Chef Damu

“I feel elated that I got the chance to meet the who's who of the hospitality industry from across the world.”

“Our ancestors grew a lot of millets and incorporated them in their diet.”

“Food is medicine, medicine is food.”

“Every child should eat heartily and be like me.”

“I request parents to teach their children cooking as it is important to good health.”

“I have an old book of traditional recipes that I refer to.”

“I'm really not interested in commercial ventures; this gives me enough time to pursue my passion and spend time with my family.”

“I always check with elders back in the village before I try out something new.”

“People will easily forget our traditional grains such as ragi, kambu and thinai varities.”

“I got the desire to cook from an early age when I saw my mother cooking, but then my mother did not allow me to enter the kitchen.”

“I have documented even 3,000 year-old-recipes which I stumbled upon during my research.”

“My heart and passion lies in reviving authentic dishes and celebrating their distinct flavours.”

“I am someone who loves to cook and eat well.”

“If your mind is good, you will cook well.”

“I just want more and more people to enjoy traditional food and that makes me happy.”

“Rasmalai is easy to make, a simple, healthy and tasty sweet everyone can make at home during Deepavali.”

“I visualise the ingredients before I try anything new.”

“The villages around Kanadukathan are rich with cooking knowledge.”

“I travel to over 35 countries to conduct demos where I stress the food-as-medicine concept.”

“I wanted to achieve something because I thought that we should not just be born and live, so I started writing books.”