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If someone wants to learn his/her way around the kitchen, the first resource or guide is definitely YouTube tutorials. There are numerous cooking channels offering tips and recipes that one can follow, each with its own USP. Some like Country Foods (featuring the late Mastanamma Karre) focus on rustic techniques while others try something unique like miniature food.
According to DNA India, a businessman named Ram Kumar and his wife Valarmathi who is a government employee, started a cooking channel named ‘The Tiny Foods’ in 2017. Hailing from Thanipadi village in Tamil Nadu, the couple has over 50 videos where they use real ingredients and miniature utensils to create authentic and edible meals. Don’t believe us? Take a look at their Chicken Dosa recipe.
Ram Kumar was quoted saying,
“My wife is a very good cook and I wanted to put up her cooking videos on YouTube. But while researching on the Internet, we came across miniature cooking channels, and decided to start one.”
This style of cooking originated in Japan but they gave it a desi touch. They built a rural mud house for the background and purchased props (tiny animals, carts, appliances) along with clay utensils. For the heat, they use a candle with a thick string placed inside an earthen pot to resemble a choolha.
He further added, “Our viewers send us recommendations of what they want to see and we cook these. It was one of our viewers, who suggested that we should use quail eggs [much smaller than hen’s eggs] for our recipes.”
Their props may be fake but the ingredients and recipes are completely authentic which is why they have around 723,000 subscribers. Valarmathi is the chef and Ram Kumar handles the shooting, editing, and eating 😛 Together, they upload one video every Saturday.
From egg paniyaram, Uttapapam, thattai murukku to mutton dum biryani, jalebi, pizza and chicken maggi, their dishes are varied and delicious. And the best part is that they give back their earnings from the channel to farmers from whom they source the vegetables.
Thank you, for urging everyone to use organic produce and reduce wastage while cooking. And hats off to your creativity and passion!
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