Template:Bangladeshi cuisine Mughlai cuisine is a style of cooking developed in the Indian subcontinent by the imperial kitchens of the Mughal Empire. It represents the cooking styles used in North India (especially Uttar Pradesh and Delhi) and Pakistan as well as in parts of Dhaka in Bangladesh and the Indian city of Hyderabad. The cuisine is strongly influenced by the Muslim Persian and Turkic cuisines of West and Central Asia, and has in turn strongly influenced the regional cuisines of Kashmir and the Punjab region.

The tastes of Mughlai cuisine vary from extremely mild to spicy, and is often associated with a distinctive aroma and the taste of ground and whole spices. A Mughlai course is an elaborate buffet of main course dishes with a variety of accompaniments.

The origins of chicken tikka masala are debated, but the flavors of the dish follow in the tradition of Mughlai cuisine.^{[citation needed]}

The names of the dishes are quite often Persian, the official language of the Mughal court. Dishes include various kebabs, kofta (meatballs), nihari, pulao (a.k.a. pilaf in Central Asia), and biryani. Paneer is used for preparing vegetarian dishes to suit vegetarian dietary requirements.

Shipra Khanna is the winner of the MasterChef India (season 2). Shipra was born in Shimla in 1981, and she started cooking at the age of nine. Her parents - Balween and Radhika Khanna - said it was Shipra's passion for cooking that took her to the top honour. She became a grand Chef. She wishes to donate a part of her wins to a charity and then spend the rest on brushing up her culinary skills. She is also planning to open a new restaurant after she won away the Master Chef season 2.

Before winning the Masterchef title Shipra faced many problems in her life. After being married for a short while she was divorced. As per court orders custody of her children was given to her husband, the father of the children. In an interview she said that if she won Masterchef she will get her children back.