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I have newfound respect for home cooks after Masterchef India, says chef Kunal Kapur
Updated On: 20 October, 2013 09:45 AM IST | | Rinky Kumar
With his happy-go-lucky demeanour and affable approach, chef Kunal Kapur is easily one of the favourite hosts of Masterchef India. In a tete-a-tete with Rinky Kumar, he reveals what it means to hail from a typical Punjabi family, how his hatred for maths paved the way for his culinary career and why his first cook book is dedicated to all home cooks
How and when were you introduced to cooking?
I come from a huge Punjabi joint family. We are avid eaters. In fact, our kitchen was bigger than all the other rooms. Every Sunday, all the men in the family would come together to cook and discuss the past week over a drink. I was the only boy in the entire family and would get bored playing with my cousin sisters. Quite often, I would end up in the kitchen, sit on the counter and stir whatever was cooking on the gas stove. My father would make it a point to tell me all the ingredients that he would put while cooking and take me through the whole process of preparing a dish.

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