I was born and raised in a small village situated beautifully in the western ghat belt, and when I was in the learning curve, art used to be that somebody who gets closer to your heart and is always there for you in your best and worst; hence my journey started with the paint and canvas, rather than ingredients and utensils.
But, every story has a sweet turning point, and for me, it was my marriage. As they say, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, I went to win my husband's heart.
Tell us about your background and journey.
I'm an ex-hotelier, ex-fitness trainer, currently, a full-time mom who turning every free minute she gets into something that gives her an identity to pass on, a justice to her artistic heart to live on. I have a small 300K+ family in Trell, where I share recipes and show how to prepare them, and style them, and on Instagram, I'm actively partnering with brands, from which earning her full-time equal income.
My story is simple, I want to get heard by all the mothers out there, that your skills, passion, and enthusiasm are all you need to earn to live head held high.
What led you to take up this career path?
What led you to take up this career path?
I was born and raised in a small village situated beautifully in the western ghat belt, and when I was in the learning curve, art used to be that somebody who gets closer to your heart and is always there for you in your best and worst; hence my journey started with the paint and canvas, rather than ingredients and utensils.
But, every story has a sweet turning point, and for me, it was my marriage. As they say, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, I went to win my husband's heart. As he's a foodie, even he motivated me to find a new way to uplift my old self.
But I was very strict back then. We both stood by the formula, foodie < fitness freak. I have a fitness trainer certification as well, and I must have read thousands of articles on nutrition and how to take taste alongside health. Hence I started to prepare healthy crunchies, which became an instant hit and I sold hundreds of orders online. Now I'm a full-time mom hardly having half-time for myself, but whenever I get the time, I try to merge the art into the food, and I try to make original recipes.
What does your typical day look like?
But I was very strict back then. We both stood by the formula, foodie < fitness freak. I have a fitness trainer certification as well, and I must have read thousands of articles on nutrition and how to take taste alongside health. Hence I started to prepare healthy crunchies, which became an instant hit and I sold hundreds of orders online. Now I'm a full-time mom hardly having half-time for myself, but whenever I get the time, I try to merge the art into the food, and I try to make original recipes.
What does your typical day look like?
Most of the day goes by keeping an eye on my son, babysitting is not an easy task, but now he's growing hence my every day is becoming wide than a day before. And cooking is something that is always there, and how I entertain the toddler in me.
Apart from this, I love photography, traveling, learning new food styling, researching and thinking about new themes or trends, spending time with my family members is all I'm doing currently, in typical locked-out lockdown days.
Does one's approach change when cooking professionally and at home?
Does one's approach change when cooking professionally and at home?
When you know you rule the throne of the kitchen, many aspects of it show your discipline and how you were brought up, and also your love for the family and their well-being. When we strictly talk about the food that is on the dining table, four out of seven days I make sure that my hubby and family will have an eye-candy kind of presentation. I have personally found that being aesthetic around you gives everybody some kind of harmony in their heart, call it a feng-shui of cooking.
It brightens up the mood and rest of the day. Apart from those four, even on other three, I make sure that some part of it are met. Maybe you can't make it fancy all the time, but you can find your own way of mastering the presentaion, even when the items are less and more traditional. I learnt this from my mother, I love it when mothers pass on such things without us trying. I will just say that, don't cook when you are angry, order healthy food from outside, always pour little love into the meal you will be prepraring, and that is the silver-lining where you naturally bring smile to the face of people who eats it and by which you'll be growing professionally, a meal at a time.
Can cooking be learned at culinary schools or natural talent is required?
Can cooking be learned at culinary schools or natural talent is required?
Preparing food is art, nobody is Picasso from the childhood, you've to take the paint, take the canvas, waste the canvas, then ace the canvas. There are many things to learn every time you cook something new, or it is more challenging when you're cooking the same item as yesterday, which had perfect balance. You can compare cooks with warriors who have to master the fire, time, density, even atoms and molecules.
It has its spiritual teaching, those who observe, learn and menifest best balances in food. I'm too a beginner in all this, but my father used to say, 'practice makes a man perfect. I say, get your hand in the mud, if not today then soon you'll learn sculpting it into beautiful things. I learned late as well, and I could become someone who is read and appreciated by many, then anybody can. It's all about efforts and patience.
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Interviewed by - Payal Chopra
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