Uma Raghuraman
Uma Raghuraman, known as Masterchefmom, shares Indian home cooking, family recipes and lunchbox ideas, and wrote My Genius Lunch Box.
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- Also known as
- Masterchefmom
- Work
- Food creator, recipe developer, photographer and cookbook author
- Early blog
- Her introductory post appeared in November 2014.
- Breakout recognition
- Best Food Instagram, Readers’ Choice, at the 2017 SAVEUR Blog Awards
Mini bio
How it started.
Uma learned the basics from her mother and mother-in-law, then picked up recipes and baking skills from friends. Packing school lunches for her children in northern India pushed her to try portable dishes they would enjoy. Her November 2014 introductory blog post set out to share those kitchen experiments with other parents.
A name from home.
Her children suggested Masterchefmom when she wanted a place online for her recipes. The family nickname became the name of a blog spanning traditional Indian dishes, snacks, baking and fusion food.
Finding a wider audience.
In 2017 she won Netflix Asia’s My Chef’s Table Instagram contest and the SAVEUR Readers’ Choice award for Best Food Instagram. Her work brought family cooking and regional Indian recipes to an international audience.
From kitchen to cookbook.
Published in July 2020, My Genius Lunch Box collected 50 vegetarian recipes for school days. Uma also styled and photographed the food herself. Her videos continue that practical approach, from getting idli batter right to making festive sweets.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2020My Genius Lunch BoxAuthor, food stylist and photographer
Recipe videos and series
- 2025Variety Rice Series: Coconut RiceCreator and recipe presenter
- 20226 Steps to a Perfect Idli BatterCreator and recipe presenter
Awards
Quotes
My blog is my recipe diaryUma Raghuraman, Masterchefmom blog
From her introductory post about sharing the recipes she had tried at home.
Trivia
- Her early blog title was Mom Cooks before she changed it to Masterchefmom.
- She designed an early blog logo using dosa batter.
- She styled and photographed the dishes in My Genius Lunch Box herself.
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