Chef Pankaj Sharma from Delhi’s Aman Resorts, won the Bocuse d’Or India, one of the most prestigious cooking competitions in the world. Sharma, who won the national leg of the event, will travel to Shanghai next year, to participate in the Bocuse d’Or, Asia, where he will compete against chefs from 11 other Asian countries. The top four contestants will get a chance to compete in the international Bocuse d’Or, that will be held in France in 2013.

Sharma’s winning dish was a sous vide cooked lamb infused with ginger and coriander, served with winter vegetables and curry polenta, garnished with smoked milk foam.