TBS: From Bhutan to India, your show on sweets. - The Taste of India - has surely left
people drooling and craving for sweets. According to you, which are the 5 cities in India
to eat sweets?
VK: I think travel has taken me to each and every sweet shop in India, and I feel really lucky
because of that. If I had to choose 5 cities that serve the best Indian sweets, in no particular
order, it would be Mysore, Jaipur, Ahmadabad, Kolkata and Old Delhi; Old Delhi being my
favourite. I simply admire the taste and deliciousness the city offers!
TBS: So then which would be your favourite sweet?
VK: The Rajasthani Ghevar. You won’t believe, the first time I made a Ghevar it was made so
perfectly that out of excitement I threw it in the air! I tossed the pan and went dancing around
saying I created it perfectly, only to realise it cracked out of my excitement. Same thing
happened when I created Soan Papdi. On most occasions I get carried away with excitement!
TBS: Women admire your cooking and you have
a great female fan following who simply adore
your personality. What should a lady cook to
impress you?
VK: (laughs) Haske kuch bhi khila do main kha
lunga. I can be impressed with anything someone
cooks for me with love. My producers say, “Sir, if
we make you the only judge of Masterchef India,
you will make everyone a winner”. In fact if anyone
makes a simple comfort dish like a daal, with a lot
of love and soulfulness,it would be more than
enough to impress me.
TBS: What is that one tip that you would like to
give for perfect cooking?
VK: I often advice people that fast cooking is not
the best cooking. Greatest of dishes need their
own sweet time to cook. In our households, I have
never seen Indian women going full throttle to
make a roti or any curry; that’s because every
ingredient needs the reverence to be cooked.
Photo courtesy - Vikas Khanna Group
TBS: It's been a pleasure chatting with you! Thank you
so much chef Vikas Khanna for taking a ride on The
Brown Scooter and we wish you loads of success for
your new season of Masterchef India.