Fierce fight at The Hindu’s ‘Our State Our Taste’ cooking contest

Enthusiastic turnout in Madurai for 'Our State Our Taste' cooking competition. Syed Ali Fathima won, Raja Preetha 1st runner-up, Aruna 2nd runner-up. Final showdown in Chennai on Dec 16; grand prize Rs. 1 lakh. Gold Winner, Butterfly, RKG, Aashirvaad, Elite Foods, Bambino, Parry's, Coir-On, Gsquare, SRM IHM, DBS Bank, Thillai's, JC Residency, Chef Damu partners.

MADURAI

The Hindu’s ‘Our State Our Taste’ cooking competition presented by Gold Winner saw an enthusiastic turnout during the preliminary round held in Madurai on Sunday. A multitude of participants showcased their culinary skills.

In this contest, participants were tasked with preparing a traditional Tamil Nadu dish or creatively reinterpreting a classic recipe. The simplicity of the rules belied the challenging nature of the task, leading to a fierce competition among the contestants.

Syed Ali Fathima emerged winner of this round, wowing the judges with coconut rice, chicken 65, chicken gravy, and six other dishes

Raja Preetha, who secured the first runner-up position, gave a good fight by bringing fish fry, fish gravy, chicken omlette, chicken gravy, and 17 other dishes

Aruna came 2nd runner-upm brinbging Puliyotharai uppukari, mullumurungai vadai, aappam, karuvadu, chickan kuzhambhu, etc.