• 1 self-taught cook
• Some kharvas
• A private yacht
• A beagle
• 8 attempts at the perfect pulao
• Stir with Jamie Oliver
• Garnish with tons of dhaniya
• A dollop of pineapple chutney
• Served with homemade prawn pickle on the side

This week on NoSugarCoat, Pooja talks to chef and writer Maunika Gowardhan. Based in the UK, Maunika specialises in authentic indian cuisine and her cookbook Indian Kitchen is a bestseller. Even Mindy Kaling loves it!

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You can follow Maunika at @cookinacury and Pooja at @Poojadhingra

For more information, go to le15.com.

This is a Maed In India Production; check them out at maedinindia.com

• Start with a boring finance job
• Add unlimited cups of coffee
• The plume of a peacock
• 7 tons of coffee beans
• One super hot dry cappuccino
• Mix well with 100% Arabica coffee
• Enjoy your cuppa!

This week on NoSugarCoat, Pooja learns all about coffee from Matt Chitharanjan of Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters. Matt and his wife Namrata built this online coffee business starting from their home and currently run multiple cafes and barista training workshops alongside their subscription company.

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You can follow Matt at @matt_chit and Pooja at @Poojadhingra

For more information, go to le15.com.

This is a Maed In India Production; check them out at maedinindia.com

• 10 seasons of MasterChef Australia
• Over 30 years of being a chef

• The perfect eclair
• 5.5 million people
• 1 lemon curd tart
• 1 rustic butter chicken recipe
• Brutal 12-14 work hours for 10 days straight
• Mix well and fold into one laccha paratha

This week on NoSugarCoat, Pooja calls up Gary Mehigan in Australia. Trained in London, Gary is one of the most popular chefs in Melbourne. And of course, he is a judge on the extremely popular cooking show, Masterchef Australia!

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You can follow Gary at @crispycrackling and Pooja at @Poojadhingra

For more information, go to le15.com. This is a Maed In India Production; check them out at maedinindia.com

• Some American cheese slices
• 1 supportive Dad
• 1 injured finger
• 1 Job in Paris
• 1 Job in Dubai
• 1 Job in Copenhagen
• Some important lessons in humility
• A large amount of love for Bangkok

This week on NoSugarCoat, Pooja sits down with Chef Garima Arora of Restaurant Gaa in Bangkok. This Le Cordon Bleu trained chef has worked in some of the best restaurants in the world including Noma and Gaggan. She now runs her own restaurant in Bangkok.

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You can follow Garima at @arorgarima and Pooja at @Poojadhingra For more information, go to le15.com.  This is a Maed In India Production; check them out at maedinindia.com

• A bound book of Grandma’s recipes
• 1 asparagus
• Some phodshi
• 1 year at Le Bernadin
• An epic journey through India
• A fateful meeting with Massimo Bottura
• Bowls of drumstick soup
• Lots of karaoke 
• A generous helping of Irksome Bliss

This week on NoSugarCoat, Pooja chats with Chef Thomas Zacharias from The Bombay Canteen. Trained at Culinary Institute of America, Thomas  has previously worked at Le Bernadin in New York and Olive in Bangalore and Mumbai.

---Follow Thomas at @cheftzac and Pooja at @PoojadhingraFor more information, go to le15.com. 

This is a Maed In India Production; check them out at maedinindia.com

• 1 Chef's knife
• A slightly drunk parrot
• Many sunny side up eggs
• 1 finely washed radish
• An unmarked pork shoulder
• 3 Michelin Star Restaurant
• 2 Michelin Star Restaurant
• 1 Michelin Star Restaurant
• Some Bhut Jholakia to taste
• And one pink latte to go

On this episode of NoSugarCoat, Pooja talks to Chef Pablo Naranjo Agular from Le 15 Cafe in Mumbai who grew up in Colombia and trained at Le Cordon Bleu before moving to India a few years ago.

Follow Pablo at @chefpablonaranjo and Pooja at @Poojadhingra.

For more information, go to le15.com.

This is a Maed In India Production; check us out at www.maedinindia.in

Welcome to Pooja Dhingra’s brand new podcast, NoSugarCoat where she talks to chefs, entrepreneurs, friends and mentors about the blood, sweat, tears and all other ingredients that go into making it in the food industry. In this teaser episode she sits down with Mae of Maed in India, to discuss,- Her plans for world domination - How to order macarons  from Le 15 patisserie anywhere in the country. - Giving up sugar- What to expect from this season of NoSugarCoat by Pooja Dhingra!

Tune in to the first episode of NoSugarCoat out on September 10th featuring Chef Pablo Naranjo Agular from Le 15 Cafe.