Andrea and Alexandra Botez with Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, and R Praggnanandhaa created a tier list of Indian national foods from C to S on the BotezLive YouTube channel on January 3. During the video, Praggnanandhaa noted the differing food preferences of Arjun and Vidit.

R Praggnanandhaa

R Praggnanandhaa

Indian GM, World No. 8

“Them are two contrast people, Vidit only eats vegetarian food, and Arjun only eats non-vegeterian!”

Vidit Gujrathi agreed with Praggnanandhaa and added:

Vidit Gujrathi

Vidit Gujrathi

Indian GM, World No. 29

“Of course! If I say S, Arjun has to say C! It’s obvious, it’s inversely proportional!”

Alexandra Botez remarked:

Alexandra Botez

Alexandra Botez

Streamer, content creator

“Pragg, you’re the tiebreak on the Indian team!”

The final Indian food tier list, ranked by majority of votes:

Tier Food
S Biryani, Dosa, Naan
A Butter Chicken, Mango Lassi, Idli, Rasmalai, Palak Paneer
B Jalebi, Paneer Tikka, Tandoori Chicken, Rice Kheer, Samosa
C

The Botez sisters are popular chess players, streamers, and content creators. Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, and R Praggnanandhaa participated in the video recording before departing for Tata Steel India 2026 in Kolkata.

Credit: BotezLive YouTube