Published 12:44 IST, October 21st 2019

Shipra Khanna: All about this Master Chef winner's culinary journey

Chef Shipra Khanna had won the MasterChef title in the second season. Read on to know about her journey from the MasterChef kitchen to owning her own kitchen.

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Shipra Khanna seems to be living culinary dream. She had won MasterChef India in year 2012. Since n, she went on to write a dozen of cookbook, host cookery programmes and remain of India’s culinary ambassadors. But her road to fame does t seem to be an easy one.

MasterChef India changed Shipra Khanna's life

Shipra Khanna had a decade-long abusive marri where cooking reportedly seemed to be only respite. Winning MasterChef transformed her life and career. Shipra’s loved ones supported her throughout journey. With MasterChef, she made her hobby of cooking, a profession. She reportedly claimed in an interview with a daily news portal that MasterChef India was platform that helped turn her passion into reality and a profession. Shipra said that MasterChef was “miracle” of her life. Winning show, she got to go on a trip to London which was part of prize. She also reportedly had plans for developing her own cookery show on television. Shipra planned to write her own book of recipes which materialised out from time of her unhappy marri.

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Shipra Khanna’s cookbook called Spice Route was reportedly inspired from her travels, recipes from her grandmor and mor and also from kitchen of MasterChef. Shipra’s daughter suffers from cerebral palsy and was advised by doctors from eating outside. Hence, chef reportedly prepared restaurant-like food at home. This too inspired her cookbook as Shipra had confessed in interview with daily portal.

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Shipra Khanna's culinary ventures

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Shipra Khanna had gone on a 'Spice Trail' around world to understand various culture and cuisines. She has w opened her restaurant called H.O.T.- House of Taste in Ahmedabad. Khanna reportedly believes that Gujarat is all about food and this is why she chose this place for her first restaurant. Apart from her Indian fusion food, Shipra also plans on introducing French-inspired Himachali food for vegetarian palette of Gujarat. She had been tutored by French Chef Alain Passard in Paris and wants to use techniques she learnt to food patrons in Ahmedabad. Shipra Khanna has also recently launched ar of her cookbooks called Sinfully Yours which focuses on desserts. 

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11:22 IST, October 21st 2019