Kamini pather recipes full#

Keeping focussed in the final moments when all I wanted to do was throw in the towel. What was the most challenging part of MasterChef? Never try to catch a falling knife – this will end badly. READ THE RECIPE from start to finish – strategy is key when tackling more technical recipes.ģ. Stick with your first thought – second guessing yourself in the kitchen or elsewhere leads to confusion.Ģ. Three handy kitchen tips you picked up on MasterChef?ġ.

I guess entering the South African version was one of my bucket list items. I’ve watched MasterChef UK and MasterChef Australia for as long as they have been on. I’ve been obsessed with food for the last ten years. She now hosts a regular show on Good Hope FM, has been writing for all sorts of magazines and newspapers and is planning her next big thing which she says is quite a lot of pressure since winning MasterChef SA, ‘can’t be the best thing I’ve done.’ Here’s a little more, in her own words, about the journey, some top tips and where she’s at: How did your MasterChef journey begin? When we asked her how she coped so well, she said that knowing how important her own space was and understanding what she needs to perform (like sleep), helped her to keep her wits about her and handle the pressure.Īfter hibernating for a few months (Kamini knew she was the winner in February but had to keep it a secret until September), Kamini has been in the midst of a media flurry.

Kamini pather recipes full#

With a six week production time, six days a week, 5am wake-up calls and a house full of contestants, the MasterChef experience is a pretty intense one but one that Kamini seemed to sail through with a heap of grace and good humour. This month we were lucky enough to welcome her back into our Yuppiechef Test Kitchen where she cooked three of her summer favourites and filled us in on the roller coaster ride she has been on of late. The story goes that a long, long time ago MasterChef SA winner, Kamini Pather, worked within these Yuppiechef walls.