Shipra Khanna, a single mother from Simla, has pipped Joseph Rozario and Salma Shazia Fathima to lift the title of MasterChef India season 2.

The finale was graced by the host of season one of MasterChef, Akshay Kumar. Sunday's final battle saw the last two finalists, Salma Shazia and Shipra preparing dishes for 100 people, who through their votes declared the latter as the winner.

She won a cash prize of Rs 1 crore, a chance to host her own show on Star Plus and a vacation for three nights and four days in London. The runners-up contestants were not disappointed either.

Salma Shazia was presented a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, which she decided to share with ex-contestants Vijaylaxmi and Rajendra Narayan, while Joseph was given a job at the Radisson hotel.