Essentially this show in India is an International Format show, which started in 2010
I was under an impression that the show is about food, but no the show is also about people (read Akshay Kumar and his Punjabi fans). In the last season the show was back sans the celeb host, and Vikas Khanna the cute chef from NY, did a splendid job of conducting the show. But even then the show was more Drama than Food
From the serpentine queue of people hundreds were chosen, and the contestants broke into pangs of emotion, throwing pans and other stuffs in the air. Pheww…it reminded me of the Prestige Cooker ad when I was a kid, that went “phek do yeh kadai, yeh frying pan, yeh pressure cooker, le ayoo…….”
The dramatics or the mellow-dramatics often went beyond that to say how desperately he/she wants to be the Masterchef for this season…
I really want to add here that all the selected ones look and cook like pros and definitely have a story….
Hence this one is a word of advice for a dear friend who is super excited and is participating in the show this year to cook up a story before she really cooks up the cuisine.
Since the Kolkata auditions are scheduled tomorrow, I dare not divulge the secret of who she is right now, for her sake, or for mine aswell (so that I don’t get killed). But I promise to share the recipe as soon as I can. So for now we will call her Miranda, owing to the orange that she is wearing today.
So Miss Miranda, is quiet excited since the last few days, and putting in all her efforts to decide what she will prepare and how she will present it.
The technical hitches are quite a few given the fact that she need to reach the venue sharp at 9…so she needs to wake up at say 4 am in the morning and prepare as she has decided a host of stuffs for the gastronomical delight of the judges.
This includes fish, chicken, rice, some kind of roti/paratha, desert, chutney ….
She needs to buy a great looking plate, and think about presenting the food in a great way…and also shop for the best ingredients.
Anyhow for now I end the ordeal by wishing Miss Miranda good luck.
And a easy…Tropical Chicken recipe for you to try
Ingredients
· 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts,
· Salt & Pepper to Taste
· 2 tablespoons olive oil / Amul Nutrilite
· 1/4 cup dry white wine, or rum
· 1/2 cup heavy cream
· 2 tablespoons Mustard Paste - Mild
· 1 teaspoon dried Kasuri Methi/ Fenugreek leaves
Directions
- Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; saute until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes, turning once. Transfer to a plate; keep warm.
- Pour wine/rum into hot skillet; cook, stirring, until reduced by half, about 1 minute. Whisk in cream, mustard, and Kasuri Methi. Cook, whisking, until thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Pour any accumulated chicken juices from plate into sauce. Right before serving, drizzle cream sauce over chicken
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