When Tejasswi Prakash Donned A Chef’s Hat For Midnight Cooking Ritual With Cousins – News18

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Tejasswi Prakash said that sheera, the sweet semolina pudding, is more than just a dessert.
Celebrity MasterChef India premiered on Sony TV on January 27. (Photo Credit: Instagram)
Tejasswi Prakash is currently busy with the latest season of Celebrity MasterChef. Well, the actress has been keeping fans engaged with daily updates and intriguing posts on Instagram. Recently, Tejasswi shared a delightful culinary story of how she used to cook with her cousins at midnight.
During an interview with Pinkvilla, Tejasswi reminisced childhood memories of cooking with her cousins and the joy of sharing homemade delicacies. The Naagin actress also revealed a special connection to Sheera, a sweet semolina pudding that evokes fond memories of her childhood. While speaking to the portal, Tejasswi revealed that she cooked a dish on Celebrity MasterChef that turned out to be really well. She, however, mentioned that she could not disclose that dish yet.
On being asked which dish reminds her of her childhood, the actress revealed it was ‘Sheera’. Elaborating on how and why they made sheera, the actress stated, “I have an elder cousin brother. Whenever we cousins met, we used to tell ghost stories to each other till morning. We used to sleep together and tell ghost stories. During this, if we felt hungry, we used to go to the kitchen together because everyone used to be scared because of the ghost stories.”
She went on to say that she and her cousins would make ‘sheera’ together at midnight. Tejasswi further credited her brother for making delicious sheera and shared how at night the meal used to taste even better. Tejasswi even disclosed that if the sheera would cool down, she used to add milk to make it semi-thick and then eat it.
In the same conversation, the actress also recalled her journey in the entertainment industry and her relationship with Karan Kundrra.
Speaking about Celebrity MasterChef India, the show premiered on Sony TV on January 27. The cooking reality show is being judged by chefs Vikas Khanna, Ranveer Brar, and filmmaker Farah Khan. The competition boasts some of the most well-known personalities. Joining Tejasswi Prakash in the show are celebrities such as Gaurav Khanna, Dipika Kakar, Archana Gautam, Rajiv Adatia, Usha Nadkarni, Faisal Shaikh, aka Mr. Faisu, Nikki Tamboli, and Chandan Prabhakar.