Sankalp breaks own Guinness World record; prepares 53-ft-long dosa

Our Bureau Updated - October 09, 2013 at 01:53 PM.

A team of 32 chefs holding the 53-feet-long dosa. Sankalp Group has broken its own record by preparing a 53-feet-long dosa here on Monday. Photo: Virendra Pandit

The Ahmedabad-based Sankalp Group, which twice entered Guinness Book of World Records by making 25 and 32-feet-long dosas in 1997 and 2006, respectively, has broken its own record by preparing a 53-feet-long dosa here on Monday.

The 53-ft-long dosa was prepared by a team of 32 chefs who used 80 kg of flour,30 kg of pure ghee and 300 kg of cooking gas to make it in just 10 minutes, Kailash Goenka, Chairman and Managing Director, The Sankalp Group, said in a statement here.

Sankalp, well-known brand in South Indian and other delicacies, had opened its first restaurant here in 1980. With changing market trends it introduced two more brands ‘Sam’s Pizza’ – Pizzeria & Salad Bar Restaurant, and ‘Saffron’ – North Indian barbeque.

Now, The Sankalp Group has a presence in six countries, viz India, the USA, Canada, the UK, the UAE and Australia with more than 135 restaurants. The Group envisions the opening of more than 200 restaurants by the end of 2015, he added.

Published on October 8, 2013 10:55