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1 00:00:01,040 00:00:03,280 MAEVE O'MEARA: This week on the Chefs' Line, MAEVE O'MEARA: This week on the Chefs' Line,
2 00:00:03,480 00:00:06,400 the professionals from Melbourne restaurant Tonka the professionals from Melbourne restaurant Tonka
3 00:00:06,600 00:00:08,760 are set to take on four home cooks are set to take on four home cooks
4 00:00:08,960 00:00:12,280 who think they've got what it takes to beat them at their own game. who think they've got what it takes to beat them at their own game.
5 00:00:12,480 00:00:15,560 The kitchen is my best friend, outside my wife, so I can do this. The kitchen is my best friend, outside my wife, so I can do this.
6 00:00:15,760 00:00:20,080 These home cooks will showcase their best take on Indian cuisine These home cooks will showcase their best take on Indian cuisine
7 00:00:20,280 00:00:24,000 as they battle against Tonka's chain of command one by one, as they battle against Tonka's chain of command one by one,
8 00:00:24,200 00:00:26,160 starting with the apprentice chef... starting with the apprentice chef...
9 00:00:26,360 00:00:29,080 She's gonna produce the perfect dish to blow 'em out of the water. She's gonna produce the perfect dish to blow 'em out of the water.
10 00:00:29,280 00:00:31,280 ..right up to the head chef. ..right up to the head chef.
11 00:00:31,480 00:00:34,120 It's the ultimate food fight to discover It's the ultimate food fight to discover
12 00:00:34,320 00:00:36,400 if delicious home cooked meals... if delicious home cooked meals...
13 00:00:36,600 00:00:38,520 It has so much flavour. Wow! It has so much flavour. Wow!
14 00:00:38,720 00:00:41,440 ..can beat the refinement of a restaurant dish. ..can beat the refinement of a restaurant dish.
15 00:00:41,640 00:00:43,440 The seasoning is, like, on point. The seasoning is, like, on point.
16 00:00:43,640 00:00:46,320 The cooks with the best plates on the pass The cooks with the best plates on the pass
17 00:00:46,520 00:00:48,200 will go through to the next round will go through to the next round
18 00:00:48,400 00:00:52,440 but the home cook whose dish doesn't deliver, will be sent home. but the home cook whose dish doesn't deliver, will be sent home.
19 00:00:52,640 00:00:53,840 Hmm. Hmm.
20 00:00:54,040 00:00:57,880 Judged by executive chef Dan Hong, Judged by executive chef Dan Hong,
21 00:00:58,080 00:01:00,200 renowned chef Mark Olive renowned chef Mark Olive
22 00:01:00,400 00:01:03,400 and food writer Melissa Leong. and food writer Melissa Leong.
23 00:01:03,600 00:01:05,080 So let's cook! So let's cook!
24 00:01:05,280 00:01:07,080 Which home cook has what it takes Which home cook has what it takes
25 00:01:07,280 00:01:09,680 to make it to the end of the Chefs' Line? to make it to the end of the Chefs' Line?
26 00:01:20,840 00:01:23,760 The week kicks off with four impressive home cooks The week kicks off with four impressive home cooks
27 00:01:23,960 00:01:25,880 who love Indian cuisine. who love Indian cuisine.
28 00:01:26,080 00:01:27,120 Welcome to my kitchen. Welcome to my kitchen.
29 00:01:27,320 00:01:32,080 Starting with Anjali, a 29-year-old vegetarian who grew up in New Delhi. Starting with Anjali, a 29-year-old vegetarian who grew up in New Delhi.
30 00:01:32,280 00:01:37,240 I would define my cooking style as experimental as well as ethical. I would define my cooking style as experimental as well as ethical.
31 00:01:37,440 00:01:40,400 I honestly believe that the amount of meat that we consume I honestly believe that the amount of meat that we consume
32 00:01:40,600 00:01:41,960 is unsustainable. is unsustainable.
33 00:01:42,160 00:01:45,320 HR manager Gus who grew up in Malaysia. HR manager Gus who grew up in Malaysia.
34 00:01:45,520 00:01:48,520 Always a big part of what we did as children. Always a big part of what we did as children.
35 00:01:48,720 00:01:50,240 Voila! Voila!
36 00:01:50,440 00:01:52,640 The kitchen is my best friend, outside my wife. The kitchen is my best friend, outside my wife.
37 00:01:52,840 00:01:56,160 Indian-born Shruti learned to cook from her father. Indian-born Shruti learned to cook from her father.
38 00:01:56,360 00:01:58,720 It is very important for me to represent Indian cuisine, It is very important for me to represent Indian cuisine,
39 00:01:58,920 00:02:01,640 I'm living a dream of my father and my mother. I'm living a dream of my father and my mother.
40 00:02:01,840 00:02:04,360 I just get excited talking about food. I just get excited talking about food.
41 00:02:04,560 00:02:05,880 That's your favourite dahl. That's your favourite dahl.
42 00:02:06,080 00:02:10,640 And mother of three Annie learned her cooking skills growing up in the UK. And mother of three Annie learned her cooking skills growing up in the UK.
43 00:02:11,760 00:02:15,040 That's what gives it the flavour like it's just come out of England. That's what gives it the flavour like it's just come out of England.
44 00:02:15,240 00:02:19,120 I was in India and I found the Indian food I was in India and I found the Indian food
45 00:02:19,320 00:02:22,760 to be more like the pommy food than the Australian cooking. to be more like the pommy food than the Australian cooking.
46 00:02:22,960 00:02:26,560 It'll be really interesting to see how I stack up tonight. It'll be really interesting to see how I stack up tonight.
47 00:02:28,840 00:02:30,360 DAN HONG: Welcome to the Chefs' Line. DAN HONG: Welcome to the Chefs' Line.
48 00:02:30,560 00:02:35,240 This week we want you to bring the taste of India to this kitchen. This week we want you to bring the taste of India to this kitchen.
49 00:02:35,440 00:02:39,240 Who thinks they can cook better than a restaurant? Who thinks they can cook better than a restaurant?
50 00:02:40,480 00:02:42,560 Nice. I really love this confidence. Nice. I really love this confidence.
51 00:02:42,760 00:02:45,800 Shruti, tell me why Indian food is so important to you. Shruti, tell me why Indian food is so important to you.
52 00:02:46,000 00:02:48,640 That's the only cuisine I have made. That's the only cuisine I have made.
53 00:02:48,840 00:02:50,400 That's in my blood. That's in my blood.
54 00:02:50,600 00:02:55,360 Home cooks, this week, you'll be cooking against the chefs' line Home cooks, this week, you'll be cooking against the chefs' line
55 00:02:55,560 00:02:58,360 from Melbourne's... Tonka! from Melbourne's... Tonka!
56 00:02:58,560 00:03:00,120 (APPLAUSE) (APPLAUSE)
57 00:03:02,120 00:03:03,680 Restaurant Tonka is known for being Restaurant Tonka is known for being
58 00:03:03,880 00:03:07,240 one of the few great modern Indian restaurants in Australia. one of the few great modern Indian restaurants in Australia.
59 00:03:07,440 00:03:10,360 New order - one tuna tartare followed by an octopus, New order - one tuna tartare followed by an octopus,
60 00:03:10,560 00:03:12,240 follow half lamb. Yes, chef. follow half lamb. Yes, chef.
61 00:03:12,440 00:03:14,960 Tonka's got Indian flavours all the way through it. Tonka's got Indian flavours all the way through it.
62 00:03:15,160 00:03:17,640 It's fire, warmth, flavour... passion. It's fire, warmth, flavour... passion.
63 00:03:17,840 00:03:20,840 The team is led by executive chef Adam D'Sylva The team is led by executive chef Adam D'Sylva
64 00:03:21,040 00:03:23,680 of Italian and Indian heritage. of Italian and Indian heritage.
65 00:03:23,880 00:03:25,160 That's looking beautiful, Adam. That's looking beautiful, Adam.
66 00:03:25,360 00:03:27,160 This is fantastic, it's exactly where we want it. This is fantastic, it's exactly where we want it.
67 00:03:27,360 00:03:29,160 Tonka was born almost four years ago Tonka was born almost four years ago
68 00:03:29,360 00:03:31,960 and it's a reflection of my heritage using traditional techniques and it's a reflection of my heritage using traditional techniques
69 00:03:32,160 00:03:34,200 with the great Australian produce we have available. with the great Australian produce we have available.
70 00:03:34,400 00:03:36,080 In the four year it's been open, In the four year it's been open,
71 00:03:36,280 00:03:39,840 Adam and his chefs' line have built an award-winning reputation Adam and his chefs' line have built an award-winning reputation
72 00:03:40,040 00:03:41,480 that will be hard to beat. that will be hard to beat.
73 00:03:41,680 00:03:43,160 Just so yum. Just so yum.
74 00:03:43,360 00:03:45,840 Everything tastes better with coconut cream. Everything tastes better with coconut cream.
75 00:03:47,000 00:03:49,800 Welcome, Tonka, and welcome, executive chef Adam. Welcome, Tonka, and welcome, executive chef Adam.
76 00:03:50,000 00:03:52,440 Can you please introduce your chefs' line, Can you please introduce your chefs' line,
77 00:03:52,640 00:03:55,360 starting from your apprentice chef to you as executive chef. starting from your apprentice chef to you as executive chef.
78 00:03:55,560 00:03:57,440 So we have Alyssa here, who's an apprentice. So we have Alyssa here, who's an apprentice.
79 00:03:57,640 00:03:59,240 We have Sundar who's a station cook, We have Sundar who's a station cook,
80 00:03:59,440 00:04:01,120 we have Kay-Lene whose a sous-chef we have Kay-Lene whose a sous-chef
81 00:04:01,320 00:04:03,440 and myself as executive chef at Tonka. and myself as executive chef at Tonka.
82 00:04:03,640 00:04:08,320 So first in the Chefs' Line to cook tonight is apprentice chef Alyssa. So first in the Chefs' Line to cook tonight is apprentice chef Alyssa.
83 00:04:08,520 00:04:10,120 Alyssa, you've got a winning smile there, Alyssa, you've got a winning smile there,
84 00:04:10,320 00:04:12,080 what do you think of your competition here? what do you think of your competition here?
85 00:04:12,280 00:04:13,720 I'm a little bit nervous. I'm a little bit nervous.
86 00:04:14,840 00:04:18,240 Tonight, we want to taste your best... Tonight, we want to taste your best...
87 00:04:18,440 00:04:20,240 ..butter chicken. ..butter chicken.
88 00:04:20,440 00:04:21,800 Excellent. Excellent.
89 00:04:22,000 00:04:24,120 Butter chicken is a mild Indian curry Butter chicken is a mild Indian curry
90 00:04:24,320 00:04:26,720 that's traditionally cream or butter based. that's traditionally cream or butter based.
91 00:04:26,920 00:04:29,000 The dish has its roots in northern India The dish has its roots in northern India
92 00:04:29,200 00:04:31,720 but has successfully travelled all over the world but has successfully travelled all over the world
93 00:04:31,920 00:04:35,760 and it's often known in the West as the quintessential Indian curry. and it's often known in the West as the quintessential Indian curry.
94 00:04:35,960 00:04:38,400 Picking the best plate will be one of us Picking the best plate will be one of us
95 00:04:38,600 00:04:41,040 and tonight, that's Dan. and tonight, that's Dan.
96 00:04:41,240 00:04:44,640 Well, I love chicken and I also love butter. Well, I love chicken and I also love butter.
97 00:04:44,840 00:04:46,600 So, ah... (LAUGHTER) So, ah... (LAUGHTER)
98 00:04:46,800 00:04:48,080 ..good luck, guys. ..good luck, guys.
99 00:04:48,280 00:04:50,720 Dan will taste and judge all of the curries, Dan will taste and judge all of the curries,
100 00:04:50,920 00:04:52,800 not knowing who plated each dish not knowing who plated each dish
101 00:04:53,000 00:04:55,520 from the apprentice chef to the four home cooks. from the apprentice chef to the four home cooks.
102 00:04:55,720 00:04:58,440 You have two hours, so let's cook. You have two hours, so let's cook.
103 00:04:58,640 00:05:00,120 Let's do it. Let's do it.
104 00:05:08,920 00:05:10,360 Melissa, butter chicken. Melissa, butter chicken.
105 00:05:10,560 00:05:12,920 We don't want this butter chicken to be too hot. We don't want this butter chicken to be too hot.
106 00:05:13,120 00:05:14,880 It should be just nice and warm, It should be just nice and warm,
107 00:05:15,080 00:05:17,440 nothing that's really gonna bur your mouth out. nothing that's really gonna bur your mouth out.
108 00:05:17,640 00:05:20,280 Well, all of the spices that Indian cuisine has in its arsenal, Well, all of the spices that Indian cuisine has in its arsenal,
109 00:05:20,480 00:05:24,080 everything from subtle through to really big, punchy flavours, everything from subtle through to really big, punchy flavours,
110 00:05:24,280 00:05:28,200 this is more a dish of subtlety, it's about the balance of spices, this is more a dish of subtlety, it's about the balance of spices,
111 00:05:28,400 00:05:31,360 but without... chilli heat. but without... chilli heat.
112 00:05:32,520 00:05:34,280 Butter chicken, as long as I keep it hot, Butter chicken, as long as I keep it hot,
113 00:05:34,480 00:05:37,120 I will keep my Malaysian brothers and sisters very happy. I will keep my Malaysian brothers and sisters very happy.
114 00:05:37,320 00:05:40,280 Add a little bit of a Malaysian touch to it, it's slightly hotter. Add a little bit of a Malaysian touch to it, it's slightly hotter.
115 00:05:40,480 00:05:43,360 There was more spice in it, spice, probably not spice, more chilli, There was more spice in it, spice, probably not spice, more chilli,
116 00:05:43,560 00:05:45,120 I had green chillies, I had red chillies, I had green chillies, I had red chillies,
117 00:05:45,320 00:05:47,440 which is not your traditional butter chicken recipe. which is not your traditional butter chicken recipe.
118 00:05:47,680 00:05:50,720 It's got to have a little bit of that reddish colour. Yep. It's got to have a little bit of that reddish colour. Yep.
119 00:05:50,920 00:05:52,640 It's got to be slightly subtle but enough It's got to be slightly subtle but enough
120 00:05:52,880 00:05:56,120 that when you take a deep breath you feel a little bit of tinge at the back of your tongue. that when you take a deep breath you feel a little bit of tinge at the back of your tongue.
121 00:05:56,320 00:05:57,720 (LAUGHS) Spoken like a true Malaysian. (LAUGHS) Spoken like a true Malaysian.
122 00:05:57,920 00:06:00,160 If I get that, if Dan tells me that, I'll be very happy. If I get that, if Dan tells me that, I'll be very happy.
123 00:06:01,640 00:06:02,920 WOMAN: Being a lifelong vegetarian WOMAN: Being a lifelong vegetarian
124 00:06:03,120 00:06:06,080 I've never made butter chicken before, or have ever had it, I've never made butter chicken before, or have ever had it,
125 00:06:06,280 00:06:07,560 eaten it either. eaten it either.
126 00:06:07,760 00:06:11,360 So, tonight I'm going to be cooking my vegan butter chicken So, tonight I'm going to be cooking my vegan butter chicken
127 00:06:11,560 00:06:14,200 with soybean and cashew cream. with soybean and cashew cream.
128 00:06:14,400 00:06:16,880 It's butter chicken with no butter, no chicken. It's butter chicken with no butter, no chicken.
129 00:06:17,920 00:06:21,200 I'll be using soya bean nuggets in the place of chicken. I'll be using soya bean nuggets in the place of chicken.
130 00:06:21,400 00:06:24,640 The soya bean nuggets will act as my meat, so to speak, The soya bean nuggets will act as my meat, so to speak,
131 00:06:24,840 00:06:27,840 and I'm preparing the marinade for my meat. and I'm preparing the marinade for my meat.
132 00:06:30,520 00:06:32,560 Vegan? Yes. Vegan? Yes.
133 00:06:32,760 00:06:34,840 Vegan butter chicken? That's right. Vegan butter chicken? That's right.
134 00:06:35,040 00:06:36,520 (LAUGHS) OK. (LAUGHS) OK.
135 00:06:36,720 00:06:39,120 I'm really hoping that you can't tell the difference. I'm really hoping that you can't tell the difference.
136 00:06:39,320 00:06:41,880 Right, OK, well, look, it's gonna be up to Dan tonight Right, OK, well, look, it's gonna be up to Dan tonight
137 00:06:42,080 00:06:43,440 so soldier on, doll. so soldier on, doll.
138 00:06:43,640 00:06:45,640 Thank you, Mark. Thank you, Mark.
139 00:06:47,280 00:06:49,840 So, tonight I'm making butter chicken with lachha paratha So, tonight I'm making butter chicken with lachha paratha
140 00:06:50,040 00:06:51,360 and pickled onions. and pickled onions.
141 00:06:51,560 00:06:53,960 This recipe comes from my father. This recipe comes from my father.
142 00:06:54,160 00:06:57,360 The chicken, I marinated it with some yoghurt, The chicken, I marinated it with some yoghurt,
143 00:06:57,560 00:07:01,520 some ginger garlic paste, a little bit of garam marsala and salt. some ginger garlic paste, a little bit of garam marsala and salt.
144 00:07:01,720 00:07:05,320 And then I put my chicken in the oven and cook it. And then I put my chicken in the oven and cook it.
145 00:07:05,520 00:07:09,120 And then for the curry, the gravy, you shouldn't taste anything And then for the curry, the gravy, you shouldn't taste anything
146 00:07:09,320 00:07:11,600 but the blend of the spices, but the blend of the spices,
147 00:07:11,800 00:07:15,560 so it's living up to the expectations of my father's recipe. so it's living up to the expectations of my father's recipe.
148 00:07:17,120 00:07:18,040 Hmm. Hmm.
149 00:07:18,240 00:07:19,800 Butter chicken? Um... Butter chicken? Um...
150 00:07:20,000 00:07:22,120 It's an Australian dish more than an English dish It's an Australian dish more than an English dish
151 00:07:22,320 00:07:26,000 so what I'm doing is I'm doing a fusion of the chicken tikka masala so what I'm doing is I'm doing a fusion of the chicken tikka masala
152 00:07:26,200 00:07:27,480 and the butter chicken sauce. and the butter chicken sauce.
153 00:07:27,680 00:07:29,840 The side dishes today, I'm gonna make a paratha The side dishes today, I'm gonna make a paratha
154 00:07:30,040 00:07:33,200 and I'm doing some wedges, Indian spiced wedges, and I'm doing some wedges, Indian spiced wedges,
155 00:07:33,400 00:07:35,560 which I know is not authentic Indian, which I know is not authentic Indian,
156 00:07:35,760 00:07:38,720 but you know us Pommies, we love our chips and curry sauce. but you know us Pommies, we love our chips and curry sauce.
157 00:07:38,920 00:07:40,320 (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
158 00:07:40,520 00:07:42,760 Wedges is just basically cutting up the potatoes into wedges Wedges is just basically cutting up the potatoes into wedges
159 00:07:42,960 00:07:46,880 and then all I do is add some Indian herbs and spices, and then all I do is add some Indian herbs and spices,
160 00:07:47,080 00:07:51,320 oil, and just pop it into the oven until they're nice and crispy. oil, and just pop it into the oven until they're nice and crispy.
161 00:07:52,560 00:07:54,840 I'm just marinating some chicken like a chicken tikka I'm just marinating some chicken like a chicken tikka
162 00:07:55,040 00:07:56,320 which I'm gonna grill. which I'm gonna grill.
163 00:07:56,520 00:07:58,560 I like chicken breast, they don't have any gristle. I like chicken breast, they don't have any gristle.
164 00:07:58,760 00:08:00,200 I'm a bit funny like that. I'm a bit funny like that.
165 00:08:00,400 00:08:02,240 I've marinated them in yoghurt... I've marinated them in yoghurt...
166 00:08:02,440 00:08:04,360 Mint sauce, would you believe it?! Mint sauce, would you believe it?!
167 00:08:04,560 00:08:06,680 ..cumin, coriander, garlic, ginger... ..cumin, coriander, garlic, ginger...
168 00:08:06,880 00:08:08,320 Oh, yeah, that's ginger. Oh, yeah, that's ginger.
169 00:08:08,520 00:08:10,840 Just checking which one it was! (LAUGHS) Just checking which one it was! (LAUGHS)
170 00:08:12,120 00:08:13,680 There's hell of a lot of spices in it, There's hell of a lot of spices in it,
171 00:08:13,880 00:08:17,280 but I'll tell you, that's what makes the perfect chicken tikka masala. but I'll tell you, that's what makes the perfect chicken tikka masala.
172 00:08:18,600 00:08:20,200 Do we have any red food colouring? Do we have any red food colouring?
173 00:08:20,400 00:08:22,200 WOMAN: Any what? Red food colouring? WOMAN: Any what? Red food colouring?
174 00:08:22,400 00:08:24,840 It's more of an aesthetic thing. It's more of an aesthetic thing.
175 00:08:26,240 00:08:29,320 It looks gross... but it's lovely. It looks gross... but it's lovely.
176 00:08:30,600 00:08:33,320 It's what gives that authentic chicken tikka look It's what gives that authentic chicken tikka look
177 00:08:33,520 00:08:34,800 in the restaurants. in the restaurants.
178 00:08:35,000 00:08:37,080 I mean, chicken is obviously not red naturally, is it? I mean, chicken is obviously not red naturally, is it?
179 00:08:37,280 00:08:38,680 And, you know, the spices that you use, And, you know, the spices that you use,
180 00:08:38,880 00:08:40,160 none of them are bright red none of them are bright red
181 00:08:40,360 00:08:42,960 but everybody thinks that chicken tikka is supposed to be bright red but everybody thinks that chicken tikka is supposed to be bright red
182 00:08:43,160 00:08:45,120 so that's what I've done. so that's what I've done.
183 00:08:49,560 00:08:53,040 Tonight I'm making butter chicken with cucumber raita and rice. Tonight I'm making butter chicken with cucumber raita and rice.
184 00:08:53,240 00:08:55,840 The chicken is marinating in yoghurt, ginger garlic paste, The chicken is marinating in yoghurt, ginger garlic paste,
185 00:08:56,040 00:08:59,760 some spices to really get the flavours into the chicken. some spices to really get the flavours into the chicken.
186 00:08:59,960 00:09:03,120 So when you put the chicken into the sauce with the butter chicken, So when you put the chicken into the sauce with the butter chicken,
187 00:09:03,320 00:09:04,600 its already par-cooked its already par-cooked
188 00:09:04,800 00:09:07,240 so I really have to get the sauce right on this dish. so I really have to get the sauce right on this dish.
189 00:09:07,440 00:09:09,880 If I don't get the sauce right, the whole thing is wrong. If I don't get the sauce right, the whole thing is wrong.
190 00:09:10,080 00:09:12,280 Is this something that you cook often in the kitchen? Is this something that you cook often in the kitchen?
191 00:09:12,480 00:09:14,600 I have never cooked it in the kitchen at Tonka. I have never cooked it in the kitchen at Tonka.
192 00:09:14,800 00:09:16,120 Really? Never ever. Really? Never ever.
193 00:09:16,320 00:09:19,000 So is it a little bit nerve-racking sort of having Adam watching you So is it a little bit nerve-racking sort of having Adam watching you
194 00:09:19,200 00:09:21,320 cook a dish that you never make at work? cook a dish that you never make at work?
195 00:09:21,520 00:09:23,120 Yes, it is. Yes, it is.
196 00:09:23,320 00:09:26,440 And mostly Sundar, Sundar is the person who normally makes this And mostly Sundar, Sundar is the person who normally makes this
197 00:09:26,640 00:09:29,920 so he's like, you know, "Do this, do that. Don't miss this." so he's like, you know, "Do this, do that. Don't miss this."
198 00:09:30,120 00:09:32,480 SUNDAR: Alyssa, watch your pan. SUNDAR: Alyssa, watch your pan.
199 00:09:32,680 00:09:34,600 KAY-LENE: Alyssa, watch your pan. Thank you. KAY-LENE: Alyssa, watch your pan. Thank you.
200 00:09:34,800 00:09:37,040 Sorry, I'm shouting for Sundar. He's shy. Sorry, I'm shouting for Sundar. He's shy.
201 00:09:37,240 00:09:38,520 (LAUGHS) Classic Sundar. (LAUGHS) Classic Sundar.
202 00:09:38,720 00:09:40,760 I told you to speak up, and you did not speak up! I told you to speak up, and you did not speak up!
203 00:09:40,960 00:09:43,880 He's whispering to me! C'mon! He's whispering to me! C'mon!
204 00:09:45,240 00:09:46,640 Go, Alyssa! I'm feeling OK. Go, Alyssa! I'm feeling OK.
205 00:09:46,840 00:09:48,160 Everything is going OK so far. Everything is going OK so far.
206 00:09:48,360 00:09:51,240 Oh, she's sieving her curry. Oh, she's sieving her curry.
207 00:09:51,440 00:09:53,240 That's gonna be really smooth. That's gonna be really smooth.
208 00:09:53,440 00:09:57,320 DAN HONG: I've never eaten a butter chicken like that in my entire life. DAN HONG: I've never eaten a butter chicken like that in my entire life.
209 00:09:57,520 00:09:59,040 It was mind-blowing. It was mind-blowing.
210 00:10:03,560 00:10:05,520 Good Indian woman, you're making the dough. Good Indian woman, you're making the dough.
211 00:10:05,720 00:10:07,440 Yeah! I've got the hang of this and all. Yeah! I've got the hang of this and all.
212 00:10:07,640 00:10:09,360 You have, you're doing very well. You have, you're doing very well.
213 00:10:11,280 00:10:14,640 Indian week has begun with butter chicken. Indian week has begun with butter chicken.
214 00:10:14,840 00:10:18,240 Yeah, butter chicken is like the gateway dish into Indian cuisine. Yeah, butter chicken is like the gateway dish into Indian cuisine.
215 00:10:18,440 00:10:22,320 Because it's quite a mild dish but if they add too much cream, Because it's quite a mild dish but if they add too much cream,
216 00:10:22,520 00:10:24,760 that will dilute the flavour of the spice that will dilute the flavour of the spice
217 00:10:24,960 00:10:26,440 and the tomatoes and the chicken and the tomatoes and the chicken
218 00:10:26,640 00:10:28,560 and you end up just tasting cream or butter, and you end up just tasting cream or butter,
219 00:10:28,760 00:10:30,920 and you don't want that, you want to taste that spice, and you don't want that, you want to taste that spice,
220 00:10:31,120 00:10:33,800 you want to taste that onion, that garlic, that ginger as well. you want to taste that onion, that garlic, that ginger as well.
221 00:10:34,000 00:10:35,440 How are you going, love? How are you going, love?
222 00:10:35,640 00:10:37,680 I'm done, I'm just putting rice and curry out. I'm done, I'm just putting rice and curry out.
223 00:10:37,880 00:10:39,360 (LAUGHS) You guys are... (LAUGHS) You guys are...
224 00:10:39,560 00:10:40,920 it's not a hard dish to make. it's not a hard dish to make.
225 00:10:41,120 00:10:43,960 Add a little bit of a Malaysian touch to it, so slightly hotter. Add a little bit of a Malaysian touch to it, so slightly hotter.
226 00:10:44,160 00:10:46,640 Yeah, I did it in one hour and yeah, I was looking at the two girls, Yeah, I did it in one hour and yeah, I was looking at the two girls,
227 00:10:46,840 00:10:49,320 "Oh, God, they're doing all these wonderful things" "Oh, God, they're doing all these wonderful things"
228 00:10:49,520 00:10:53,240 as in my garnish, all I had was a bowl of rice as in my garnish, all I had was a bowl of rice
229 00:10:53,440 00:10:55,520 and I had one hour to twiddle my thumbs and think about it. and I had one hour to twiddle my thumbs and think about it.
230 00:10:55,720 00:10:58,640 One hour down, one hour to go. One hour down, one hour to go.
231 00:11:02,240 00:11:04,400 I think the secret to a good butter chicken is in the sauce, I think the secret to a good butter chicken is in the sauce,
232 00:11:04,600 00:11:05,880 in the gravy, in the curry. in the gravy, in the curry.
233 00:11:06,120 00:11:10,400 I want to keep the soul and the traditions of the butter chicken gravy going. I want to keep the soul and the traditions of the butter chicken gravy going.
234 00:11:10,600 00:11:13,840 Now I let the soya bean nuggets soak in the curry. Now I let the soya bean nuggets soak in the curry.
235 00:11:15,200 00:11:17,960 The accompaniments that I'm making with my butter chicken The accompaniments that I'm making with my butter chicken
236 00:11:18,160 00:11:20,040 is lachha paratha. is lachha paratha.
237 00:11:20,240 00:11:23,240 Lacha paratha is different from a roti because it's layered. Lacha paratha is different from a roti because it's layered.
238 00:11:23,440 00:11:25,680 Cooks like puff pastry, like layered pastry. Cooks like puff pastry, like layered pastry.
239 00:11:25,880 00:11:27,920 Oh, I like how that looks. Oh, I like how that looks.
240 00:11:28,120 00:11:29,880 I hope it's cooked through. I hope it's cooked through.
241 00:11:31,160 00:11:33,360 The sauce. I'm most worried about the sauce. The sauce. I'm most worried about the sauce.
242 00:11:33,560 00:11:36,520 Because if it's not balanced and it's not thick, Because if it's not balanced and it's not thick,
243 00:11:36,720 00:11:39,040 it's really gonna let the whole dish down. it's really gonna let the whole dish down.
244 00:11:39,800 00:11:41,600 KAY-LENE: Alyssa, soon as the onion is done, KAY-LENE: Alyssa, soon as the onion is done,
245 00:11:41,800 00:11:43,080 you can start putting the spices in. you can start putting the spices in.
246 00:11:43,280 00:11:44,600 Thank you. Thank you.
247 00:11:44,800 00:11:48,560 You add your spices, that gives it colour from, like, your paprika, You add your spices, that gives it colour from, like, your paprika,
248 00:11:48,760 00:11:51,880 your mace, your fenugreek, your cumin. your mace, your fenugreek, your cumin.
249 00:11:52,080 00:11:54,960 Everything is going OK so far. I'm feeling OK. Everything is going OK so far. I'm feeling OK.
250 00:11:55,160 00:11:57,880 Because the butter chicken is so rich, I made cucumber raita. Because the butter chicken is so rich, I made cucumber raita.
251 00:11:58,080 00:12:00,720 The raita helps to bring down the richness The raita helps to bring down the richness
252 00:12:00,920 00:12:02,560 and make it a bit more digestible. and make it a bit more digestible.
253 00:12:04,000 00:12:05,720 ANNIE: Oh, look at those. Great. ANNIE: Oh, look at those. Great.
254 00:12:06,920 00:12:09,000 Me wedges are still going! (LAUGHS) Me wedges are still going! (LAUGHS)
255 00:12:11,440 00:12:14,440 I'm just popping in the tomatoes and then I'm gonna pop my honey in, I'm just popping in the tomatoes and then I'm gonna pop my honey in,
256 00:12:14,640 00:12:16,040 liquid smoke, cream liquid smoke, cream
257 00:12:16,240 00:12:20,000 and that's pretty much the butter chicken sauce done. and that's pretty much the butter chicken sauce done.
258 00:12:21,720 00:12:24,360 So what I'm gonna do now is pop the chicken on the grill. So what I'm gonna do now is pop the chicken on the grill.
259 00:12:24,560 00:12:27,240 Um, I'm looking to get a really nice charry feel. Um, I'm looking to get a really nice charry feel.
260 00:12:27,440 00:12:30,120 I do add the chicken to the butter chicken sauce as well I do add the chicken to the butter chicken sauce as well
261 00:12:30,320 00:12:32,960 so it's not just bits of chicken on the side with some sauce, so it's not just bits of chicken on the side with some sauce,
262 00:12:33,160 00:12:35,600 that does actually go in there, I just want the charring on it. that does actually go in there, I just want the charring on it.
263 00:12:36,680 00:12:38,080 It's how you expect it to look. It's how you expect it to look.
264 00:12:38,280 00:12:40,000 It's how they do it in restaurants. It's how they do it in restaurants.
265 00:12:44,040 00:12:46,600 SHRUTI: The history of this recipe has come from my father. SHRUTI: The history of this recipe has come from my father.
266 00:12:47,880 00:12:50,600 The curry, I pureed and sieved it. The curry, I pureed and sieved it.
267 00:12:50,800 00:12:53,560 Oh, she's sieving her curry. Oh, she's sieving her curry.
268 00:12:53,760 00:12:55,680 It's gonna be really smooth. It's gonna be really smooth.
269 00:12:55,880 00:12:58,200 And put it back on the stove. And put it back on the stove.
270 00:12:59,280 00:13:01,800 And then the chicken and the gravy is mixed together And then the chicken and the gravy is mixed together
271 00:13:02,000 00:13:04,120 and then cream is the finishing touch. and then cream is the finishing touch.
272 00:13:04,320 00:13:05,760 And it's done. And it's done.
273 00:13:07,600 00:13:10,560 The lachha paratha is a layered Indian bread The lachha paratha is a layered Indian bread
274 00:13:10,760 00:13:14,280 so you just have to put a lot of clarified butter, so you just have to put a lot of clarified butter,
275 00:13:14,480 00:13:16,160 add garam seeds and salt add garam seeds and salt
276 00:13:16,360 00:13:20,800 to bring out the layers and then just roll it and layer it to bring out the layers and then just roll it and layer it
277 00:13:21,000 00:13:24,360 and just put it on a pan and cook it. and just put it on a pan and cook it.
278 00:13:28,960 00:13:30,600 You have 10 minutes to go, everyone. You have 10 minutes to go, everyone.
279 00:13:30,800 00:13:33,400 Before we need your plate up on the pass, thank you. Before we need your plate up on the pass, thank you.
280 00:13:36,200 00:13:37,600 ANNIE: This is my butter chicken. ANNIE: This is my butter chicken.
281 00:13:37,800 00:13:40,600 It's got the marinated chicken tikka that I cooked on the griddle It's got the marinated chicken tikka that I cooked on the griddle
282 00:13:40,800 00:13:43,000 and now it's in there giving it a bit of flavour. and now it's in there giving it a bit of flavour.
283 00:13:43,200 00:13:44,880 Right, taste that. Right, taste that.
284 00:13:48,080 00:13:49,520 Mmm. Mmm.
285 00:13:52,520 00:13:55,560 Yeah, you wouldn't want to eat a lot of it, it's quite strong. Yeah, you wouldn't want to eat a lot of it, it's quite strong.
286 00:13:55,760 00:13:57,880 Don't stress. Don't stress.
287 00:13:58,880 00:14:02,200 So, what I'm doing is adding some cream and that will lighten it up So, what I'm doing is adding some cream and that will lighten it up
288 00:14:02,400 00:14:05,040 and possibly, um... and possibly, um...
289 00:14:05,240 00:14:07,480 ..maybe a hint, hint of spice or something ..maybe a hint, hint of spice or something
290 00:14:07,680 00:14:10,320 but that should help it along its way. but that should help it along its way.
291 00:14:13,560 00:14:15,400 GUS: I'm ready to go, all I need to do is dress it up, GUS: I'm ready to go, all I need to do is dress it up,
292 00:14:15,600 00:14:18,440 put a bit of cream in the chicken... put a bit of cream in the chicken...
293 00:14:19,480 00:14:21,040 ..and I should be ready to go. ..and I should be ready to go.
294 00:14:22,160 00:14:25,360 I was concerned about would my dish stand up. I was concerned about would my dish stand up.
295 00:14:26,440 00:14:28,400 These guys had chapattis coming out of their ears These guys had chapattis coming out of their ears
296 00:14:28,600 00:14:29,920 and chips and all the rest of it and chips and all the rest of it
297 00:14:30,120 00:14:32,680 and I'm thinking, "That's it, Gussy, you're on your way home." and I'm thinking, "That's it, Gussy, you're on your way home."
298 00:14:34,280 00:14:37,000 So I did this cucumber on the side with some yoghurt. So I did this cucumber on the side with some yoghurt.
299 00:14:38,200 00:14:41,480 Two minutes to go. Two minutes until we need your plates on the pass. Two minutes to go. Two minutes until we need your plates on the pass.
300 00:14:47,000 00:14:49,440 Under 30 seconds. Under 30 seconds.
301 00:14:58,720 00:15:00,000 Well done! Well done!
302 00:15:00,200 00:15:02,280 (APPLAUSE) (APPLAUSE)
303 00:15:03,720 00:15:05,920 SHRUTI: Hey, Annie. Well done. SHRUTI: Hey, Annie. Well done.
304 00:15:06,120 00:15:07,760 Oh, well done, sweetie! (LAUGHS) Oh, well done, sweetie! (LAUGHS)
305 00:15:07,960 00:15:10,000 Exhausted! Exhausted! Exhausted! Exhausted!
306 00:15:11,720 00:15:14,240 OK, lay it on me. Slam dunk, Dan? OK, lay it on me. Slam dunk, Dan?
307 00:15:14,440 00:15:16,040 Wow! Wow!
308 00:15:16,240 00:15:17,600 It's hot. It's hot.
309 00:15:17,800 00:15:21,280 I've never eaten a butter chicken like that in my entire life. I've never eaten a butter chicken like that in my entire life.
310 00:15:21,480 00:15:24,280 It was mind-blowing. It was that good. It was mind-blowing. It was that good.
311 00:15:31,320 00:15:33,720 MAEVE O'MEARA: Apprentice chef Alyssa and our four home cooks MAEVE O'MEARA: Apprentice chef Alyssa and our four home cooks
312 00:15:33,920 00:15:37,200 have just attempted their best versions of butter chicken. have just attempted their best versions of butter chicken.
313 00:15:39,280 00:15:43,920 And now blind-tasting judge Dan will taste each of their dishes. And now blind-tasting judge Dan will taste each of their dishes.
314 00:15:44,120 00:15:46,360 It smells absolutely amazing. It smells absolutely amazing.
315 00:15:46,560 00:15:48,800 They all look fantastic. They all look fantastic.
316 00:15:49,000 00:15:52,320 MELISSA LEONG: This is a butter chicken with raita and rice. MELISSA LEONG: This is a butter chicken with raita and rice.
317 00:15:52,520 00:15:53,880 It looks great. It looks great.
318 00:15:54,080 00:15:56,520 The colours are there, you can see the chilli and the coriander. The colours are there, you can see the chilli and the coriander.
319 00:15:56,720 00:15:58,440 Lovely meal for one. Lovely meal for one.
320 00:16:10,800 00:16:12,920 It's hot. (LAUGHS) It's hot. (LAUGHS)
321 00:16:13,120 00:16:16,560 The, uh, sauce, there's so much flavour in there. The, uh, sauce, there's so much flavour in there.
322 00:16:22,120 00:16:24,080 What I love about this is that... What I love about this is that...
323 00:16:24,280 00:16:27,800 ..everything on this plate is here with a purpose. ..everything on this plate is here with a purpose.
324 00:16:28,000 00:16:31,040 That butter chicken was intentionally hot, That butter chicken was intentionally hot,
325 00:16:31,240 00:16:34,720 that's why that cucumber and that yoghurt was on the plate as well. that's why that cucumber and that yoghurt was on the plate as well.
326 00:16:34,920 00:16:39,760 The chilli is actually a bit too hot for a butter chicken but I like it. The chilli is actually a bit too hot for a butter chicken but I like it.
327 00:16:39,960 00:16:42,080 Butter chicken with zing. Mmm. Butter chicken with zing. Mmm.
328 00:16:43,720 00:16:49,040 Dan, vegan butter chicken with soy protein and cashew cream. Dan, vegan butter chicken with soy protein and cashew cream.
329 00:16:49,240 00:16:50,520 Wow. Wow.
330 00:16:50,720 00:16:52,320 That's interesting. That's interesting.
331 00:16:52,520 00:16:53,920 I'm open to it, it looks nice I'm open to it, it looks nice
332 00:16:54,120 00:16:57,200 but they've got to make sure that this is delicious. but they've got to make sure that this is delicious.
333 00:16:57,400 00:16:58,720 Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
334 00:17:08,360 00:17:11,120 I love the flavour of this curry I love the flavour of this curry
335 00:17:11,320 00:17:14,800 and that soy protein is a really good substitute for chicken, and that soy protein is a really good substitute for chicken,
336 00:17:15,000 00:17:17,520 it really soaked up all that flavour of that curry sauce. it really soaked up all that flavour of that curry sauce.
337 00:17:17,720 00:17:20,160 Almost more than a piece of chicken would, actually. Almost more than a piece of chicken would, actually.
338 00:17:20,360 00:17:24,160 And even serving it with this paratha is really fun, I ate it like a taco. And even serving it with this paratha is really fun, I ate it like a taco.
339 00:17:24,360 00:17:25,840 The only thing? The only thing?
340 00:17:26,040 00:17:27,680 It could have done with a little bit more salt It could have done with a little bit more salt
341 00:17:27,880 00:17:30,600 to really bring out the flavour of those spices. to really bring out the flavour of those spices.
342 00:17:30,800 00:17:34,240 This is butter chicken with raita and rice. This is butter chicken with raita and rice.
343 00:17:35,480 00:17:38,560 This whole minimal approach to the presentation really works. This whole minimal approach to the presentation really works.
344 00:17:49,200 00:17:52,640 That's the flavour profile that I expect from a butter chicken. That's the flavour profile that I expect from a butter chicken.
345 00:17:52,840 00:17:55,120 Sauce, very smooth. Sauce, very smooth.
346 00:17:55,320 00:17:58,440 The chicken is really cooked perfectly. Really delicious. The chicken is really cooked perfectly. Really delicious.
347 00:17:59,720 00:18:01,560 But this one is almost too mild. But this one is almost too mild.
348 00:18:01,760 00:18:05,680 I really want to taste a little bit more spice. I really want to taste a little bit more spice.
349 00:18:07,240 00:18:10,480 Butter chicken with paratha and seasoned wedges. Butter chicken with paratha and seasoned wedges.
350 00:18:10,680 00:18:13,680 I like this, it's like, you can eat your curry traditionally I like this, it's like, you can eat your curry traditionally
351 00:18:13,880 00:18:15,600 with a bit of paratha with a bit of paratha
352 00:18:15,800 00:18:18,720 or you know, if you want to dunk a chip in there you can too. or you know, if you want to dunk a chip in there you can too.
353 00:18:18,920 00:18:20,240 This is awesome. This is awesome.
354 00:18:20,440 00:18:22,480 Well, best you bung that chip in that butter chicken Well, best you bung that chip in that butter chicken
355 00:18:22,680 00:18:24,720 and let us know what it's like. Alright. and let us know what it's like. Alright.
356 00:18:33,240 00:18:34,920 It's a nice chip. It's a nice chip.
357 00:18:38,680 00:18:41,280 Oh, that's very creamy. Oh, that's very creamy.
358 00:18:41,480 00:18:43,280 Is that the chicken? It is. Is that the chicken? It is.
359 00:18:43,480 00:18:44,800 I thought it was crab! I thought it was crab!
360 00:18:45,000 00:18:47,040 Yeah, the colouring, Dan, is a food dye. Yeah, the colouring, Dan, is a food dye.
361 00:18:47,240 00:18:48,800 Whatever. Whatever.
362 00:18:49,000 00:18:52,800 Like, red food colouring, that's not a big deal to me. Like, red food colouring, that's not a big deal to me.
363 00:18:53,000 00:18:57,520 The choice of chicken breast in a curry, not the greatest. The choice of chicken breast in a curry, not the greatest.
364 00:18:57,720 00:19:00,840 If it was a wedges battle, could have won. If it was a wedges battle, could have won.
365 00:19:02,080 00:19:03,920 Look, I love the effort put into this Look, I love the effort put into this
366 00:19:04,120 00:19:06,640 and I really love the addition of these wedges, they're great. and I really love the addition of these wedges, they're great.
367 00:19:06,840 00:19:09,240 I just thought the curry was a little weak. I just thought the curry was a little weak.
368 00:19:11,440 00:19:14,840 Butter chicken with paratha and pickled onions. Butter chicken with paratha and pickled onions.
369 00:19:25,880 00:19:27,840 What?! Wow. What?! Wow.
370 00:19:28,040 00:19:29,640 Oh, man. Oh, man.
371 00:19:30,880 00:19:33,000 I'm just judging from the speed I'm just judging from the speed
372 00:19:33,200 00:19:36,600 at which you are voraciously sampling, at which you are voraciously sampling,
373 00:19:36,800 00:19:38,280 this can't be terrible. this can't be terrible.
374 00:19:38,480 00:19:39,840 Yeah, it can't be. Yeah, it can't be.
375 00:19:41,160 00:19:42,640 OK, lay it on me. OK, lay it on me.
376 00:19:42,840 00:19:45,360 Slam dunk, Dan? Wow! Slam dunk, Dan? Wow!
377 00:19:45,560 00:19:47,440 It has so much flavour, It has so much flavour,
378 00:19:47,640 00:19:49,920 the seasoning is, like, on point. the seasoning is, like, on point.
379 00:19:50,120 00:19:51,800 There's the perfect amount of salt. There's the perfect amount of salt.
380 00:19:52,000 00:19:54,000 There's a little bit of acidity in there. There's a little bit of acidity in there.
381 00:19:54,200 00:19:57,360 Really balances it out too and this is great too, Really balances it out too and this is great too,
382 00:19:57,560 00:20:00,120 just a bit of paratha, dunk it in. just a bit of paratha, dunk it in.
383 00:20:02,920 00:20:07,160 What I love about this dish is the balance in that butter chicken. What I love about this dish is the balance in that butter chicken.
384 00:20:07,360 00:20:10,640 That chicken is cooked perfectly, it's seasoned perfectly, That chicken is cooked perfectly, it's seasoned perfectly,
385 00:20:10,840 00:20:13,520 I don't know, man, like, this is really good. I don't know, man, like, this is really good.
386 00:20:20,280 00:20:22,400 MAEVE O'MEARA: Apprentice chef Alyssa and our four home cooks MAEVE O'MEARA: Apprentice chef Alyssa and our four home cooks
387 00:20:22,600 00:20:24,560 have cooked their hearts out tonight. have cooked their hearts out tonight.
388 00:20:26,400 00:20:29,440 Blind-tasting judge Dan has tasted all the curries Blind-tasting judge Dan has tasted all the curries
389 00:20:29,640 00:20:33,920 and we'll now find out if our home cooks have outperformed a restaurant. and we'll now find out if our home cooks have outperformed a restaurant.
390 00:20:37,400 00:20:39,880 Well, night one of Indian week, Well, night one of Indian week,
391 00:20:40,080 00:20:42,040 I think that it is only fitting I think that it is only fitting
392 00:20:42,240 00:20:46,080 that such a universally loved dish such as butter chicken that such a universally loved dish such as butter chicken
393 00:20:46,280 00:20:48,360 was the challenge for you tonight. was the challenge for you tonight.
394 00:20:48,560 00:20:50,440 Annie, how are you feeling? Annie, how are you feeling?
395 00:20:50,640 00:20:52,440 I'm very nervous. I'm very nervous.
396 00:20:52,640 00:20:54,680 The cook didn't quite go to plan. The cook didn't quite go to plan.
397 00:20:54,880 00:20:57,160 I felt that the flavours were slightly strong. I felt that the flavours were slightly strong.
398 00:20:57,360 00:21:00,200 I don't know which way it's gonna go, I really don't. I don't know which way it's gonna go, I really don't.
399 00:21:00,400 00:21:04,280 Alyssa, what's it like standing next to these home cooks? Alyssa, what's it like standing next to these home cooks?
400 00:21:04,520 00:21:08,720 Intimidating. I feel like they've had a lot more experience cooking a butter chicken than me. Intimidating. I feel like they've had a lot more experience cooking a butter chicken than me.
401 00:21:08,920 00:21:10,240 Adam, how do you think she went? Adam, how do you think she went?
402 00:21:10,440 00:21:12,040 I think Alyssa did a fantastic job I think Alyssa did a fantastic job
403 00:21:12,240 00:21:15,400 so when she goes back to Tonka she's gonna be on the curry section now. so when she goes back to Tonka she's gonna be on the curry section now.
404 00:21:15,600 00:21:16,960 (LAUGHTER) (LAUGHTER)
405 00:21:17,160 00:21:20,320 DAN HONG: Look, overall, I'm really, really impressed DAN HONG: Look, overall, I'm really, really impressed
406 00:21:20,520 00:21:22,960 by the standard that you put up on the pass tonight. by the standard that you put up on the pass tonight.
407 00:21:23,160 00:21:26,760 The best plate on the pass is... The best plate on the pass is...
408 00:21:28,560 00:21:31,600 ..this one here, butter chicken with paratha and pickled onions. ..this one here, butter chicken with paratha and pickled onions.
409 00:21:31,800 00:21:33,240 (APPLAUSE) (APPLAUSE)
410 00:21:36,080 00:21:37,120 Shruti! Shruti!
411 00:21:37,320 00:21:39,760 The feeling I can't just express in words The feeling I can't just express in words
412 00:21:39,960 00:21:41,480 but you can all see it on my face. but you can all see it on my face.
413 00:21:41,680 00:21:46,240 I am living up to the dreams which my family has seen for me. I am living up to the dreams which my family has seen for me.
414 00:21:46,440 00:21:47,840 I didn't know what to say I didn't know what to say
415 00:21:48,040 00:21:50,520 when I had the first bite of that butter chicken. when I had the first bite of that butter chicken.
416 00:21:50,720 00:21:54,280 I've never eaten a butter chicken like that in my entire life, I've never eaten a butter chicken like that in my entire life,
417 00:21:54,480 00:21:57,240 it was mind-blowing, it was that good. it was mind-blowing, it was that good.
418 00:21:57,440 00:21:59,280 You know, the chicken was perfectly cooked You know, the chicken was perfectly cooked
419 00:21:59,480 00:22:04,640 and everything that you accompanied the curry with just worked so well. and everything that you accompanied the curry with just worked so well.
420 00:22:04,840 00:22:07,240 Well done. Thank you so much. Well done. Thank you so much.
421 00:22:09,560 00:22:11,240 ALYSSA: It's hard to be disappointed ALYSSA: It's hard to be disappointed
422 00:22:11,440 00:22:13,040 when you've been beaten by the real deal. when you've been beaten by the real deal.
423 00:22:13,240 00:22:15,840 It went to someone who had, like, this recipe passed down. It went to someone who had, like, this recipe passed down.
424 00:22:16,040 00:22:20,840 Dan, please tell us which plate did not stack up for you tonight? Dan, please tell us which plate did not stack up for you tonight?
425 00:22:21,040 00:22:23,320 It had an amazing accompaniment It had an amazing accompaniment
426 00:22:23,520 00:22:25,720 but we've got to remember that the star of the show but we've got to remember that the star of the show
427 00:22:25,920 00:22:27,200 is the butter chicken. is the butter chicken.
428 00:22:27,400 00:22:31,040 The plate that did not live up to my expectations was... The plate that did not live up to my expectations was...
429 00:22:31,240 00:22:33,520 ..the butter chicken with wedges. ..the butter chicken with wedges.
430 00:22:34,640 00:22:36,480 Yes, that's me. Yes, that's me.
431 00:22:36,680 00:22:39,160 So sorry. No, I completely understand. So sorry. No, I completely understand.
432 00:22:39,360 00:22:43,720 I was not that confident when I put it up, I must admit. I was not that confident when I put it up, I must admit.
433 00:22:43,920 00:22:46,960 I really loved the addition of wedges. I really loved the addition of wedges.
434 00:22:47,160 00:22:49,640 I just thought it could just do with a bit more punch. I just thought it could just do with a bit more punch.
435 00:22:49,840 00:22:52,240 I'm upset I didn't get through to the next round I'm upset I didn't get through to the next round
436 00:22:52,440 00:22:53,920 but I completely understand but I completely understand
437 00:22:54,120 00:22:58,480 and let's hope one of the home chefs beats Adam, no offence, Adam. and let's hope one of the home chefs beats Adam, no offence, Adam.
438 00:23:01,600 00:23:03,440 Congratulations, Shruti. Congratulations, Shruti.
439 00:23:03,640 00:23:06,640 You won the best plate on the pass, outcooking the professionals You won the best plate on the pass, outcooking the professionals
440 00:23:06,840 00:23:08,320 so this is for you. so this is for you.
441 00:23:08,520 00:23:10,160 (APPLAUSE) Thank you. (APPLAUSE) Thank you.
442 00:23:13,200 00:23:14,600 Once you put it in the oil Once you put it in the oil
443 00:23:14,800 00:23:16,680 you know straightaway whether you've got it or not. you know straightaway whether you've got it or not.
444 00:23:16,880 00:23:19,080 ANJALI: I really, really need this to come out well. ANJALI: I really, really need this to come out well.
445 00:23:19,280 00:23:21,000 SHRUTI: Now I'm just frying the bread, pakoras. SHRUTI: Now I'm just frying the bread, pakoras.
446 00:23:21,200 00:23:22,280 I hope I'll get another trophy. I hope I'll get another trophy.
447 00:23:22,480 00:23:23,800 ADAM: More, more, more, more. Go. ADAM: More, more, more, more. Go.
448 00:23:24,000 00:23:25,320 It was difficult to watch. It was difficult to watch.
449 00:23:25,520 00:23:28,200 MARK OLIVE: I've eaten a lot of pakoras but nothing like this. MARK OLIVE: I've eaten a lot of pakoras but nothing like this.
450 00:23:28,400 00:23:30,000 Not what I was expecting. Not what I was expecting.
451 00:23:30,200 00:23:33,560 Then later in the week, I'll take you into the heart of Tonka's kitchen Then later in the week, I'll take you into the heart of Tonka's kitchen
452 00:23:33,760 00:23:36,880 to explore their flavoursome Indian favourites. to explore their flavoursome Indian favourites.
453 00:23:37,080 00:23:40,280 Oh, wow! That is a seriously good curry. Oh, wow! That is a seriously good curry.