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{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 5
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| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| judges = [[Vikas Khanna]]<br />[[Kunal Kapur]]<br />[[Zorawar Kalra]]
| winner = Kirti Bhoutika
| runner_up = Ashima Arora
| num_contestants = 16
}}
| num_episodes = 26
| network = [[Star Plus]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2016|10|1|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2016|12|25|df=y}}
}}

'''Season 5''' of the Indian [[Hindi]]-language competitive [[Reality television|reality TV]] series ''[[MasterChef India – Hindi]]'' premiered on [[StarPlus|Star Plus]] on 1 October 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Cooking-is-a-serious-pursuit-on-MasterChef-India-Season-5/articleshow/54605376.cms|title=Cooking is a serious pursuit on 'MasterChef India' Season 5|last=|first=|date=1 October 2016|newspaper=The Times Of India|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/tv/masterchef-india-season-5-is-heating-things-up-1.1904599|title=MasterChef India Season 5 is heating things up|last=|first=|date=|website=Gulf News|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

[[Vikas Khanna]] returned to judge this season while [[Sanjeev Kapoor]] and [[Ranveer Brar]] were replaced by [[Kunal Kapur]] and Zorawar Kalra respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Masterchef-India-Judges-Who-Think-Theyre-Models-Contestants-Who-Can-Actually-Cook/|title=Masterchef India: Judges Who Think They're Models & Contestants Who Can Actually Cook|last=|first=|date=3 October 2016|website=Scoop Whoop|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

The winner was Kirti Bhoutika, a 20-year-old Nutrition graduate, with Ashima Arora being the runner-up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/food-drink/food/story/kirti-bhoutika-wins-masterchef-india-season-5-vikas-khanna-kunal-kapur-zorawar-kalra-lifefd-359554-2016-12-26|title=Kolkata girl Kirti Bhoutika wins MasterChef India Season 5|last=|first=|date=|website=India Today|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.in/content/these-masterchef-india-winners-are-cooking-with-a-michelin-star-chef|title=These MasterChef India winners are now cooking with a Michelin star chef|last=Shah|first=Sonali|date=6 March 2017|website=VOGUE India|access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>

==Format==
Top 30 contestants were chosen from India and even from the other parts of the world like [[San Francisco]], [[London]], etc. From the Top 30, Best 10 were chosen by a cook-off between 3 each and in the second-chance cook, 6 other were chosen.

==Top 16==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:100%;"
|- style="background:#C1D8FF;"
! style="width:18%;" |Contestant
! style="width:4%;" |Age
! style="width:18%;" |Hometown
! style="width:20%;" |Occupation
! style="width:16%;" |Status
! style="width:8%;" |Winnings
|-
| Kirti Bhoutika
| 20
| [[Kolkata, West Bengal]]
| Bakery Owner
| style="background:#ADFF2F; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Winner 25 December}}
| 7
|-
| Ashima Arora
| 23
| [[Amritsar, Punjab]]
| Cake Artist
| style="background:gold; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Runner-Up 25 December}}
| 6
|-
| Dinesh Patel
| 21
| [[London, United Kingdom]]
| Lawyer
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 24 December}}
| 6
|-
| Mirvaan Vinayak
| 19
| [[Faridabad, Haryana]]
| Actor
| 7
|-
| Samantha Barrett
| 27
| [[Dehradun, Uttarakhand]]
| Cafe Owner
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 18 December}}
| 7
|-
| Anagha Godbole
| 44
| [[San Francisco, California]]
| Senior Product Manager
| 6
|-
| Siddharth Talwar
| 46
| [[Noida, Uttar Pradesh]]
| MNC Vice President
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 4 December}}
| 1
|-
| Jatin Khurana
| 24
| [[Ludhiana|Ludhiana, Punjab]]
| Telecommunication Manager
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 27 November}}
| 2
|-
| Syed Sadaf Hussain
| 27
| [[Ranchi, Jharkhand]]
| Social Sector Manager
|style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 20 November}}
| 3
|-
| Ajay Kumar Siotra
| 24
| [[Jammu]]
| Tourism Student
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 13 November}}
| 2
|-
| Pradip Bhawalkar
| 69
| [[Pune, Maharashtra]]
| Engineer
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 6 November}}
| 2
|-
| Rohini Chawla
| 36
| [[Gurgaon|Gurugram, Haryana]]
| Housewife
| style="background:darkgrey; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" | {{nowrap|Withdrew 5 November}}
| 2
|-
| Sreelakshmi N. Prabhu
| 37
| [[Kochi, Kerala]]
| Housewife
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 30 October}}
| 0
|-
| Abhilasha Chandak
| 29
| [[Purulia district|Purulia, West Bengal]]
| Homemaker
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 23 October}}
| 0
|-
| Shipra Chenji
| 35
| [[Meerut|Meerut, Uttar Pradesh]]
| Interior Designer
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 16 October}}
| 0
|-
| Ashwin Iyer
| 37
| [[Bangalore, Karnataka]]
| Food Blogger
| style="background:#f4c7b8; text-align:center;" rowspan="1" |{{nowrap|Eliminated 9 October}}
| 0
|}

==Elimination Table==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:25px;"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Place
! rowspan="2" |Contestant
! colspan="36" |Episode
|-
! colspan="2" |2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! colspan="2" |7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! colspan="2" |11
! 12
! 13
! colspan="2" |14
! colspan="3" |15
! colspan="2" |16
! 17
! colspan="2" |18
! colspan="2" |19
! 20
! 21
! colspan="2" |22
! colspan="2" |23
! 24
! 25
! 26
|-
! 1
! style="background:pink;" |Kirti
| IN
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:palegreen;" |IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:#E6E200;" |WEAK
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| IN
| style="background:yellow;" |WIN
| colspan="3" style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:#ADFF2F;" |WINNER
|-
! 2
! style="background:pink;" |Ashima
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:#E6E200;" |WEAK
| style="background:#E6E200;" |WEAK
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:yellow;" |WIN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:gold;" |{{nowrap|RUNNER-UP}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 3
! style="background:lightblue;" |Dinesh
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#E6E200;" |WEAK
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| IN
| style="background:yellow;" |WIN
| colspan="2" style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="1"|
|-
! style="background:lightblue;" |Mirvaan
| IN
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#E6E200;" |WEAK
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="1"|
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| OUT
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="1"|
| IN
| style="background:yellow;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="1"|
|-
! rowspan="2" | 5
! style="background:pink;" |Samantha
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
| IN
| IN
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
|-
! style="background:pink;" |Anagha
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:palegreen;" |IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:#E6E200;" |WEAK
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
| IN
| style="background:#E6E200;" |WEAK
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
|-
! 7
! style="background:lightblue;" |Siddharth
| IN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:#E6E200;" |WEAK
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="8"|
|-
! 8
! style="background:lightblue;" |Jatin
| IN
| IN
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:palegreen;" |IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
|style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="11"|
|-
! 9
! style="background:lightblue;" |Sadaf
| IN
| IN
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="2"|
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="14"|
|-
! 10
! style="background:lightblue;" |Ajay
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="19"|
|-
! 11
! style="background:lightblue;" |Pradip
| IN
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="22"|
|-
! 12
! style="background:pink;" | Rohini
| IN
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:palegreen;" |IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:cornflowerblue;" |TOP
| style="background:limegreen;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#959FFD;" |WIN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:black;" |{{color|White|WDR}}
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="23"|
|-
! 13
! style="background:pink;" |Shreelakshmi
| IN
| IN
| IN
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="25"|
|-
! 14
! style="background:pink;" |Abhilasha
| IN
| IN
| IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| style="background:palegreen;" |IN
| style="background:#CEFF00;" |SAFE
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="27"|
|-
! 15
! style="background:pink;" |Shipra
| IN
| IN
| style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:mistyrose;" |PT
| style="background:#CC99CC;" |LOSE
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="30"|
|-
! 16
! style="background:lightblue;" |Ashwin
| IN
| colspan="2" style="background:orange;" |BTM
| style="background:crimson;" |ELIM
| style="background:darkgrey;" colspan="32"|
|-
|}

:{{color box|border=silver|#ADFF2F}} (WINNER) This cook won the competition.
:{{color box|border=silver|gold}} (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.
:{{color box|border=silver|limegreen}} (WIN) The cook(s) won the individual / pair challenge ('''Mystery Box Challenge''' or '''Invention Test''' or '''Elimination Test''').
:{{color box|border=silver|#959FFD}} (WIN) The cook was on the winning team in the '''Team Challenge''' and directly advanced to the next round.
:{{color box|border=silver|cornflowerblue}} (TOP) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but didn't win.
:{{color box|border=silver|yellow}} (WIN) The cook won the '''Ticket to Finale Challenge''' and was directly promoted as a finalist.
:{{color box|border=silver|#CEFF00}} (SAFE) The cook didn't participate in the challenge as he/she already advanced into the next round.
:{{color box|border=silver|white}} (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual / pair challenge.
:{{color box|border=silver|palegreen}} (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in a team challenge.
:{{color box|border=silver|mistyrose}} (PT) The cook competed in the '''Elimination Test''' or '''Pressure Test''' (was on the losing team in the '''Team Challenge'''), and advanced.
:{{color box|border=silver|#CC99CC}} (LOSE) The cook was on the losing team in the '''Team Challenge''' and had to compete in the upcoming '''Pressure Test'''.
:{{color box|border=silver|#E6E200}} (WEAK) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge.
:{{color box|border=silver|orange}} (BTM) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and had to compete in the upcoming '''Elimination test'''.
:{{Color box|border=silver|black}} (WDR) The cook withdrew from the competition due to illness or personal reasons.
:{{color box|border=silver|crimson}} (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%;"
|- style="color:white"
! style="background: #A52A2A; width: 4%" | No. in<br />season
! style="background: #A52A2A; width: 40%" | Title
! style="background: #A52A2A; width: 10%" | Original air date
|-
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = A Royal Spread
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|1}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = First Mystery Box Challenge and Invention Test
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|2}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Team Work Challenge
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|8}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = First Elimination / Pressure Test
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|9}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = First Team Challenge
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|15}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Second Elimination / Pressure Test and Immunity Pin Challenge
| AltTitle =
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|16}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Guest Chef''': Sahil Singh
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Second Mystery Box and Tag-Team Challenge
| AltTitle =
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|22}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Third Elimination / Pressure Test
| AltTitle =
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|23}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Guest Chef''': Srijith Gopinathan
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Second Team Challenge
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|29}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Fourth Elimination / Pressure Test
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|10|30}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Guest Chef''': Sanjana Patel
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Third Mystery Box and Pair Challenge
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|5}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Special Guests''': [[Shakti Mohan]] and [[Raghav Juyal]]
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Fifth Elimination / Pressure Test
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|6}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Fourth Mystery Box Challenge and Pair Challenge
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|12}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Special Guest''': [[Bipasha Basu]]
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = Cook-Along Challenge
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|13}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Guest Chef''': Anahita Dhondy
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = Team Cheese Quiz and Second Invention Test
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|19}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = Third Team Challenge and Sixth Elimination / Pressure Test
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|20}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Special Guest''': [[Sushil Kumar (wrestler)|Sushil Kumar]]
* '''Guest Chef''': Abhijit Saha
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Fourth Team Challenge and Fifth Mystery Box Challenge
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|26}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Seventh Elimination / Pressure Test
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|11|27}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Guest Chef''': Nooror Somany Steppe
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title =
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|12|3}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Special Guests''': [[Ranveer Singh]] and [[Vaani Kapoor]]
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = Eighth Elimination / Pressure Test
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|12|4}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Special Guest''': [[Vidya Balan]]
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = Fifth Team Challenge
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|12|10}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title = Ticket to Finale: Part 1 (Sixth Mystery Box Challenge)
| AltTitle = Ticket to Finale Challenge: Part 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|12|11}}
| ShortSummary = 
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title = The Semifinals: Part 1 (Seventh Mystery Box Challenge)
| AltTitle = The Semifinals: Part 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|12|17}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Guest Chef''': [[Matt Preston]]{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| Title = The Semifinals: Part 3
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|12|18}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Special Guest''': [[Matthew Hayden]]
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| Title = The Grand Finale: Part 1
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|12|24}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Guest Chef''': [[Atul Kochhar]]
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| Title = The Grand Finale: Part 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|df=yes|2016|12|25}}
| ShortSummary =
* '''Special Guest''': [[Sonakshi Sinha]]
|LineColor = #A52A2A
}}
|}

==References==
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[[Category:MasterChef India]]
[[Category:2016 Indian television seasons]]

MasterChef India – Hindi season 5 - Revision history

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