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'''Nita Mehta''' is an Indian entrepreneur. She is a cooking instructor, writer and publisher, [[restaurateur]], recipe developer, and chef.

==Career==
Mehta began giving cooking lessons from her home kitchen in the 1980s, starting with classes in making [[ice cream]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Danish Khan |first=Sophia |date=9 February 2018 |title=How a Housewife Built a Multi-crore Business Starting with Zero-Investment |url=https://www.theweekendleader.com/Success/2696/the-multifaceted-cook.html |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=[[The Weekend Leader]] |language=English}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Barua |first=Ananya |title=How a Delhi Homemaker Built a Culinary Empire That's Worth Crores Now! |url=https://thebetterindia.com/191100/nita-mehta-cookbook-delhi-woman-entrepreneur-food-company-crores-india/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=[[The Better India]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Nirula's|Nirula's 21]], an ice cream parlor offering 21 flavours, had recently become popular, and Mehta believed women would want to learn to make ice cream at home.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> She recreated Nirula's flavours and developed home recipes she could teach.<ref name=":1" /> She expanded class offerings in response to student requests, eventually developing teaching recipes for Chinese, [[Mughlai cuisine|Mughlai]] and European dishes.<ref name=":1" />

Mehta wrote her first cookbook, ''Vegetarian Wonders'', in 1992, but couldn't find a publisher, so she self-published it.<ref name=":0" /> It had limited success, and she switched to a single-topic booklet format, which was more successful; since then she has published on multiple subjects,<ref name="Morsels of pleasure">{{cite news |title=Morsels of pleasure |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/09/18/stories/2010091852500600.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125091305/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/09/18/stories/2010091852500600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |accessdate=7 August 2012 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 September 2010}}</ref> including ''101 Recipes for Children''<ref name="101 recipes">{{cite news|title=Morsels of pleasure|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/Food/article669309.ece|accessdate=13 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 September 2010}}</ref> and ''The Best of Chicken and Paneer''.<ref name="chickenpaneer">{{cite news|title=Chicken and paneer|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/02/10/stories/2002021000310800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020428043312/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/02/10/stories/2002021000310800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 April 2002|accessdate=13 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 February 2002}}</ref> She formed a publishing house in 1994, SNAB publishers.<ref name=":0" /> By 2001 she opened a culinary academy with a professional kitchen.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="10years2">{{cite news|title=Baking love – with truffles and tiramisu!|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/food/food-reviews/Baking-love--with-truffles-and-tiramisu/articleshow/7467967.cms|accessdate=13 August 2012|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|date=19 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="multicuisine2">{{cite news |date=12 August 2006 |title=Of skills and skillets |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060812/asp/weekend/story_6582159.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820052322/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060812/asp/weekend/story_6582159.asp |archive-date=20 August 2014 |accessdate=13 August 2012 |newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

In 2010, Mehta and [[Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories|Hamdard Laboratories]] created [[mocktail]] and dessert recipes for [[Rooh Afza]] which were used in a new marketing campaign.<ref name="roohafza">{{cite news|title=Hamdard gives century-old Rooh Afza a facelift|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/hamdard-gives-century-old-rooh-afza-a-facelift/story-glWF6VDU3oe14qPHT9zb8J.html|accessdate=13 August 2012|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=28 June 2010}}</ref> Also in 2010, a school in Panchsheel Colony, New Delhi consulted Mehta who provided a menu which was handed over to parents as a guide to food which should be packed for students going to the school.<ref name="schoollunch">{{cite news |last=Kaira |first=Vandana |date=17 February 2010 |title=Course Meal |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/course-meal/580714/0 |accessdate=13 August 2012 |newspaper=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref> academy.<ref name="10years2" /><ref name="multicuisine2" />

In 2012 she opened restaurant ''Kelong'' at [[Sarabha Nagar]] in [[Ludhiana]].<ref name="kelong">{{cite web|title=Nita Mehta's multi-cuisine restaurant Kelong is going to open in Sarabha Nagar Ludhiana|url=http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/news/news-1323068470.html|publisher=Ludhianadistrict.com|accessdate=7 August 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091713/http://www.ludhianadistrict.com/news/news-1323068470.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Appearances===
[[Panasonic]] organised an event in [[Coimbatore]] in 2004 where Mehta was invited to share recipes for [[microwave cooking]].<ref name="microwave">{{cite news|title=Tikkas, truffle and tips|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/01/stories/2006060100360100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502115438/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/06/01/stories/2006060100360100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2012|accessdate=13 August 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 June 2006}}</ref>

In 2007, [[Kurkure]], a brand of ready-to-eat snacks owned by [[PepsiCo]], ran a recipe contest which Mehta judged.<ref name="kurkure">{{cite news |date=4 August 2007 |title=Become celebrities overnight! |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/08/04/stories/2007080452330300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123190357/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/08/04/stories/2007080452330300.htm |archive-date=23 November 2007 |accessdate=13 August 2012 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Later in 2011, she appeared on the television cooking contest [[MasterChef India]] as a judge.<ref name="masterchef">{{cite news |date=26 November 2011 |title=Chef Saby and Nita Mehta on MasterChef |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tv-guide/chef-saby-and-nita-mehta-masterchef-165 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126084454/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/tv-guide/chef-saby-and-nita-mehta-masterchef-165 |archive-date=26 November 2011 |accessdate=13 August 2012 |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref> In 2025 she judged ''[[Dainik Bhaskar]]''<nowiki/>'s Super Chef 2025 contest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-13 |title=From Home to Fame: Dainik Bhaskar’s Super Chef 2025 Celebrates Culinary Talent |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/from-home-to-fame-dainik-bhaskars-super-chef-2025-celebrates-culinary-talent/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=[[Media News 4 U]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://nitamehta.com Official website]

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[[Category:Indian cookbook writers]]
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[[Category:Chefs of Indian cuisine]]
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