Manjiri Pupala the talented actress who was seen giving a wonderful performance in Netflix’ Betaal is a foodie to the core. She cooks some yummy delicacies and is fond of Non-Veg cuisine, especially fish.

In a candid chat with IWMBuzz.com, Manjiri talks about her food interests.

Check them here. 

What is your favourite cheat food?

I cheat almost once a month. And every time there is different kinds of food tempting me. Also, it is a kind of bait for me to go strict on my diet throughout the month. But my cheat craving vary from Sushi Platter, Chaat, Momos, Dark Chocolate, Tiramisu and other desserts

PS: All these are delivered from a specific place and food joint. Otherwise, the craving doesn’t really settle.

What would your last meal on Earth be? 

Typical Maharashtrian food made by my aai. Preferably her special fish recipe. Pomfret Fry and Bombil Fry…. ummmmmm…

Do you cook at home? What do you make? 

I do cook. I have learnt to cook really nice Farfalle Mushroom Pasta with homemade Pesto from my sister. I often cook this for my friends with some Guacamole on the side.

Veg or Non Veg?

I cook Vegetarian dishes and eat Non-veg dishes, mainly Fish.

Baked or fried?

Baked for diet days, Fried for cheat days.

Soup or salad?

Depends on the time of the day but mostly soup

One vegetable that you hate the most?

Actually, my mom and sister make such amazing food that it is difficult to not like any veggies. But yeah Capsicum is a rare one for me to feel excited for.

Your erotica food?

Avocado – Guacamole Sushi

Weirdest dish you ever ate? 

Pineapple on Pizza !!!! Ouch!!!! What a weird combination

Celebrity you would love to cook for?

Meryl Streep and the Writer Elizabeth Gilbert

Midnight snack?

Never really eaten at midnight due to my diet regime. But in my hostel days, it was ALWAYS Maggie.

The dish that your family loves when you make: 

Chatpata Corn Masala, Egg Masala Curry

The best compliment got was for which dish:

Once I had cooked for my German friends who were exchange students in India. But their house had only Eggplants and they insisted to eat some truly authentic Indian food. So I cooked for them the Indian home food classic -Baingan ka Bharta and added roasted salty peanuts to add some crunch to the bite. And they could not stop savouring it.

So the whole combination of sitting under the sky full of stars, in a small hilly village by a bonfire, listening to some amazing jazz music and all of this while some foreign friends are savouring the Baingan Ka Bharta made by me, made the whole experience quite surreally and special.

Picture Courtesy: Sanket Kunthale