Model turned actor Piyush Sahdev who is playing Kulwant Singh in Meet Mila De Rabba believes that it is the diet that makes a man. He adds that he is as simple a person as his diet. A vegetarian, Piyush is huge foodie and can even cook. Read on to know his diet and the actor even shares a special recipe for Tellychakkar readers.

Is food the elixir of life? Yes, food is very important.

Are you a foodie? Very much, I am a big time foodie.

Are you a veg or non-veg? I am a pure vegetarian.

Favourite cuisine: Typical North-Indian food

Favourite dish: Paneer or any vegetable with paneer

Favourite restaurant: ‘Govinda’ the Iscon restaurant in Juhu.

A must at my breakfast table… Orange juice and sprouts.

Sugar or sugar free for my tea/coffee… I don’t have tea /coffee. I have milk with sugar.

Lunch generally consists of… A balanced meal which consists of chapati, sabzi and salad

For high tea I have… I skip high tea. I directly have my dinner.

Dinner generally consists of… It’s almost the same as lunch. Sabzi, chapati and salad. I am a vegetarian so I have no other options.

Dessert delights… Gulab jamun and gajar halwa

One thing I can’t resist… It has to be paneer. I just love it and can have it anytime of the day.

My favourtie drink (non-alcoholic)... Masala milk

My favourite drink (alcoholic)… I don’t drink

For a date I usually prefer… Something vegetarian and the menu will be decided by me as well as my partner.

At parties, I usually eat… I don’t go for parties. I am a very simple person and even if I have to go I only eat starters.

Experiment with food? I experiment with carrot, beetroot and soya paneer. It’s healthy as well as tasty.

Most unusual dish I’ve tasted… Once I ate crab unknowingly, it was a very embarrassing moment for me as I am a pure vegetarian.

On the streets, I love to have… In Mumbai I avoid having street food as I don’t feel it’s hygienic. But whenever I go to Delhi I eat jalebi and chole –kulche.

One place I would never eat again… Any South Indian restaurant.

Do you cook? Yes , I love to cook and can cook all vegetarian food.

Your favourite recipe... Veg salad

Ingredients: - 1 Carrot (Chopped)
1 Beet root (chopped)
Few chunks of Soya paneer (sliced)
1 capsicum (chopped)
salt to taste
puree of 1 tomato
½ inch piece ginger grounded to paste.
1 tea spoon olive oil

Method:-Heat olive oil. Put ginger paste and tomato puree, sauté them well. Put soya paneer and cook for one minute. Add carrot, capsicum and beet root and stir well. Add salt and place it in a salad bowl .Now your healthy and tasty salad is ready to serve with any meal or eat it before dinner.