Geeky delights

Uday Chopra Plays a geek in Pyaar Impossible and says it's his desire to join a culinary school
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I am
A non-vegetarian but I prefer to be called a meat-eater because non- vegetarian suggests that I don't eat vegetables, which is not the case. I love vegetables.



I begin my day with
A bottle of water.

MY breakfast IS
A bowl of oatmeal with apples and cinnamon.

MY Lunch IS
Home-cooked food most of the times -- chicken, vegetables and jowar roti or sometimes just a sandwich.u00a0u00a0

My evening snack is
Fruit or egg whites or both.u00a0u00a0u00a0

My dinner is
Home-cooked food with one protein, a vegetable and roti.u00a0

In sweets i like
I am not really a sweets kind of guy but I enjoy cheesecake or milk-based stuff like kheer, phirni and rasmalai.

My fitness regimen is
I workout six days a week. I believe in the right nutrition -- proteins, carbs and minerals have to be balanced. I drink three to four litres of water in a day and I think rest is a must. If I'm lucky, that translates into eight hours of sleep.u00a0u00a0

My best dining friends are
Don't get time to meet them too often but Hrithik and Sussanne are friends who love eating as much as I do. It's fun to dine with them.u00a0

My idea of a romantic meal
Romance is not in the meal or the surrounding, it's in your head. I can have a perfectly romantic meal at a dhaba. It's the people involved that make it romantic, not the meal.u00a0u00a0

My Sunday lunch is
Heavyu00a0-- like a biryani or a prawn curry.u00a0u00a0

My favourite cook IS
My Mom used to cook earlier but now she doesn't; so at the moment no one cooks in my family but my house is famous for its prawn curry and paneer makhani.

I cook
Nothing really. I can make toast, that's about it.

My childhood memory of food is
Masala fried eggs and parathas with my family for breakfast on Sunday mornings.u00a0

ON THE SETS OF Pyaar Impossible
We all enjoyed eating Nalli (a non-veg gravy dish). It was a staple of the unit. Every few days or so I would get a huge handi of it and watch the unit gobble it up, relishing every bite. If Pyaar Impossible were to have an official food, it would be Nalli.

I feel guilty after eating
Sometimes the monster in me wakes up and goes mad. After the monster has passed away, I feel really bad.

I resemble
An apple, I am told. I guess I'm good for you.

I can't resist buying
Different types of cheese.

My fridge always has
Gatorade.u00a0u00a0u00a0

I always carry
Walnuts and Red Bull.
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I am allergic to
Prawns at one time; but not any more.

I diet
if I want to but I don't think one should deprive oneself. If one eats in moderation one can eat everything and still be healthy.

My favourite...
Cuisine: Sushi. All Japanese food, in fact. I also like bagels, cheese and fish.
Spice: Star anise.

Kitchen appliance: Oven, don't ask me why.
Beverage: Starbucks Frappuccino.

Favourite Restaurant Wasabi
Uday says, "Abroad, it's Nobu because I love Japanese food. There is this roadside guy in New York, outside the New York Hilton, who sells the best lamb rice in the world. In India, my favourite restaurant is Wasabi."
The now opened Wasabi at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower has a new decor and menu. The sushi counter and teppanyaki kitchen are the focal points with an elegant private dining area for eight with a personal chef.
On the menu, find Enoki Tempura and Shimaji Mushroom apart from their famed sushi and other vegetable dishes.

Favourite recip: Bagel with Cheese
Ingredients
A bagel
Cream cheese
Method
Take a bagel, toast it. Cut it in the centre. Take cream cheese and smear it generously on the bagel and then enjoy each heavenly bite. It is perfect with a nice cup of hot coffee.u00a0

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