Mandela's 1st meal after 27 yrs in prison was Indian chicken curry
Former South African President Nelson Mandela's first meal after his release from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990 was Indian chicken curry. When Mandela became the first black President of South Africa in 1994, his instructions were to hire someone to cook biryani in the presidential residence. Today marks the 100th birth anniversary of the late leader.