EP19 | All the Fun & Science of Indian Cooking | Ashok Krish

June 19, 2025

🎬 EP19 | All the Fun & Science of Indian Cooking 🍛🔬 | Masala Lab | Mentorship with Ashok Krish

Food is Science, and Indian Cooking is the Best Example! 👨‍🍳⚗️

Ever wondered:

☕ Why your grandmother threw a teabag into the pressure cooker while boiling chickpeas?
🥛 Why a pinch of salt in kheer makes it more flavorful?
🧅 How high-school chemistry helps in perfectly browning onions?
🔥 What the Maillard reaction has to do with fenugreek?

🔍 Biopatrika Mentorship Session featuring Ashok Krish, author of Masala Lab — a science nerd’s exploration of Indian cooking! 🧑‍🔬🍽️

💡 Takeaways:

📌 Understand the science behind flavors & techniques
📌 Turn your kitchen into a creative culinary playground
📌 Why blindly following recipes isn’t the best way to learn cooking

🔬 Hosted by: Dr. Narendra Chirmule, CEO at SymphonyTech Biologics

🎥 Watch Now: https://youtu.be/ENJhnBOQ0HE

🔖 #MasalaLab #IndianCooking #FoodScience #Mentorship #CulinaryChemistry #Biopatrika

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