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In pictures: MasterChef Australia 2021 winner Justin Narayan’s culinary journey on the show
1 / 13Indian-origin contestant Justin Narayan won the title of MasterChef Australia Season 13. In this gallery, we trace his journey on the show, the dishes he prepared, and his Indian heritage that influenced his style of cooking. (Designed by Abhishek Mitra)
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2 / 13Taking to Instagram after his victory, Narayan wrote, "Find people that believe in you. Back yourself. Go hard and hopefully you'll surprise yourself! Whoever's reading this I love you." (Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
3 / 13The 27-year-old hails from Perth, Western Australia. After Sashi Cheliah, who had won the title in 2018, Narayan is the second Indian-origin person on the show to take home the MasterChef trophy.(Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
4 / 13He said he likes to keep things "versatile" and "loves cooking different cuisines". Narayan has Fijian and Indian heritage, which has influenced him and his cooking style. (Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
5 / 13On the show, he had impressed judges with a number of dishes, including Indian chicken curry, pickle salad, Indian chicken tacos, charcoal chicken with toum, and flatbread.(Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
6 / 13Narayan cooked this dessert in the grand finale of the competition, which was inspired from an Indian cuisine 'pori urundai'. (Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
7 / 13This aesthetic dish is passion fruit glazed duck, with pickle kohlrabi and pine mushroom. (Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
8 / 13The dish is a poached snapper in an Australian native broth. This fish curry is Narayan's mother's recipe, which includes Indian-origin flavours. (Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
9 / 13Cauliflower tacos is yet another dish filled with flavours. It was served with a mussel emulsion and pickled muntries.(Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
10 / 13If you are an Indian, you would be aware of daal-bhaat. Narayan cooked this lentil curry with pickled onions and coriander chutney, and served it with a crispy rice cracker. (Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
11 / 13This beautiful cuisine includes pan roast duck, onion puree, pickled rhubarb and a plum gel.(Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
12 / 13This one is a butter poached lobster, with a butter and lobster emulsion, tarragon oil, pickled Tokyo turnips and caviar. (Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
13 / 13This experimental dish is of Indian origin, which was praised a lot. It includes chicken curry tacos, with avocado, pickled radish and salsa roja. (Source: Instagram/@justinnarayan)
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