Take these baby steps

To get kids to enjoy food, get them to like cooking. Give them mini-tasks, show them the BTS magic, and let them take charge

- SEEMA GOSWAMI

I have always been a fan of Jamie Oliver's, having enjoyed his many TV cooking shows. I became even more of a devotee when Oliver dedicated himself to improving school dinners in the UK. But it was his recent initiative, 10 Cooking Skills for Life, rolled out for schoolkids to help them learn how to cook, that set me thinking: How could we best introduce our kids to the joys of Indian cooking? It must be done in a way that doesn’t scare them off the process. Yet, it needs to be challenging enough so that they learn the requisite skills to put an Indian meal together. So, how do we reconcile these two objectives, while keeping things fun and wholesome in the kitchen? Well, here are just some tips I thought of in case you have children around the ages of 10-12, whom you would like to introduce to the art of cooking their own cuisine.