Happy Birthday MS Dhoni: Do you know 'Captain Cool' is also a huge foodie? Know what he relishes the most

Happy Birthday MS Dhoni: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, has turned 42 today. Dhoni who is currently leading the IPL team Chennai Super Kings, is a great player, businessman and a humble human being. And he’s a huge foodie too.

Food connects us with Mahi

Food is one thing which connects every human being. Famous or not, every person has a particular food choice or a favourite cuisine. As fans we love to know about the food habits of our favourite celebs and MS Dhoni aka Mahi is also one of them.

MS Dhoni's favourite dishes

Though because of his profession, Dhoni can’t binge on too many calories, but whenever he gets a chance he doesn’t miss gorging on some of his favourite foods or some desi mithai. So, do you want to know what his favourite cuisines are? On this special ocassion of his birthday, let's talk about this Ranchi boy's fave dishes.

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Loves simple 'ghar ka khana'

Being a sportsperson, he has to follow a strict routine to be fit and healthy. Dhoni is a simple man with simple food choices on a regular basis. Like any other Indian Dhoni is proud of Indian cuisines and loves all kinds of traditional dishes. For his regular meals he loves eating simple ghar ka khana like dal, rice, roti with vegetables or chicken. He loves salad with all his meals for that extra fibre and nutrition that keeps him going round the clock. He relishes dairy products like milk and lassi with great gusto.

Mahi has a sweet tooth too

Like anyone of us, he too loves to have a cheat meal once in a while. Among desserts Captain Cool’s favourites are homemade kheer. Among Indian seasonal dessert, Mahi enjoys gajar ka halwa during winters.

Mahi also loves Chicken Tikka Pizza but in non-vegetarian cuisine his all time favorite is butter chicken that most of his fans are quite aware of.

We all know that Dhoni hails from Ranchi, the capital city of Ranchi and one of his favourite spots for the best of mutton curry is Ranchi’s famous food joint, Sarna Hotel.

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