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Niyaz Ahmed is a young chef who hails from Turtuk, an extremely picturesque Balti village and the northernmost region of India in the Union Territory of Ladakh. A graduate in Hotel management from the University of Punjab, Niyaz currently runs the Maha organic restaurant at Farol Turtuk, which is established on the concept of Farm to Table, where the fresh produce from his farm are brought to the table in the form of authentic traditional cuisines in the most contemporary styles. He is also the head chef at the restaurant. Besides this, Niyaz organizes curated food tours to exotic, secluded and untouched spots in the wild mountains of Turtuk valley, where he experiments with traditional ways of cooking, such as 'steak on stone'.