Elated over her win, Gandhi found the news of her victory hard to assimilate, but she made an emotional point at the finale.
"These four to five months here (in India) thanks to 'MasterChef...' have made me realise that India is truly my home," she said, and even thanked channel Star Plus and the show's three judges -- Sanjeev Kapoor, Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar -- for giving her "a huge platform to portray my culinary talent".