Launches ‘Master Chef Competition’
In line with the Central Government’s initiative to support AYUSH mission, the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) in association with the National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune and the Central Council for Research in Naturopathy, has launched ‘Master Chef Competition’ in the run up to the Global AYUSH Investment Summit, which will be held from 20-22 April, 2022, at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
The objective of this competition is to reinvent and promote AYUSH ethos for food. It aims to provide an international platform to showcase the diverse and inclusive culture and heritage of Indian foods.
Under the theme ‘Ahara for Poshan’, the Master Chef Competition has six entry categories for participation- Cereal-based preparations, Millets-based preparations, Nuts/Pulses-based preparations, Fruits/Vegetable-based preparations, Dairy product-based preparations and Fusion.
The competition requires recipes to be aligned with the dietary principles of AYUSH streams and should be prepared from natural ingredients sans any artificial colours, flavours or preservatives
There will be three winners in each of the six categories with a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh for the winner and Rs. 75,000 for the first runner-up and Rs 50,000 for the second runner-up. Overall, there would be 18 winners.