MasterChef India – Telugu (season 1)

Tamannaah randomly chose ten cooks in the Top 20. They must cook their signature dish within an hour to earn MasterChef aprons. Priyadarshi, Sourabh and Nazimunisha earned the aprons. They were ranked in the Top 14. Others were eliminated except Kamal awaiting results.

Kamal scored positively and placed in the Top 14. The other ten cooks in the Top 20 were given the chance to cook their signature dish within the hour to win MasterChef aprons. Six cooks won and ranked in to Top 14. Others were eliminated. All eliminated cooks were given a second chance to win the apron. They have to win a skill test and then food test. Three cooks won the challenges. The winners were ranked in the Top 14. Manoj got placed in the Top 14 on condition that he had to face an elimination challenge to secure his place. The others were eliminated.

Tamannaah revealed the mystery box and the Top 14 home cooks must cook a dish using at least four ingredients from the box. Cooks have an hour to win a place on the balcony. Kamal won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony with Abdul. They are safe for the week and rest faces more challenges in the next episode.

Judges thrown mise en plan as skill test for home cooks. They must complete it within 15 minutes. Madavi, Manisha and Tejasvi didn't make it. They got black aprons and faced the elimination round. Although Manoj wins the challenge, he faces elimination due to previous conditions. Rest got into balcony. In the pressure test challenge the four cooks must re-create the Jugalbandi signature dish by chef Chalapathi. Manisha was eliminated and the rest passed the test. Manoj finally got his named apron.

Judges brought several ingredients to the home cooks and asked them to pick only three items for themselves. At first, the challenge was to make a sweet dish using those ingredients. But Tamannaah intervened and changed it into a beverage challenge. Previous week's winners Kamal and Abdul received the first opportunity to pick the ingredients. In addition, they decided in what order others should get the ingredients. The home cooks got half an hour to complete the challenge. Kamal won the best drink of the day and went into the balcony with Nazimunisha, Anusha and Madhavi in the winning order. Rest must face more challenges in the next episode.

In the team challenge, the judges divided the remaining home cooks into three teams:Red (Abdul, Manoj & Sai Sri), Blue (Sarat, Sourabh & Sai Sree), and Green (Anupama, Jaideep & Priyadarshi). Each team has to make a savory and a sweet within an hour using given equipment. Tamannaah revealed the three equipment. Judges allowed Kamal to decide which equipment was assigned to each team. Red and Blue won the challenge and entered the balcony. The Greens lost the challenge, and they had to face an elimination test. Chef Mahesh asked them to recreate his signature dish in an hour. Anupama and Jaideep passed the challenge. Priyadarshi was eliminated from the show.

In Thaali Challenge, Tamannaah asked the home cooks to make a minimum six-course meal for herself and the judges. The Cooks were divided into two teams: Red (Abdul, Anusha, Kamal, Nazimunisha, Sai Sri & Sarat) and Blue (Anupama, Jaideep, Madhavi, Manoj, Sourabh & Tejasvi). Each team had to complete the challenge within two hours. Red won the challenge and entered the balcony. Kamal won the best dish of the day. The Blues lost the challenge, and they had to face more challenges in next episode.

In the taste test, the judges asked home cooks to identify the dominant flavor from a set of six food items that were handed out one by one. Anupama, Jaideep and Tejasvi won the challenge. The judges were impressed by Anupama's tasting skills and she won a prize for it. Rest had to face the elimination challenge. The judges gave them the ingredient they could not identify and asked them to create dishes using it. They had to complete the challenge within an hour. Manoj and Sourabh passed the challenge. Madhavi was eliminated from the show.

The episode began with a fun chat between Tamannaah and the home cooks in which Abdul was awarded as Most Positive Home Cook. Subsequently, the Judges declared everybody safe for the day and gave a second chance to previously eliminated cooks (Madhavi, Manisha, and Priyadarshi). They had to make their favorite dish within an hour. The cooks were about to cook, but the judges switched cooking counters, making it harder for them. Manisha won the challenge and the rest were permanently eliminated from the show.

Allu Sirish arrived as a special guest for the show. After a brief fun chat, he challenged Tamannaah to a Dosa flip and won the challenge. He also revealed the MasterChef Immunity pin to everyone. Judges gave a three-round Immunity pin challenge to the cooks. They gave eight eggs to each cook for the entire challenge. In the first round, cooks had to make meringue and those who finished in the top six spots were advanced to the next round. In the next round, the cooks had to make poached eggs and the top three placeholders were advanced to the next round. In the last round, the cooks had to make a special dish within an hour using the rest of the eggs they had. Sourabh won the immunity pin.

Judges presented twelve ingredients to the home cooks and explained each item. They let the cooks pick one ingredient. Tamannaah chose Immunity challenge winner Sourabh as the first to pick up the ingredient. Those who selected their ingredient were also asked to select the next person in the queue. Those who got fruit were selected as team captains and were allowed to chose team members under the guidance of the judges. Each team had to make a dish within an hour using the ingredients they obtained. Also like a relay match, each team member would only get a quarter of the total time for cooking. Team Blue (Kamal, Anupama, Anusha & Nazimunisha) won the challenge and went into the balcony. The rest had to deal with more challenges in the next episode.

In the taste test, the judges served a dish made of 43 ingredients to home cooks and asked to identify the ingredients. Abdul, Manisha, Manoj, Sai Sri and Sourabh won the challenge. Rest had to face the elimination challenge. Chef Mahesh revealed that the dish they tasted was his signature dish called Sapta Sammohanam. He asked the cooks to replicate this signature dish within an hour and a half. Jaideep and Tejasvi passed the challenge. Sarat was eliminated from the show.

The judges put the mystery boxes at each cook's countertop and Tamannaah called them onstage. They found a pan in their mystery box. Chief Sanjay showed them how to cook with just one pan. He did four dishes easily. The cooks had to make any dish within an hour in the same way. Jaideep won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony with Anusha, Anupama, Manisha and Sai Sri. Rest had to face more challenges in the next episode.

Judges surprised the remaining five home cooks with an elimination challenge. Tamannaah brought a spinning wheel from the pantry that shows various ingredients on its wheel. Cooks would obtain their core ingredient according to the spinning wheel result. Subsequently, Jaideep was given the privilege of choosing the equipment for the cooks. The cooks had to complete the challenge within an hour. Abdul, Nazimunisha, Sourabh and Tejasvi passed the challenge. Manoj was eliminated from the show.

The show began with Tamannaah wishing everyone a joyful Dussehra and serving sweets. Judges asked the cooks to open the cloches in front of them. Half of them found a place's name and the rest found a dish in their cloches. Those that got the matching place and dish were made in a pair. Each pair had to recreate the dish they got. Judges gave them 60 minutes to complete the challenge. Anupama-Anusha pair won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony. Kamal-Sai Sri pair also won but only Sai Sri got into the balcony. Kamal was disqualified because he did not participate last week. So he had to face remaining challenges this week along with others.

In the skill test round, the judges asked the cooks to decorate a cake within 30 minutes. Abdul, Nazimunisha and Tejwasi won the challenge. Sourabh escaped the next elimination challenge by surrendering his Immunity pin to Tamannaah. The judges invited Chef Rajesh Kadakantala to the show. He presented his signature dish (Golden hued Irani chai cheesecake on Osmania cookie crust) and asked the cooks to replicate it. The judges gave two hours for the challenge. Kamal and Jaideep passed the challenge. Manisha was eliminated from the show.

The show started with Anasuya, who introduced herself as the new host. In the Box in box challenge, cooks had to make a dish within 30, 45 or 60 minutes depending on how many boxes they opened. Anupama won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony with Anusha and Kamal. Rest had to face more challenges in the next episode.

Judges thrown mise en plan as skill test for the cooks. They should finish it in 30 minutes. Abdul, Jaideep and Sai Sri won the challenge. Rest faced the elimination round in which they had to cook a dish with in an hour. Also, the main ingredient in their dish should be the waste of the previous challenge. Sourabh was eliminated from the show and the rest passed the challenge.

Judges gave six base ingredients of six tastes to each cook. The cooks had to make a dish within 60 minutes on condition that the dish expresses all six flavors. Abdul won the best dish of the day and got into the balcony with Kamal, Nazimunisha and Sai Sri. Rest had to face the elimination challenge.

The judges gave each cook different liquid dishes and challenged them to re-create it in solid form. They should finish it in 60 minutes. Jaideep was eliminated from the show and the rest passed the challenge.

On the auspicious occasion of Deepavali, the judges asked the cooks to make a dish inspired by firecrackers. The cooks had to complete the challenge within an hour. Anusha won the best dish of the day and went into balcony. The rest remained onstage to tackle the next challenge.

The judges gave each cook a core ingredient and asked them to barter with each other to obtain at least three ingredients. The cooks had to complete the challenge within an hour. Nazimunisha was eliminated from the show.

To determine the first finalist of the season, the judges threw the Ticket to the final Challenge to the cooks. This was a two-phase challenge. In the first challenge, judges asked the cooks to make the best memorable dish of their lives within an hour. Abdul and Anusha qualified and stayed onstage to take on the second challenge. The rest were sent to the balcony.

In the second challenge, Abdul and Anusha had to cook along with chef Chalapathi and replicate his dish Alanati Kodi Kura Vaibhavam. Anusha won the challenge and was chosen as the first finalist.

In the Flavours of the world challenge, the judges presented ten foreign ingredients to the home cooks and explained each item. They let the cooks to pick at least four ingredients. They had to make a dish within an hour and a half. Kamal won the best dish of the day and was promoted as the finalist. The rest remained onstage to tackle the next challenge.

In the Auction challenge, the judges gave the cooks two hours to make their dishes. But the cooks had to obtain the ingredients through an auction and the base value for the items was 5 minutes. Tejasvi, Anupama and Abdul won the challenge and were selected as finalists. Sai Sri was eliminated from the show.

ln the Pressure test challenge, the judges presented their signature dish (Trayam Pakam) and asked the cooks to replicate it. The cooks had two hours for the challenge. Kamal, Anusha and Tejasvi passed the challenge. Abdul and Anupama were eliminated from the show.

In the final challenge, the judges asked the cooks to come up with their desired dish. The cooks had to complete the challenge within two hours. The judges had welcomed Butterfly-Director Karthikeyan on stage before the announcement. Tejasvi won the challenge and become the title winner. Anusha was the runner-up and Kamal eliminated from the show. The awards were distributed among the finalists by the judges and Karthikeyan.