Trending video of the day: A chef from the US makes an Indian food cake; netizens react

Chef Josh Elkin transformed his leftover Indian food into a Chicken Tikka Masala Cake and layered it with Naan, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Biryani and more, garnering varied reactions on the internet.

A video involving a chef from the US named Josh Elkin has gone viral on the internet. He made an Indian food cake with leftover food, which has now been widely shared across social media. He took things to a whole new level with his leftover food, creating a cake. This has garnered varied reactions from netizens.

Chef Josh Elkin creates an Indian food cake with leftover food.

Chef Josh Elkin recently revealed his unconventional way of dealing with leftovers, which sparked some serious online debate. In a viral video, Elkin explains, “Indian food is definitely one of my favourites, and I always over-order. You guys ask me all the time, what do you do with your leftovers? Well, I tend to make cakes out of them!” He then goes on to make a ‘Chicken Tikka Masala Cake.’ 

What is the Chicken Tikka Masala Cake?

His creation is a multi-layered cake stacked with naan, chicken tikka masala, chicken biryani, raita, and mint yoghurt chutney. He added crispy onion bhajiyas and sirke wale pyaaz(pickled red onions) for the final touch. In a video with a grin, he said, “Because let’s be honest—everyone wants to have their cake and eat it too.”

Watch the viral video here:

Netizens react to the viral video.

The video has racked up over 6 lakh views. One user wrote, “As an Indian, this made me finally realise how Italians feel when spaghetti is broken.” Another user wrote, “You need better planning if this is the amount of leftovers you have.” A third user wrote, “That’s a crime against my culture! My lawyers will be contacting you soon!” Another one commented, “I’m not a violent person, but I’m going to go punch air.” One more joked, “This is worse than Rachel’s Meat Trifle.”