Interviewtimes 
Mr. Divya Sai Behera is a Home Chef and Food blogger who has a food page on Instagram named ‘ Patra by sai.’ He belongs to Hindol, Dhenkanal and currently stays at Bhubaneswar. He is a food enthusiast and love to cook He also runs a cloud kitchen named ‘Patra by Sai.’ The Interview Times had a conversation with, below are the answers he responded to the questions of The Interview Times –
Q1- Please tell us about your food blogging and home chef journey?
Answer – I believe that my birth timing has a major impact behind this, as my birth time aligns with the Lord Jagannath’s Abhada Bhoga Niti. I feel that Maa Mahalaxmi and Maa Annapurna has gifted me the skill by birth which I manifested through my mother to me as from my early childhood I felt a different connection with earthen stoves, as soon as my mother finishes cooking I used to start playing with the earthen stove act as if I’m cooking. From childhood only I use to look and observe my mother while cooking, like how she is cooking and what procedures she is following, and this evoked a interest in me to start cooking. In the year 2012 I started with little things by cooking Manda Pitha, and from there I never looked backwards in the journey of cooking.
Q2- Share us some of your best memories of food blogging and cooking?
Answer – Looking back to the best memories of food blogging and cooking are many but few are very dear to me. In the year 2020, I first achieved a milestone in the journey of food blogging and cooking by winning All Odisha Cooking Competition and later in two consecutive year I.e. 2021 and 2022, I again set a benchmark by winning National Level Cooking Competition. Next in the year 2023. I again won a competition named State Millet Cooking Competition.
Q3- Please tell us about your signature dish?
Answer – Khira Gainta and Chicken Beshara are two dishes which I have marked as my signature dish as I have master in preparing it. The flavors and spices which makes it a perfect one is something I can die for!
Q4- How do you maintain cleanliness, hygiene and everything in order in your kitchen?
Answer – For a cook kitchen is the workplace as well as worship place so does it is for me. Most of the time of my day is spent there by experimenting dishes and their variations. When we talk about the cleaning and maintenance of the kitchen, no doubt it is a huge job but an essential part of my workplace. From cleaning my cutlery and dishes to keeping the boxes of my spices in their place is the major part of my daily kitchen ritual and I love do it!
Q5- What is your favorite dish?
Answer – My favorite dish is Pakhala nad being an Odia I must say Pakhala is something which is very simple yet very satisfying.
Q6- What you love to cook the most and why?
Answer – Dessert always has been my go to dish and I love making new varieties of Dessert and this reminds me of a incident from cooking competition that once a Jury member has given me the title of Dessert King! Khira Gaintha Pitha is my favorite dessert among all of the varieties of sweets and the main ingredient which I absolutely love is Milk.
