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was born in the first decade of the twentieth century in Chakwal, Undivided Punjab (now in Pakistan).

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Having lost his father at the tender age of ten, he started looking for avenues to support the family. Kundan Lal Gujral was the first in Peshawar to dig a tandoor right in the middle of the eatery. Since then, Peshawar was introduced to the culinary art of Tandoori chicken by Legendary Kundan Lal Gujral. This was a grand success. Soon he was in demand for Tandoori delicacy at social gathering and wedding feasts where he would use an improvised tandoor.