Harpal Singh Sokhi

Harpal Singh Sokhi (born 1966) is an Indian celebrity chef and restaurateur.

Harpal Singh Sokhi grew up in Kharagpur, West Bengal, India where his father worked with the Indian Railways.

[3] He also expressed interest in joining the Indian Air Force (IAF), but by the time he decided to apply, he had crossed the maximum age limit.

He came to know about the hotel management career from a friend who studied in Siliguri, West Bengal.

He learnt Hyderabadi cooking from Ustad Habib Pasha and Begum Mumtaz Khan.

He led food trials, developed ready-to-eat products for the Khazana brand, and conceptualised a range of chocolate mithais (Indian sweets).

[1] Hetaught as a guest faculty member at the N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research.

[13] He has also hosted the TV shows Kitchen Khiladi[14] and Sirf Tees Minute on FoodFood channel.

[1] In 2014, he hosted Zee News' road food show Desh da Swaad, travelling across India.

He is currently the Celebrity Chef Coach on the TV show "Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment" on Colors, where he guides celebrities through comedic culinary challenges along with Bharti Singh where harpal is making food too to help the celebrity participants to cook well [17] In 1998, Sokhi conceptualised and executed the opening of the Indian specialty restaurant Khazana in Dubai.