6-yr-old Chef Tastes Global Fame On Ellen Show

    • Publish Date: Sep 24 2016 5:18PM
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    • Updated Date: Sep 25 2016 11:55AM
6-yr-old Chef Tastes Global Fame On Ellen Show

Nihal Raj's parents must have known something sensational was cooking when, at a little below four years of age, he began executing small recipes to whip up gastronomical delights.

Not much later, the young chef emerged as a social media celebrity. And, by Friday, the six-year-old's affair with cooking had given him a taste of Hollywood fame as his talent found an international stage on US television host Ellen DeGeneres's hugely successful eponymous show.

On the show, the young chef from Kochi showed Ellen how to make `puttu' -a traditional Kerala breakfast of steamed cylinders of ground rice layered with coconut. “I had to make puttu, which I have done before,“ says Kicha, who also taught Ellen to pronounce `puttu kutti', the vessel in which the dish is steamed.

“Kicha has always loved watching me bake, and would ask me whether he could help. So I would give him small recipes which he could follow,“ says his mother Ruby Rajagopal, a lecturer-turnedhome baker. Nihal -`Kicha' to friends and family -first courted celebrity on social media when, aged four, he insisted that his father Rajagopal V Krishnan make a video of him making popsicles and post it on Facebook. “That got great feedback from friends,“ says Ruby .

Soon, the Class I student had his own cooking channel on YouTube -KichaTube HD -where, clad in an apron and oversized chef 's hat, he demonstrates how to make everything from tender coconut payasam to bread pizza.Launched two years ago, the channel now has more than 4,000 subscribers. “I give him very kid-friendly recipes -no cutting, chopping or cooking over fire. If any chopping is involved, he mentions in the video that I helped him,“ says Ruby , adding that she selects recipes that involve just baking or refrigeration.

When Facebook acquired the rights for his `Mickey Mouse Mango ice-cream' video for $2,000 (apporx. Rs 1.34 lakh), international attention followed. “It was a huge surprise for us. He is the youngest to sell a video to FB,“ says Ruby . Soon, Nihal received an invitation from Ellen. The family flew to the US on September 19 for the show, which was aired in the US on Friday .

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Rajathariga S P AECS MAGNOLIA MARUTHI PUB SCH

Reminds of the quote in the movie Ratatouille ''Anyone can cook''!

Vishnu Varthan J Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Nothing is impossible in this world. I appreciate Nihal Raj. :)

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