- ‘Yogi Chef’ – a sattvic cooking contest – sees enthusiastic participation with innovative healthy recipes judged by Celebrity Master Chef Dr Kaviraj Khialani
- Dr Kaviraj Khialani’s next cookery book titled – The Art of Fusion Sattvic Cooking – will be published in the near future sharing his creative ideas on making sattvic food more tempting and lip-smacking!
- Chef Kaviraj presents the top 7 contestants his recently published cookery books which included food for the body- mind & soul, vegan cooking, simply super salads & the millet melange cookbook.
NE FEATURES BUREAU
MUMBAI, FEB 7
Kaivalyadhama, a renowned institution for Yoga and holistic health, successfully hosted a national conference on Sattvic Ahaar in Mumbai on Saturday. The conference brought together leading experts in holistic health, Yoga, Naturopathy, Ayurveda, and modern nutrition to discuss the transformative power of Sattvic food principles. The conference was inaugurated by Padma Shri Awardee Chef Sanjeev Kapoor and BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, IAS. Dr. Chef Kaviraj Khialani, celebrity master chef, health & well-being consultant and Food & Hospitality Editor of Navjeevan Express, was the chief judge and jury of the yogi chef cooking contest.
The event also put across a platform for cooking enthusiasts to cook up a storm with their culinary skills keeping in mind sattvic cooking principles and methods/ styles and variations which can ultimately find their way onto a sattvic plate or platter. The contest saw a very good response and the recipes, concepts and presentation were just too good.
The culinary skills displayed by the contestants was not only mind-blowing but also highly researched and creative with thoughtfulness.
The plating & ways of serving the dishes too was very impressive and each participant had a story attached to her recipe which made it all more enticing & tasty. The display of food under various courses from beverages, salads, side dishes, snacks, breakfasts, main courses, and even all in one meal concepts were available for the attendees as well who highly appreciated the efforts of the yogi chef cooking contest.
Dr. Chef Kaviraj Khialani, celebrity master chef, health & well-being consultant was the chief judge and jury of the yogi chef cooking contest and judged the participants with a very interactive medium of expression from the recipe concept to the method of cooking, from the style of garnish to the presentation methods used on the display tables. The winners were chosen as runners up and first prize who were very well deserving and were awarded appropriately by the organisers. Chef Kaviraj also initiated to present the top 7 contestants with his recently published cookery books which included food for the body- mind & soul, vegan cooking, simply super salads & the millet melange cookbook.
“It was a great experience & day well spent at Kaivalyadhama-Mumbai being amongst professionals from various streams related to health & well-being, naturopathy, medicine, yoga, Ayurveda and more.it was a great learning experience listening to all the panellist’s during the talk shows and each one had something special to share”- said Chef Kaviraj as he summed up the event.
The take-away factors from the national conference was the A-B-C-D theory which listed as below summarises the first-time exposure for all those who were there in huge numbers from students to yoga students and more.
- AWARENESS OF SATTVIC COOKING CONCEPTS.
- BELIEVING IN THE SATTVIC COOKING STYLES.
- CARRYING OUT SATTVIC COOKING & EXPERIMENT
- DEDICATED APPROACH TOWARDS SATTVIC COOKING STYLES.
Chef Kaviraj shared a few words of wisdom during the final moments before the prize distribution of the yogi chef contest. He also shared his experience of cooking over 25 plus years and the importance of cooking healthy- hearty & wholesome. He also mentioned about being open to thinking out of the box when it comes to sattvic cooking and to reform the thinking process of people by dishing out interesting concoctions on the plates to make it tempting and delectable. Towards the end he also announced that he too would be coming out with his next cookery book titled – The Art of Fusion Sattvic Cooking –soon in the near future sharing his creative ideas on making sattvic food more tempting and lip-smacking!
The conference featured keynote speeches and panel discussions on topics such as “Sattvic Ahaar in Modern Times” and “Sattvic Ahaar and Mental Health” by experts like Dr. Kushan Shah, Dr. Harish Shetty, Tejinder Singh Sabarwal, Deepali Mehta, Dimple Jangda, Dr. Santosh Pandey and Dr. Gayatri Gohil.
Subodh Tiwari – honorary secretary & CEO of Kaivalyadhama, Dileep, Dr Ritu, Dr Apoorva & Shanaya worked in tandem to make the event a great success.
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