Chef Pankaj Bhadouria's cookbook is selling like hotcakes

India loved her food and now Indians are lapping up her recipes that earned her fame and success. Who are we talking about? Well, follow the lead. Master Chef India Cookbook authored by Chef Pankaj Bhadouria, winner of MasterChef India Season one, is now listed as a bestseller after selling over 6,000 copies in the first month of its publication (November 2011). The cookbook was part of winner’s prize and it follows Chef Bhadouria's own cookery show on Star Plus, Pankaj Ka Zayka. The cookery book was rated by Landmark in its best-sellers category (non-fiction) for the months December-January, alongside books by renowned authors Malcolm Gladwell and Richard Bach. And that’s not all… Master Chef India Cookbook, brought out by BPI India Publishing house, has also been nominated in Gourmand Awards, Paris under the category of ‘Celebrity TV Chef’. "I always wanted to open a restaurant and wanted to write a cookbook. I am glad one of my dreams is coming true right now while I am working on my other dream. I had the idea of what would entail in my cookbook since a while- even before MasterChef India. I owe my success to Star Plus and to the show which changed my life completely,"said an elated Pankaj. On the other hand, Nitin Vaidya, Head, Hindi Channels, STAR India went on to say this about Pankaj’s success,"Making dreams come true is a serious business. At Star Plus, our endeavour is to fire up the imagination of India’s billion-plus people just like Bhadouria, who turned from a school teacher from a non-descript town to a celebrity. Yet another step of Star Plus, in actualizing its ideology of 'Rishta Wahi Soch Nayi' with its esteemed viewers." All we can suggest is to grab a copy of the book and satisfy your palate. Go for it, guys!!!