MasterChef India - Season 8
50 episodes
Episode 1
Auditions - Part 1
Three of the most celebrated chefs of India, Chef Ranveer Brar, Chef Vikas Khanna and Chef Pooja Dhingra, test home cooks from all across the country and choose the best to get them ready for the Mast
Episode 2
Auditions - Part 2
Three of the most celebrated chefs of India, Chef Ranveer Brar, Chef Vikas Khanna and Chef Pooja Dhingra, test home cooks from all across the country and choose the best to get them ready for the Mast
Episode 3
Auditions - Part 3
Three of the most celebrated chefs of India, Chef Ranveer Brar, Chef Vikas Khanna and Chef Pooja Dhingra, test home cooks from all across the country and choose the best to get them ready for the Mast
Episode 4
Bootcamp - Part 1
The Top 22 contestants face a challenging cook-off, where they compete not just against each other but also against time. By the end of the week, only the Top 12 will get a chance to battle it out in
Episode 5
Bootcamp - Part 2
The Top 22 contestants face a challenging cook-off, where they compete not just against each other but also against time. By the end of the week, only the Top 12 will get a chance to battle it out in
Episode 6
Regional Core Ingredient Challenge
The Top 12 home cooks kick off the first challenge by using ingredients from their regions. Mid-challenge, the judges introduce three surprise ingredients to incorporate. Two contestants with the leas
Episode 7
Giant Mystery Box Challenge with Chef Kunal Kapur
The home cooks face the world's biggest Mystery Box in a challenge with Chef Kunal Kapur. Inside, they find 10 ingredients and 10 tools. Each cook must craft a dish using at least 4 ingredients and 1
Episode 8
Overnight Challenge with Chef Suvir Saran - Part 1
Chef Suvir Saran introduces a novel challenge in the MasterChef Kitchen: The Overnight Challenge. Split into 2 parts, cooks have 45 minutes to prep, allowing for fermentation, marination, and slow coo
Episode 9
Overnight Challenge with Chef Suvir Saran - Part 2
Chef Suvir Saran introduces a novel challenge in the MasterChef Kitchen: The Overnight Challenge. Split into 2 parts, cooks have 45 minutes to prep, allowing for fermentation, marination, and slow coo
Episode 10
Chef Pooja Dhingra’s Replication Challenge
In the final challenge of the week, five home cooks aim to replicate Chef Pooja Dhingra's Universe of Happiness. They must follow the recipe and create the dish within 150 minutes. The home cook who b
Episode 11
ASMR Challenge
The home cooks usually focus on taste, innovation, and presentation. But this time, they must add a 'sound factor' to their food. After this challenge, two contestants will don black aprons and cook t
Episode 12
Vikas Khanna's Innovation Challenge
Innovation is the key to winning this challenge. The 12 home cooks must create a dish using the ingredients from one of the three signature dishes presented. At the 30-minute mark, three dishes are di
Episode 13
Chef Marco Pierre White – Water Mystery Box and Katauti Challenge: Part 1
Chef Marco Pierre White takes over the MasterChef Kitchen with a unique challenge. Home cooks face limited gas, electricity, and a mystery box containing just 250 ml of water. In this 90-minute challe
Episode 14
Chef Marco Pierre White – Water Mystery Box and Katauti Challenge: Part 2
Chef Marco Pierre White takes over the MasterChef Kitchen with a unique challenge. Home cooks face limited gas, electricity, and a mystery box containing just 250 ml of water. In this 90-minute challe
Episode 15
Chef Ranveer Brar’s Pressure Test Challenge
In this week's final challenge, Chef Ranveer Brar sets up the season's first pressure test. Eight home cooks must recreate his dish to avoid elimination. As the challenge ends, the two weakest dishes
Episode 16
Veeba Blindfold Taste Test + Safe Or Secret Mystery Box Challenge with Prateek Sadhu
Week 4 kicks off with a Veeba Blindfold Taste Test. Home cooks must identify Veeba Sauce ingredients, with the highest correct answers earning 10 extra minutes in the next challenge. Then, Chef Pratee
Episode 17
Team Service Challenge at Mulk Restaurant: Part 1
In the first Local Offsite and Team Service Challenge at Mulk Restaurant, the chefs of the two top dishes become captains, choosing their team members. They craft a 3-course pre-Partition Indian meal
Episode 18
Team Service Challenge at Mulk Restaurant: Part 2
In the first Local Offsite and Team Service Challenge at Mulk Restaurant, the chefs of the two top dishes become captains, choosing their team members. They craft a 3-course pre-Partition Indian meal
Episode 19
Liquid to Dessert Challenge with Tejasvi Chandela
Five home cooks enter the kitchen to face Chef Tejasvi's Liquid to Dessert challenge. Assigned one of the five unique drinks, the home cooks must make a MasterChef-worthy dessert, keeping in mind the
Episode 20
Chef Vicky Ratnani's Pressure Test
The last challenge of the week - a classic Pressure Test! Chef Vicky Ratnani brings one of his favourite dishes for the home cooks to replicate. The home cook who fails to impress will be eliminated.
Episode 21
Diwali Challenge with Family
On the auspicious day of Diwali, the home cooks meet their family members, waiting with a small gift, in the MasterChef kitchen. The home cooks must make a dish celebrating Diwali on a plate using Ind
Episode 22
Diwali Challenge / Core Ingredient Challenge
The six best Diwali on a plate dishes fight for an advantage - the elusive Veeba Game Changer Card. The advantage grants the winner the ability to skip one of the next week's initial two challenges. A
Episode 23
Core Ingredient Challenge with Last Season's Top 6
Having paired up with the previous season's contestants based on their core ingredients, the home cooks lead as head chefs while the ex-contestants become their sous chefs. The winner receives immunit
Episode 24
5 Finger Nutrition Challenge with Pooja Makhija
Nutritionist Pooja Makhija presents a challenge. The eight home cooks aim to create a balanced, nutritious dish, considering the five vital nutrients for a healthy life. Their sole pantry is the Pyram
Episode 25
Chef Garima Cook Along Challenge
Four home cooks face the first Cook Along of the season with Chef Garima Arora. The home cooks must cook alongside her, matching her speed, techniques and detailing to avoid elimination. Only the Top
Episode 26
Fire, Water and Earth Mystery Box
The judges of 'MasterChef India - Tamil' bring the first challenge of the week to the eight remaining home cooks. From each of the three Mystery Boxes, the Fire Mystery Box, Water Mystery Box and Eart
Episode 27
Zero Waste Sustainability Challenge – Maggi Masala Ae Magic Kitchen Kari Challenge
Seven home cooks take on the zero-waste sustainability challenge where the main ingredient is coconut. The contestants must make a dish that maximises the utilisation of the ingredient with the bottom
Episode 28
Gourmet Street Food Team Service Challenge: Saffron - Part I
This offsite challenge takes the remaining six home cooks from the MasterChef Kitchen to JW Marriot's Saffron, where they are split into two teams to tackle a team service challenge. They must present
Episode 29
Gourmet Street Food Team Service Challenge: Saffron - Part II
This offsite challenge takes the remaining six home cooks from the MasterChef Kitchen to JW Marriot's Saffron, where they are split into two teams to tackle a team service challenge. They must present
Episode 30
Smell Test + Masala Blend Challenge
It's black apron day and the five home cooks face the two challenges set by guest chef Ajay Chopra. The first is a smell test where the home cooks must identify the spices in the different masala blen
Episode 31
Grains Mini Challenge + Millets Core Ingredient Challenge
Chef Anahita Dhondy kicks off Week 7 with a two-level challenge. In the first round, the home cooks must guess the different types of grains presented, with the winner getting an advantage for the nex
Episode 32
Aashirvaad Select Atta Fan Feast Challenge
Divided into two teams, the home cooks must prepare a feast for their fans and include a bread basket using Aashirvaad Select Atta. The fans and judges vote for their favourite dishes, with the winnin
Episode 33
Dream On A Plate Challenge – Maggi Apna Food Business: Part I
Based on the aspirations of the six home cooks, the contestants must create a culinary masterpiece reflecting their dreams on a plate. To help them, Chef Saransh Goila enters the MasterChef kitchen. T
Episode 34
Dream On A Plate Challenge – Maggi Apna Food Business: Part II
The judges taste the dishes that reflect the contestants' dreams on a plate. The best dish receives a special prize, along with becoming the first finalist of the season.
Episode 35
Time or Ingredient Challenge
Chef Hussain Shahzad brings the last black apron challenge of the season and the home cooks must choose what is more important to them - time or ingredients. The worst dish of the day will be eliminat
Episode 36
Audition Core Ingredient Challenge
For making it to the final week of MasterChef India, the Top 6 home cooks are presented with a Spaces hamper. The week kicks off with a challenge where the home cooks are given an ingredient from the
Episode 37
Chef Manu Chandra Pressure Test
Guest Chef Manu Chandra presents a challenge where the home cooks must replicate his signature dish in 120 minutes. The home cook who falls short will leave the MasterChef kitchen.
Episode 38
Chef Manish Mehrotra's Photo Replication Challenge - Part I
The Top 4 home cooks get a surprise visit from Veeba founder Viraj Bahl, who presents them with special Veeba hampers. Guest Chef Manish Mehrotra presents them with a Photo Replication Challenge, wher
Episode 39
Chef Manish Mehrotra's Photo Replication Challenge - Part II
The Photo Replication Challenge continues with the contestants bidding for time with Guest Chef Manish Mehrotra. The amount of time they bid is doubled and deducted from the 120 minutes they have for
Episode 40
Grand Finale - Signature Dish Challenge
In the ultimate challenge of the competition, the last four home cooks will prepare their signature dish in 90 minutes. The judges evaluate these creations based on three crucial criteria - taste, inn
Episode 41
MasterClass: Giant Macaron Cake and Giant Chocolate Cookie
Macaron Queen Chef Pooja Dhingra takes us on a baking tour with her two signature dishes. She shares the recipes for her Giant Macaron Cake and Giant Chocolate cookie, dotted with interesting facts ab
Episode 42
MasterClass: Date Night with Chef Vikas Khanna and Chef Pooja Dhingra
Chef Vikas and Chef Pooja curate a perfect dinner date menu that is an expression of love and gratitude. With love in the air and dinner on the table, Chef Vikas and Chef Pooja jointly serve a three-c
Episode 43
MasterClass: One King Ingredient with Chef Vikas Khanna and Chef Pooja Dhingra
In a showcase of skills, Chefs Vikas and Pooja prepare a dish using just one ingredient each and treating it as the king of the plate. They play with textures and curate a dish out of potato and milk
Episode 44
MasterClass: Game Night with Chef Ranveer Brar and Pooja Dhingra
Presenting a beautiful platter of food for friends while hosting game night will be a breeze thanks to Chefs Ranveer and Pooja. Along with a MasterClass on making never-ending cannoli chaat and three
Episode 45
MasterClass: Chef Vikas’s Touch
From New York, Chef Vikas brings two recipes - the Khasta Kachori and Kashmir ke Os - and shares his experiences and journey through them. No matter how far he may be from India, he has never forgotte
Episode 46
MasterClass: Pastries with Chef Pooja Dhingra
Chef Pooja presents a hack to pack homemade desserts for travel, solves the problem for all those who couldn’t make cakes their travel companion, and tricks everyone with her pumpkin which is in reali
Episode 47
MasterClass: What’s in the Refrigerator with Chef Vikas Khanna
Chef Vikas is excited to curate something out of the leftovers in his refrigerator and elevates an ordinary Mutton Biriyani into Pardanasheen Biriyani. He takes us back to his hometown, Amritsar, and
Episode 48
MasterClass: Alternative Cooking with Chef Ranveer Brar and Chef Vikas Khanna
Chef Vikas takes a healthier approach to an Indian thali but this time with millets in an Ethiopian platter. On the other hand, Chef Ranveer Brar finds an alternative cooking technique to satisfy the
Episode 49
MasterClass: Spices of India with Chef Pooja Dhingra and Chef Ranveer Brar
Chefs Pooja Dhingra and Ranveer Brar talk about the spices in India and kick it off with a fun tasting game with the home cooks. Chef Pooja prepares Dal Khichdi and elevates it with spices. She shares
Episode 50
MasterClass: Chef Ranveer’s Recipes
Chef Ranveer takes us to his culinary journey from his childhood to his earlier days in the profession. He shares his experiences and how Saro ke Galouti Kebab and Pithode played an important role in