices, Pani-Puri and Fruit Cream!

Which is your favourite Dessert?

My mom's home made puddings, kulfi, gajar ka halwa, souffles and fruit cream! When I go back home, I just gorge onto everything she makes!

Name a dish you will never refuse to eat?

"I will never refuse to eat the Kulfi and Gajar Ka Halwa made by my mom!

Name a dish you will refuse to eat?

I will never refuse to eat anything as such, as I am a very flexible person when it comes to food, and so I can actually eat anything from Karela to Kaddu!

Tell us about your fondest memory associated with food?

My fondest memories of food are always related to my mom's cooking, as whatever I eat just happens to remind me something that was made by her at some particular time at home. So fond memories=mom's cooking and food, for me.

A celebrity you would like to cook for?

I obviously love cooking for Nisha, as both of us usually cook for each other. Besides that, I would love to cook for Amitabh Bachan and Tom Cruise some day, if given a chance!

A weird combination of food that actually tasted good?

I love having dry sabzi with rice which actually tastes good! And cold pizzas which really taste great!

Writer:Rhea Parekh