"My mother always cooked different things. Everyone in my family liked different things. I loved mutton, my cousin sister did not eat non-vegetarian food. And my mother catered for everyone," he said and added that he was introduced to lots of cuisine early in his life.
What makes "MasterChef" different is its deadline that lead to high pressure.
"Pressure comes with the territory. I learned to absorb the pressure and do what I liked to do on the show," the 35-year-old said.
