Nikita Pathakji, from Derby, was crowned champion after impressing judges
Nikita Pathakji says her mum cooks amazing Christmas dinners and she is happy for her to take chargeThe winner of TV cooking contest MasterChef: The Professionals has said she likes to take a backseat in the kitchen on Christmas Day.
She said she would be spending Christmas with her mum Rima, step-dad and sister at their home in London."I cook enough. She can definitely do Christmas Day."Nikita says she is happy to have a break after taking part in the intense cookery competition"Just wake up, share presents and then it's cooking and drinking," she said.
"We do all of the trimmings that you can imagine: the classics - roast potatoes, Brussels sprouts with chestnut and bacon and my mum's Yorkshire puddings are amazing. During the course of the competition, Ms Pathakji won praise from the judges for her creative Asian-influenced dishes - inspired by travelling she has done - but she said the family's festive cooking is rooted firmly in British classics.However, she said she was conscious that during the cost of living crisis, families may wish to cut back on some of the excesses of the day.
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