Q. Take us back in time to your first brush with cooking. How old were you, and did it leave an impression?
A. I was around seven-eight years old when I started helping my mother in the kitchen. I loved helping her and going to fruit and veggie markets with my father. Kitchens have always attracted me and I find it very calming to be just there.

Nidhi Mahajan, who hails from Chandigarh, cooks it up during an episode of Season 8