by Shaadi Week continued on MasterChef India Season 9 Episode 12, where the rituals of Haldi and Mehendi were incorporated into cooking. All 12 pairs of participants were given a chance to save themselves from this week’s elimination by impressing the judges with a dish made using ingredients from either the Yellow Pantry or the Green Pantry.
The famous and talented Bollywood duo Dr. Sanket Bhosale and Sugandha Mishra appeared as special guests in this episode. The husband-wife duo entertained everyone with their hilarious mimicry of Bollywood icons, making all the contestants laugh throughout the episode.
Episode 12 began with all three judges — Chef Vikas Khanna, Chef Ranveer Brar, and Chef Kunal Kapur — entering the MasterChef kitchen. They announced that on Day 2 of Shaadi Week, the Haldi and Mehendi rituals would be celebrated through a special cooking challenge. Soon after, Dr. Sanket Bhosale and Sugandha Mishra joined as guests and amused everyone with their impressions of Usha Uthup, Javed Akhtar, Kangana Ranaut, Sanjay Dutt, and others. The judges then announced the Haldi and Mehendi Cooking Challenge.
Haldi and Mehendi Cooking Challenge Details
There were two pantries — Haldi Pantry (Yellow) and Mehendi Pantry (Green). Each pair of contestants was allotted a pantry through a musical-chairs-style game called Pass the Green and Yellow Hearts. The pairs then had to cook a dish using only the ingredients from their allotted pantry.
Pairs Allotted the Mehendi Pantry:
- Anshmeet Singh and Prabhdeep Kaur
- Deepali Bihani and Jamuna Somani
- Archana Dhotre and Rupali Jadhav
- Ajinkya Gandhe and Vikram Gandhe
- Kanchana Devi and Raksha Devi
- Simran and Himanshi
Pairs Allotted the Haldi Pantry:
- Yasmin Ansari and Mehfooz Alam Ansari
- Parvati Soni and Himang Soni
- Anju Pradhan and Manju Ojha
- Vishnu Purohit and Harshani Purohit
- Venu Sharma and Avni Sharma
- SaiSri Rachakonda and Chandana Rachakonda
Rules of the Haldi and Mehendi Cooking Challenge
- Cooking time: 60 minutes
- Ingredients can be collected only from the allotted pantry (Yellow or Green).
- Each dish must contain at least five elements.
- The MasterChef world-class pantry will remain closed.
- The pair with the best dish will be safe from this week’s elimination.
Veeba Power Card Advantage
As Himang, Parvati, Kanchana, and Raksha won the previous episode’s Sagai Cooking Challenge, they were awarded the Veeba Power Card Advantage. According to this, each of the two pairs could take 5 minutes of help from Chef Kunal Kapur during their 60-minute cooking time.
Dishes Served During the Haldi and Mehendi Cooking Challenge
Below are the dishes served by each pair to the three judges after the 60-minute cooking time ended:
- Yasmin and Mehfooz – Peeli Parampara
- Vikram and Ajinkya – Green Apple and Saunf Dessert
- Venu and Avni – Nandi
- SaiSri and Chandana – Pradha
- Archana and Rupali – Hara Bhara Kukdu Thecha
- Anshmeet and Prabhdeep – Ice cream made from Shimla Mirch Halwa
- Parvati and Himang – Shagun
- Kanchana and Raksha – Bhutte Ka Khees
- Deepali and Jamuna – Thecha Ki Katori
- Vishnu and Harshani – Bundeli Rishtey
- Simran and Himanshi – Hara Bhandaar
- Anju and Manju – Shagun Ki Machhli
Haldi and Mehendi Cooking Challenge Results
- Top Two Dishes: Simran & Himanshi, and Ajinkya & Vikram
- Best Dish: Ajinkya & Vikram
The dishes by Simran–Himanshi and Ajinkya–Vikram impressed the judges the most on the basis of taste, innovation, and presentation. Ultimately, Ajinkya and Vikram were declared the winners of the Haldi and Mehendi Cooking Challenge and are now safe from this week’s elimination.
Next Episode Precap: In Episode 13 of MasterChef India Season 9, Chunky Panday and his wife Bhavana Pandey will appear as special guests as Shaadi Week continues with yet another exciting cooking challenge for the contestants.
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