The 65-year-old chef has become a celebrity in the back streets of Old Delhi for his unique ability to dip his hands in boiling vegetable oil.
The man regularly lowers his fingers into a vat of hot oil, which is heated to 200 ° C, to get fried fish. But more incredibly, the veteran deep-fryer says he has never suffered from burns or blisters.
“I've been doing this for 25 years. This is just an experience. I put my hand in hot oil once. Later I did it again. I soon realized that hot oil did not harm me,”Prem Singh said.
Every evening, a crowd of spectators gathers at Singh's restaurant and become customers.
“Everyone wants me to dip my hand in hot oil. They want to see me do it,”says the chef.
Singh's father opened a small shop called Ganesha in Old Delhi in 1960. They only sold fried fish for years, but when the family business took over to Singh, he began preparing other Indian delicacies. According to the man, he sells over a hundred kilograms of fried fish every day thanks to the fact that people want to see him dip his hands in boiling oil. He also prepares other popular Indian delicacies such as tandoori chicken, lamb tikkas, and kebabs.
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Over the years, the mouth-watering grilled fish has brought Singh many regular customers who come from different parts of the city and even the country to taste it.
“This is the first thing I do when I land in Delhi - I go straight here to eat fish. This is what I look forward to every time,”says one of the restaurant's regular customers.
Singh's business is flourishing and now his two sons are helping the man in the restaurant, writes Mail Online. Singh's eldest son, Deepak, said: “We have been here for almost 60 years. Our father started a business with our grandfather. Now we accept it. We hope to expand it and continue the glorious history of our restaurant."