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1 00:00:01,080 00:00:04,200 MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Indian Week on The Chef's Line... Going to get a bit noisy. MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Indian Week on The Chef's Line... Going to get a bit noisy.
2 00:00:04,400 00:00:05,880 ..and, tonight, we're dishing up ..and, tonight, we're dishing up
3 00:00:06,080 00:00:08,360 some quintessential Indian street food - some quintessential Indian street food -
4 00:00:08,560 00:00:10,680 vegetarian samosas. vegetarian samosas.
5 00:00:10,880 00:00:12,480 You don't want a soggy samosa. You don't want a soggy samosa.
6 00:00:12,680 00:00:15,120 Samosas are delicious savoury parcels, Samosas are delicious savoury parcels,
7 00:00:15,320 00:00:17,480 made with crispy pastry, made with crispy pastry,
8 00:00:17,680 00:00:19,560 spicy fillings, spicy fillings,
9 00:00:19,760 00:00:21,720 and perfect accompaniments. and perfect accompaniments.
10 00:00:21,920 00:00:24,360 The pastry is going to win it today. The pastry is going to win it today.
11 00:00:24,600 00:00:29,120 Some of Australia's best home cooks will be putting their culinary skills to the test Some of Australia's best home cooks will be putting their culinary skills to the test
12 00:00:29,320 00:00:31,920 against top Indian restaurant, Atta. against top Indian restaurant, Atta.
13 00:00:32,120 00:00:34,120 One word - delicious. One word - delicious.
14 00:00:34,320 00:00:37,400 Tonight, the home cooks will face the first stop Tonight, the home cooks will face the first stop
15 00:00:37,600 00:00:40,760 in their Chef's Line, apprentice chef Indy. in their Chef's Line, apprentice chef Indy.
16 00:00:40,960 00:00:42,760 Indy's coming along good. Indy's coming along good.
17 00:00:42,960 00:00:44,640 As the week progresses... As the week progresses...
18 00:00:44,840 00:00:46,120 Ooh! I don't know if I can do it or not. Ooh! I don't know if I can do it or not.
19 00:00:46,320 00:00:48,800 ..the competition will escalate in difficulty ..the competition will escalate in difficulty
20 00:00:49,000 00:00:50,520 from the apprentice, all the way... from the apprentice, all the way...
21 00:00:50,720 00:00:52,400 Good job! A-team! Good job! A-team!
22 00:00:52,600 00:00:53,920 ..to the head chef. ..to the head chef.
23 00:00:54,120 00:00:57,440 Judged by executive chef Dan Hong, Judged by executive chef Dan Hong,
24 00:00:57,640 00:00:59,720 renowned chef Mark Olive renowned chef Mark Olive
25 00:00:59,920 00:01:02,240 and food writer Melissa Leong. and food writer Melissa Leong.
26 00:01:03,640 00:01:07,680 Whose samosas will win them the chance to reach the end Whose samosas will win them the chance to reach the end
27 00:01:07,880 00:01:09,640 of The Chef's Line? of The Chef's Line?
28 00:01:16,520 00:01:18,920 Hi, guys, and welcome to The Chef's Line. Hi, guys, and welcome to The Chef's Line.
29 00:01:19,120 00:01:20,920 (ALL CHEER) (ALL CHEER)
30 00:01:21,120 00:01:22,600 It's Indian Week, It's Indian Week,
31 00:01:22,800 00:01:26,120 and we're going to find out who makes the best samosas! and we're going to find out who makes the best samosas!
32 00:01:26,320 00:01:27,920 Yeah! Woo! Yeah! Woo!
33 00:01:28,120 00:01:29,880 Welcome, restaurant Atta. Welcome, restaurant Atta.
34 00:01:30,080 00:01:31,720 Thank you. Thank you for having us. Thank you. Thank you for having us.
35 00:01:31,920 00:01:34,760 Head chef Harry, is your team ready? Head chef Harry, is your team ready?
36 00:01:34,960 00:01:37,200 This is what we do every day at the restaurant, This is what we do every day at the restaurant,
37 00:01:37,400 00:01:39,480 so we're well and truly prepared for the competition. so we're well and truly prepared for the competition.
38 00:01:39,680 00:01:42,120 Apprentice chef Indy, please step up. Apprentice chef Indy, please step up.
39 00:01:42,320 00:01:45,360 I hope you've brought your A-game because from the looks of things I hope you've brought your A-game because from the looks of things
40 00:01:45,560 00:01:48,640 these home cooks have been practicing for years. these home cooks have been practicing for years.
41 00:01:48,840 00:01:52,040 Tonight's dish is the vegetarian samosa. Tonight's dish is the vegetarian samosa.
42 00:01:52,240 00:01:56,720 A tightly packed, golden-brown pocket of flavour. A tightly packed, golden-brown pocket of flavour.
43 00:01:56,920 00:02:01,040 So, tonight's blind judge is going to be Dan. So, tonight's blind judge is going to be Dan.
44 00:02:01,240 00:02:02,040 Yes! Yes!
45 00:02:02,240 00:02:05,240 We're going to lock him out back so he doesn't know what's going on. We're going to lock him out back so he doesn't know what's going on.
46 00:02:05,440 00:02:06,880 I love a good samosa, I love a good samosa,
47 00:02:07,080 00:02:09,240 and you can't see it right now, but I'm actually frothing. and you can't see it right now, but I'm actually frothing.
48 00:02:09,440 00:02:10,920 (LAUGHTER) (LAUGHTER)
49 00:02:11,120 00:02:12,480 Good luck, guys. Good luck, guys.
50 00:02:12,680 00:02:16,120 Apprentice chef Indy, home cooks, you all have 60 minutes Apprentice chef Indy, home cooks, you all have 60 minutes
51 00:02:16,320 00:02:19,520 to get together your best samosas with accompaniments. to get together your best samosas with accompaniments.
52 00:02:19,720 00:02:21,760 So, what are you waiting for? Let's cook! So, what are you waiting for? Let's cook!
53 00:02:28,080 00:02:31,000 I think samosas for me, one of my favourite Indian street foods. I think samosas for me, one of my favourite Indian street foods.
54 00:02:31,200 00:02:33,040 Like, that gorgeous flaky pastry on the outside, Like, that gorgeous flaky pastry on the outside,
55 00:02:33,240 00:02:35,120 and then, when you bite into it, you get that steam and then, when you bite into it, you get that steam
56 00:02:35,320 00:02:37,200 of all of the beautiful vegetables on the inside. of all of the beautiful vegetables on the inside.
57 00:02:37,400 00:02:39,120 Stop, you're making me hungry! Stop, you're making me hungry!
58 00:02:39,320 00:02:41,080 And one of the most important things, And one of the most important things,
59 00:02:41,280 00:02:43,520 I think for today, is the spice as well, so... I think for today, is the spice as well, so...
60 00:02:43,720 00:02:45,000 Absolutely. Absolutely.
61 00:02:45,200 00:02:47,360 Well, I mean, it is Indian week and so, of course, Well, I mean, it is Indian week and so, of course,
62 00:02:47,560 00:02:50,160 the balance of those spices is very, very important. the balance of those spices is very, very important.
63 00:02:50,360 00:02:51,480 Totally. Totally.
64 00:02:53,600 00:02:55,400 My name is Sarj. My name is Sarj.
65 00:02:55,600 00:02:57,360 I'm making samosas, I'm making samosas,
66 00:02:57,560 00:03:00,920 and it's going to accompany a coriander chutney and it's going to accompany a coriander chutney
67 00:03:01,120 00:03:02,600 with green chillies in it, with green chillies in it,
68 00:03:02,800 00:03:07,480 but there's so many components to it so I'm actually a bit frazzled. but there's so many components to it so I'm actually a bit frazzled.
69 00:03:09,360 00:03:13,440 Oh! I'm hoping that everything's going to go my way today. Oh! I'm hoping that everything's going to go my way today.
70 00:03:13,640 00:03:16,720 I am originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I am originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
71 00:03:16,920 00:03:19,040 Who is hungry today? Me! Who is hungry today? Me!
72 00:03:19,240 00:03:21,880 Living in Malaysia, Indian cooking is so profound. Living in Malaysia, Indian cooking is so profound.
73 00:03:22,080 00:03:24,600 I hope that they are going to enjoy this dish. I hope that they are going to enjoy this dish.
74 00:03:24,800 00:03:27,760 I cook for my husband and I cook for my international students. I cook for my husband and I cook for my international students.
75 00:03:27,960 00:03:31,600 Let's go and feed lots of people today. Let's go and feed lots of people today.
76 00:03:31,800 00:03:33,480 I do look after international students I do look after international students
77 00:03:33,680 00:03:35,560 and I have been for over 20 years. and I have been for over 20 years.
78 00:03:35,760 00:03:38,080 ALL: What's cooking, Sarj? ALL: What's cooking, Sarj?
79 00:03:39,120 00:03:41,360 For this process of making samosa, I need the filling, For this process of making samosa, I need the filling,
80 00:03:41,560 00:03:42,880 so what I'm going to do, so what I'm going to do,
81 00:03:43,080 00:03:44,600 I'm going to quickly put it all together I'm going to quickly put it all together
82 00:03:44,800 00:03:46,120 and put it in the fridge and put it in the fridge
83 00:03:46,320 00:03:48,840 so that it's chilled enough for me to use it for the pastry. so that it's chilled enough for me to use it for the pastry.
84 00:03:49,040 00:03:54,120 So my secret weapon in my samosa was my caramelised onion paste So my secret weapon in my samosa was my caramelised onion paste
85 00:03:54,320 00:03:57,960 and I ended up blending some ginger, garlic, and I ended up blending some ginger, garlic,
86 00:03:58,160 00:04:00,840 turmeric and onion and a little bit of oil, turmeric and onion and a little bit of oil,
87 00:04:01,040 00:04:04,640 then I incorporated it in the filling of the samosas. then I incorporated it in the filling of the samosas.
88 00:04:04,840 00:04:06,800 Hi, Sarj. Hello! Hi, Sarj. Hello!
89 00:04:07,000 00:04:08,400 Talk to me about your samosas Talk to me about your samosas
90 00:04:08,600 00:04:10,560 with coriander and green chilli chutney. with coriander and green chilli chutney.
91 00:04:10,760 00:04:12,640 It sounds delicious. Yes! Oh, my goodness. It sounds delicious. Yes! Oh, my goodness.
92 00:04:12,840 00:04:15,200 I'm seeing pumpkin but I'm not seeing potato? I'm seeing pumpkin but I'm not seeing potato?
93 00:04:15,400 00:04:16,960 You haven't seen potatoes, yeah? You haven't seen potatoes, yeah?
94 00:04:17,160 00:04:20,600 Potatoes have already gone in, so par-boil the potatoes, Potatoes have already gone in, so par-boil the potatoes,
95 00:04:20,800 00:04:23,800 the pumpkin and the sweet potato in salted water. the pumpkin and the sweet potato in salted water.
96 00:04:24,000 00:04:25,720 Ah, so instead of just white potato, Ah, so instead of just white potato,
97 00:04:25,920 00:04:27,920 you have sweet potato and pumpkin as well as potato? you have sweet potato and pumpkin as well as potato?
98 00:04:28,120 00:04:29,400 Absolutely! Absolutely!
99 00:04:29,600 00:04:31,520 This is my Western influence... Ah, I see. This is my Western influence... Ah, I see.
100 00:04:31,720 00:04:33,360 ..in my samosa, you see? ..in my samosa, you see?
101 00:04:33,560 00:04:35,680 So do you think you can beat the restaurant tonight? So do you think you can beat the restaurant tonight?
102 00:04:35,880 00:04:37,720 Well, I am hoping I will because - Well, I am hoping I will because -
103 00:04:37,920 00:04:39,440 40 years of experience of cooking at home. 40 years of experience of cooking at home.
104 00:04:39,640 00:04:42,360 Amazing. So I'm hoping I'm going to do it! Amazing. So I'm hoping I'm going to do it!
105 00:04:45,600 00:04:47,160 My name is Anushree. My name is Anushree.
106 00:04:47,360 00:04:50,280 Tonight I'm making samosas with a yoghurt and mint chutney Tonight I'm making samosas with a yoghurt and mint chutney
107 00:04:50,480 00:04:53,120 and tamarind and date chutney. and tamarind and date chutney.
108 00:04:53,320 00:04:57,720 And I'm from Knackpul, which is a small town in India. And I'm from Knackpul, which is a small town in India.
109 00:04:59,400 00:05:01,360 I got the love of cooking from my mum I got the love of cooking from my mum
110 00:05:01,560 00:05:06,280 because growing up I saw her do a lot of cooking. because growing up I saw her do a lot of cooking.
111 00:05:06,480 00:05:10,480 Food is a big part of Indian culture as well. Food is a big part of Indian culture as well.
112 00:05:12,120 00:05:15,080 So the samosas I'm making are pretty simple, So the samosas I'm making are pretty simple,
113 00:05:15,280 00:05:17,000 it's a basic recipe. it's a basic recipe.
114 00:05:17,200 00:05:21,800 People tend to make it spicy or with a lot of condiments in it, People tend to make it spicy or with a lot of condiments in it,
115 00:05:22,000 00:05:25,320 and this is a recipe which you'll find on the streets. and this is a recipe which you'll find on the streets.
116 00:05:25,520 00:05:28,840 Oh, she's got a pressure cooker. Oh, she's got a pressure cooker.
117 00:05:30,080 00:05:32,440 I've also got my kitchen cooker. I've also got my kitchen cooker.
118 00:05:32,640 00:05:34,320 If you go to any Indian house, If you go to any Indian house,
119 00:05:34,520 00:05:37,360 you are bound to hear the whistle of a cooker you are bound to hear the whistle of a cooker
120 00:05:37,560 00:05:41,280 because no house in India has a kitchen without a cooker. because no house in India has a kitchen without a cooker.
121 00:05:47,000 00:05:48,400 My name's Iain. My name's Iain.
122 00:05:48,600 00:05:50,480 Tonight I'm making vegetarian samosas Tonight I'm making vegetarian samosas
123 00:05:50,680 00:05:52,120 with tomato chutney. with tomato chutney.
124 00:05:52,360 00:05:57,560 Basically it's my take on ricotta and spinach sausage roll, but Indian style. Basically it's my take on ricotta and spinach sausage roll, but Indian style.
125 00:05:57,760 00:05:59,920 So I've got my tomato chutney instead of tomato sauce, So I've got my tomato chutney instead of tomato sauce,
126 00:06:00,120 00:06:03,480 spinach and fresh paneer inside the samosa. spinach and fresh paneer inside the samosa.
127 00:06:04,680 00:06:06,120 My personal connection to Indian food, My personal connection to Indian food,
128 00:06:06,320 00:06:08,520 I guess, lies with the fact that I'm a vegetarian. I guess, lies with the fact that I'm a vegetarian.
129 00:06:08,720 00:06:12,760 Some aloo gobi and then a Sri Lankan beetroot curry. Some aloo gobi and then a Sri Lankan beetroot curry.
130 00:06:12,960 00:06:16,880 For me, vegetarian cooking, like Indian is the number one cuisine, For me, vegetarian cooking, like Indian is the number one cuisine,
131 00:06:17,080 00:06:19,000 I think there's so much flavour, you can do so much. I think there's so much flavour, you can do so much.
132 00:06:19,200 00:06:20,160 Wow! Wow!
133 00:06:20,360 00:06:21,680 I really love this dish I really love this dish
134 00:06:21,920 00:06:25,800 because it's really just, you know, such a great little all-in-one snack. because it's really just, you know, such a great little all-in-one snack.
135 00:06:26,000 00:06:28,280 My secret ingredient is just making the paneer fresh My secret ingredient is just making the paneer fresh
136 00:06:28,480 00:06:31,120 instead of getting it out of a tub or a packet. instead of getting it out of a tub or a packet.
137 00:06:31,320 00:06:34,560 Paneer is pretty similar to ricotta, it's just an Indian cheese. Paneer is pretty similar to ricotta, it's just an Indian cheese.
138 00:06:34,760 00:06:38,080 Basically what I do is get some milk on the boil, then add lemon juice, Basically what I do is get some milk on the boil, then add lemon juice,
139 00:06:38,280 00:06:40,640 and stir it until the curds separate from the whey, and stir it until the curds separate from the whey,
140 00:06:40,840 00:06:43,920 then just strain it out and what's left over is the paneer. then just strain it out and what's left over is the paneer.
141 00:06:45,400 00:06:48,480 When I went to separate the whey from the curds, When I went to separate the whey from the curds,
142 00:06:48,680 00:06:51,760 it was just not draining as well as it could have. it was just not draining as well as it could have.
143 00:06:51,960 00:06:53,840 I decided to take a different tack... I decided to take a different tack...
144 00:06:54,040 00:06:55,400 Bit of a disaster. Bit of a disaster.
145 00:06:55,600 00:06:57,080 ..and get some cloth. ..and get some cloth.
146 00:06:57,280 00:06:59,000 That worked a bit better, That worked a bit better,
147 00:06:59,200 00:07:01,840 but I did lose a bit of paneer in the process. but I did lose a bit of paneer in the process.
148 00:07:04,400 00:07:06,560 Vegetarian challenge. Yeah, yeah. Vegetarian challenge. Yeah, yeah.
149 00:07:06,800 00:07:09,320 You should have this in the bag, right? Fingers crossed. You should have this in the bag, right? Fingers crossed.
150 00:07:09,520 00:07:12,400 Fingers crossed I can knock out a good samosa with this one. Fingers crossed I can knock out a good samosa with this one.
151 00:07:12,600 00:07:14,680 How did you discover Indian food? How did you discover Indian food?
152 00:07:14,880 00:07:16,600 Um, through... Through my mum, I guess. Um, through... Through my mum, I guess.
153 00:07:16,800 00:07:19,240 She spent a lot of her childhood growing up in Singapore, She spent a lot of her childhood growing up in Singapore,
154 00:07:19,440 00:07:21,800 and I remember, basically, we went to this Indian restaurant, and I remember, basically, we went to this Indian restaurant,
155 00:07:22,000 00:07:25,520 and it was like one of those kind of evangelical moments for me, I think, and it was like one of those kind of evangelical moments for me, I think,
156 00:07:25,720 00:07:27,680 sitting down and eating this Indian food, sitting down and eating this Indian food,
157 00:07:27,880 00:07:29,240 and ever since then I've been hooked. and ever since then I've been hooked.
158 00:07:29,440 00:07:30,880 Yeah. Yeah.
159 00:07:32,160 00:07:33,600 My name is Smita Grandland. My name is Smita Grandland.
160 00:07:35,160 00:07:38,600 Today I'm cooking samosas with coriander and mint sauce Today I'm cooking samosas with coriander and mint sauce
161 00:07:38,800 00:07:40,480 and tamarind chutney. and tamarind chutney.
162 00:07:40,680 00:07:42,240 I've got the potatoes on the boil I've got the potatoes on the boil
163 00:07:42,440 00:07:45,720 and I've got the tamarind chutney just on the boil here. and I've got the tamarind chutney just on the boil here.
164 00:07:45,920 00:07:48,120 I'm not using measurements at the moment I'm not using measurements at the moment
165 00:07:48,320 00:07:50,760 so I'm guessing it all. so I'm guessing it all.
166 00:07:50,960 00:07:54,720 I think with Indian cooking, it is cooking by sight and smell. I think with Indian cooking, it is cooking by sight and smell.
167 00:07:54,920 00:07:58,840 I love cooking 'cause it's very creative, it's my outlet. I love cooking 'cause it's very creative, it's my outlet.
168 00:07:59,040 00:08:00,920 Whilst there are complicated recipes Whilst there are complicated recipes
169 00:08:01,120 00:08:02,680 and they look like they're a mile long, and they look like they're a mile long,
170 00:08:02,880 00:08:04,560 I don't follow them. I don't follow them.
171 00:08:04,760 00:08:08,720 So what I like is just smell the spices that I enjoy So what I like is just smell the spices that I enjoy
172 00:08:08,920 00:08:10,720 and I put more of those in. and I put more of those in.
173 00:08:10,920 00:08:14,440 My samosa filling consists of some green chilli, My samosa filling consists of some green chilli,
174 00:08:14,640 00:08:17,320 so just to add some freshness to it. so just to add some freshness to it.
175 00:08:17,520 00:08:20,240 So what I'm doing is putting some fresh herbs and spices in there So what I'm doing is putting some fresh herbs and spices in there
176 00:08:20,440 00:08:22,800 to balance it out, hopefully. to balance it out, hopefully.
177 00:08:24,200 00:08:25,680 Look at you, your knife skills. Look at you, your knife skills.
178 00:08:25,880 00:08:29,120 Oh, I'd just better be a little bit careful. Oh, I'd just better be a little bit careful.
179 00:08:29,320 00:08:30,680 Just something you do at home, no doubt. Just something you do at home, no doubt.
180 00:08:30,880 00:08:33,080 Just a little bit. So what are you making here? Just a little bit. So what are you making here?
181 00:08:33,280 00:08:36,000 I'm making the aromatics for the samosa stuffing. I'm making the aromatics for the samosa stuffing.
182 00:08:36,200 00:08:39,040 I've got fresh coriander here and fresh chilli I've got fresh coriander here and fresh chilli
183 00:08:39,240 00:08:40,680 'cause I'm also putting in chilli powder 'cause I'm also putting in chilli powder
184 00:08:40,880 00:08:42,760 so I want to try and layer the flavours a little bit. so I want to try and layer the flavours a little bit.
185 00:08:42,960 00:08:44,520 OK, is that the secret? OK, is that the secret?
186 00:08:44,720 00:08:48,080 Maybe, because I like using the same element in different forms Maybe, because I like using the same element in different forms
187 00:08:48,280 00:08:49,840 and so hopefully add some layers. and so hopefully add some layers.
188 00:08:50,040 00:08:51,000 Yeah? Yeah. Yeah? Yeah.
189 00:08:54,040 00:08:57,400 MAEVE O'MEARA: Apprentice chef Indy is Atta's only challenger MAEVE O'MEARA: Apprentice chef Indy is Atta's only challenger
190 00:08:57,600 00:08:59,480 against all four home cooks, against all four home cooks,
191 00:08:59,680 00:09:03,720 and is attempting their modern take on the classic samosa. and is attempting their modern take on the classic samosa.
192 00:09:03,920 00:09:06,400 Looks like they're well and truly prepared for the competition. Looks like they're well and truly prepared for the competition.
193 00:09:06,600 00:09:08,800 I mean, we need to watch out. I mean, we need to watch out.
194 00:09:09,000 00:09:11,160 (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
195 00:09:11,360 00:09:12,920 It's four against one, but... It's four against one, but...
196 00:09:13,120 00:09:15,560 Four against one, but it's alright. But I'll manage. Four against one, but it's alright. But I'll manage.
197 00:09:16,760 00:09:20,320 I'm Indy and I'm the apprentice chef at Atta restaurant. I'm Indy and I'm the apprentice chef at Atta restaurant.
198 00:09:21,960 00:09:24,280 Professionally I've only been cooking two years. Professionally I've only been cooking two years.
199 00:09:24,480 00:09:26,920 If you ask me how long I've been cooking at home, If you ask me how long I've been cooking at home,
200 00:09:27,120 00:09:28,880 I don't remember. I don't remember.
201 00:09:29,080 00:09:32,680 So our dish at Atta restaurant is the Dirty Samosa So our dish at Atta restaurant is the Dirty Samosa
202 00:09:32,880 00:09:35,120 with tamarind and mint chutney. with tamarind and mint chutney.
203 00:09:35,320 00:09:38,680 I have to ask, what makes these samosas dirty? I have to ask, what makes these samosas dirty?
204 00:09:40,120 00:09:42,280 You're going to have to wait. Oh! (LAUGHS) You're going to have to wait. Oh! (LAUGHS)
205 00:09:42,480 00:09:44,840 You only know you're dirty when you're dirty. You only know you're dirty when you're dirty.
206 00:09:45,040 00:09:46,360 (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS)
207 00:09:46,560 00:09:48,000 So I won't know until I get there So I won't know until I get there
208 00:09:48,200 00:09:50,600 what makes these particular samosas so special? what makes these particular samosas so special?
209 00:09:50,800 00:09:52,200 Not yet. Wonderful. Not yet. Wonderful.
210 00:09:52,400 00:09:55,800 How many times have you made this dish before? How many times have you made this dish before?
211 00:09:56,000 00:10:01,280 I've made certain elements of it, but I've never done the whole thing. I've made certain elements of it, but I've never done the whole thing.
212 00:10:05,280 00:10:06,920 Hello, Harry, how are you? Hello, Harry, how are you?
213 00:10:07,120 00:10:08,440 Not bad, how are you? Good. Not bad, how are you? Good.
214 00:10:08,640 00:10:10,160 Are you feeling a little nervous at all? Are you feeling a little nervous at all?
215 00:10:10,360 00:10:12,720 I am indeed but I think he's doing a good job. I am indeed but I think he's doing a good job.
216 00:10:12,920 00:10:15,520 Yeah, I mean, he has never cooked this from go to whoa so... Yeah, I mean, he has never cooked this from go to whoa so...
217 00:10:15,720 00:10:18,000 No, he hasn't cooked the whole end-to-end. No, he hasn't cooked the whole end-to-end.
218 00:10:18,200 00:10:20,200 No, but he's doing alright. No, but he's doing alright.
219 00:10:28,160 00:10:30,160 MAEVE O'MEARA: Tonight, our four home cooks MAEVE O'MEARA: Tonight, our four home cooks
220 00:10:30,360 00:10:31,680 and apprentice chef Indy and apprentice chef Indy
221 00:10:31,880 00:10:34,320 have only one hour to cook up their best samosas have only one hour to cook up their best samosas
222 00:10:34,520 00:10:36,520 with accompaniments. with accompaniments.
223 00:10:36,720 00:10:40,080 Blind judge Dan knows exactly what he's looking for Blind judge Dan knows exactly what he's looking for
224 00:10:40,280 00:10:42,240 in this classic Indian dish. in this classic Indian dish.
225 00:10:42,440 00:10:46,440 When I'm looking for a good samosa, it comes down to three key areas - When I'm looking for a good samosa, it comes down to three key areas -
226 00:10:46,640 00:10:49,120 the pastry, the filling, the pastry, the filling,
227 00:10:49,320 00:10:51,600 and also what it's accompanied with. and also what it's accompanied with.
228 00:10:51,800 00:10:54,400 So I'm not expecting the pastry to be super crispy, So I'm not expecting the pastry to be super crispy,
229 00:10:54,600 00:10:56,280 but I definitely don't want it to be soggy. but I definitely don't want it to be soggy.
230 00:10:56,480 00:10:59,680 It needs to be a nice golden-brown colour. It needs to be a nice golden-brown colour.
231 00:10:59,880 00:11:02,600 The filling has to be really nicely spiced The filling has to be really nicely spiced
232 00:11:02,800 00:11:04,080 and it has that balance. and it has that balance.
233 00:11:04,280 00:11:07,360 The most suitable accompaniment for a samosa is The most suitable accompaniment for a samosa is
234 00:11:07,560 00:11:09,120 something that cools your palette something that cools your palette
235 00:11:09,320 00:11:12,320 because it needs to balance or counteract that spice because it needs to balance or counteract that spice
236 00:11:12,520 00:11:13,920 and that heat from the filling. and that heat from the filling.
237 00:11:14,120 00:11:16,640 So, ideally, I'm looking for some type of yoghurt So, ideally, I'm looking for some type of yoghurt
238 00:11:16,840 00:11:19,680 or maybe a sweet chutney to balance out that spice. or maybe a sweet chutney to balance out that spice.
239 00:11:19,880 00:11:21,880 Could I have some, Iain? Cheers. Thank you. Could I have some, Iain? Cheers. Thank you.
240 00:11:22,080 00:11:24,000 With all the ingredients mixed together, With all the ingredients mixed together,
241 00:11:24,200 00:11:26,800 I want my samosa filling to rest for a little while I want my samosa filling to rest for a little while
242 00:11:27,000 00:11:30,320 so it cools so that I could use it for the pastry. so it cools so that I could use it for the pastry.
243 00:11:30,520 00:11:34,080 I do have a special rolling pin, it came all the way from India, I do have a special rolling pin, it came all the way from India,
244 00:11:34,280 00:11:35,960 and Mum uses it as well. and Mum uses it as well.
245 00:11:36,160 00:11:37,560 It's a very slim line one. It's a very slim line one.
246 00:11:37,760 00:11:40,520 It just gives you a lot more control over the roll. It just gives you a lot more control over the roll.
247 00:11:40,720 00:11:44,680 I find it a lot faster than the traditional pastry rolling pins. I find it a lot faster than the traditional pastry rolling pins.
248 00:11:44,880 00:11:50,120 The samosa should turn out with a really lovely golden crisp pastry The samosa should turn out with a really lovely golden crisp pastry
249 00:11:50,320 00:11:54,720 and fluffy, spicy, herb potatoes in between. and fluffy, spicy, herb potatoes in between.
250 00:11:56,240 00:11:58,880 OK, I'm just bringing the samosas up to boil slowly OK, I'm just bringing the samosas up to boil slowly
251 00:11:59,080 00:12:00,880 'cause I don't want them to bubble up too much 'cause I don't want them to bubble up too much
252 00:12:01,080 00:12:02,760 and the pastry will be crispier that way. and the pastry will be crispier that way.
253 00:12:02,960 00:12:05,640 Don't want a soggy samosa. (LAUGHS) Don't want a soggy samosa. (LAUGHS)
254 00:12:10,360 00:12:15,560 After the chutneys and the yoghurt, I concentrated on the chickpeas. After the chutneys and the yoghurt, I concentrated on the chickpeas.
255 00:12:15,760 00:12:17,000 Ooh! Ooh!
256 00:12:17,200 00:12:20,080 And you simmer it down and then get the pastry ready, yeah? And you simmer it down and then get the pastry ready, yeah?
257 00:12:20,280 00:12:21,920 Yeah, that's what I'm doing now, yep. Yeah, that's what I'm doing now, yep.
258 00:12:22,120 00:12:27,320 Once I've finished the chickpeas, I start assembling my samosa. Once I've finished the chickpeas, I start assembling my samosa.
259 00:12:27,520 00:12:29,040 Like a cone. Like a cone.
260 00:12:29,240 00:12:32,160 I've seen them do it 100 times, I've seen them do it 100 times,
261 00:12:32,360 00:12:35,280 now when it was my turn, I couldn't do it. now when it was my turn, I couldn't do it.
262 00:12:36,760 00:12:38,240 No, no, Indy? Yeah. No, no, Indy? Yeah.
263 00:12:38,440 00:12:42,080 Look, so you've taken it this way, now just fold it like this. Look, so you've taken it this way, now just fold it like this.
264 00:12:44,360 00:12:46,240 I've got it. Got it? I've got it. Got it?
265 00:12:46,440 00:12:51,480 One way or another I managed to make a weird-looking semi-triangle, One way or another I managed to make a weird-looking semi-triangle,
266 00:12:51,680 00:12:53,680 dinasaur-ish samosa. dinasaur-ish samosa.
267 00:12:53,880 00:12:55,480 Typical Indy! Typical Indy!
268 00:12:55,680 00:12:57,360 (CHUCKLING) (CHUCKLING)
269 00:12:57,560 00:12:59,360 Alright, in the fryer. Alright, in the fryer.
270 00:12:59,560 00:13:01,200 That'll do. That'll do.
271 00:13:01,400 00:13:03,200 OK, it smells great, OK, it smells great,
272 00:13:03,400 00:13:07,400 but you've only got ten minutes to go, guys. but you've only got ten minutes to go, guys.
273 00:13:07,600 00:13:09,560 I have to get started on the pastry. I have to get started on the pastry.
274 00:13:09,760 00:13:12,240 I need to, need this flour to rest. I need to, need this flour to rest.
275 00:13:12,440 00:13:15,360 Ideally, it needs to be, you know, like a short crust, Ideally, it needs to be, you know, like a short crust,
276 00:13:15,560 00:13:18,040 but with the time limit that I have here, but with the time limit that I have here,
277 00:13:18,240 00:13:20,680 oh, it's anyone's game at the moment. oh, it's anyone's game at the moment.
278 00:13:22,160 00:13:25,240 It's all rolled up, it's all cut to a perfect size It's all rolled up, it's all cut to a perfect size
279 00:13:25,440 00:13:30,680 and I'm going to fill it in and then gently roll the edges. and I'm going to fill it in and then gently roll the edges.
280 00:13:30,880 00:13:34,240 Then I also provided mint chutney to go with it. Then I also provided mint chutney to go with it.
281 00:13:34,440 00:13:37,360 It was tangy, it was sweet, it was hot, It was tangy, it was sweet, it was hot,
282 00:13:37,560 00:13:41,040 and it was just a good marriage made for my samosas. and it was just a good marriage made for my samosas.
283 00:13:43,960 00:13:46,960 ANUSHREE: Once I was done with the date and tamarind chutney, ANUSHREE: Once I was done with the date and tamarind chutney,
284 00:13:47,160 00:13:49,200 I did my pastry for the samosa. I did my pastry for the samosa.
285 00:13:50,800 00:13:53,560 I've made mine mini samosas. I've made mine mini samosas.
286 00:13:53,760 00:13:55,440 I just wanted them to have I just wanted them to have
287 00:13:55,640 00:13:57,880 small bite-size samosas small bite-size samosas
288 00:13:58,080 00:14:00,120 so you can just have one, you know, like a snack. so you can just have one, you know, like a snack.
289 00:14:02,160 00:14:03,600 Hi, Anushree. Hi. Hi, Anushree. Hi.
290 00:14:03,800 00:14:05,480 So how often do you make this at home? So how often do you make this at home?
291 00:14:05,680 00:14:10,280 Not very often, honestly speaking, because this is a famous Not very often, honestly speaking, because this is a famous
292 00:14:10,480 00:14:14,360 street food and you'll find this like every nook and corner. street food and you'll find this like every nook and corner.
293 00:14:14,560 00:14:15,920 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
294 00:14:16,120 00:14:18,640 What's your secret to good Indian food? What's your secret to good Indian food?
295 00:14:18,840 00:14:22,840 I like to think that traditional recipes I like to think that traditional recipes
296 00:14:23,040 00:14:25,840 shouldn't be messed around with, I don't want to change. shouldn't be messed around with, I don't want to change.
297 00:14:26,040 00:14:29,000 Right, I'll leave you to it. Thank you so much. Right, I'll leave you to it. Thank you so much.
298 00:14:32,920 00:14:35,880 Once I'd finished with the filling, my next stage was to move onto Once I'd finished with the filling, my next stage was to move onto
299 00:14:36,080 00:14:37,520 the chutney and then went back to the chutney and then went back to
300 00:14:37,720 00:14:39,480 prepare the dough for the samosas. prepare the dough for the samosas.
301 00:14:39,680 00:14:42,200 The next big issue was my dough. The next big issue was my dough.
302 00:14:42,400 00:14:44,280 Bit of a disaster. Bit of a disaster.
303 00:14:44,480 00:14:47,440 I'd tried to minimise the amount of flour I use to help it sort of I'd tried to minimise the amount of flour I use to help it sort of
304 00:14:47,640 00:14:50,640 keep it light and crispy, but I probably went too far keep it light and crispy, but I probably went too far
305 00:14:50,840 00:14:52,520 and didn't add enough flour. and didn't add enough flour.
306 00:14:52,720 00:14:56,400 So my dough was a bit soft and floppy So my dough was a bit soft and floppy
307 00:14:56,600 00:15:00,400 which made it harder to sort of form the cones to put the filling in. which made it harder to sort of form the cones to put the filling in.
308 00:15:00,600 00:15:03,800 I couldn't quite shape the samosas as well as I could I couldn't quite shape the samosas as well as I could
309 00:15:04,000 00:15:07,880 and they ended up looking a bit all over the place. and they ended up looking a bit all over the place.
310 00:15:08,080 00:15:11,440 OK, we'll have those in there until they turn lovely and golden brown. OK, we'll have those in there until they turn lovely and golden brown.
311 00:15:13,080 00:15:15,360 You guys just have over five minutes to go You guys just have over five minutes to go
312 00:15:15,560 00:15:17,600 so I'd be thinking about plating up. so I'd be thinking about plating up.
313 00:15:17,800 00:15:21,600 INDY: The dirty part about the samosa is the way it's plated - INDY: The dirty part about the samosa is the way it's plated -
314 00:15:21,800 00:15:25,200 you just put some yoghurt and splash it and everything else you just put some yoghurt and splash it and everything else
315 00:15:25,400 00:15:27,840 just comes on top of the other and it's fun. just comes on top of the other and it's fun.
316 00:15:28,040 00:15:31,920 It looks like a mess though, that's why we call it a dirty samosa. It looks like a mess though, that's why we call it a dirty samosa.
317 00:15:32,120 00:15:34,480 That's it. That's it.
318 00:15:34,680 00:15:37,000 When you're ready, guys, please take your plates to the pass. When you're ready, guys, please take your plates to the pass.
319 00:15:37,200 00:15:39,800 Can't get dirtier than this. No, it can't get dirtier than that. Can't get dirtier than this. No, it can't get dirtier than that.
320 00:15:40,000 00:15:41,480 (CLAPPING) (CLAPPING)
321 00:15:42,720 00:15:44,640 IAIN: They turned out alright in the end, IAIN: They turned out alright in the end,
322 00:15:44,840 00:15:46,840 one was quite nice and triangular which is pretty good, one was quite nice and triangular which is pretty good,
323 00:15:47,040 00:15:49,920 the other one maybe not as good as I would've liked but it is what it is. the other one maybe not as good as I would've liked but it is what it is.
324 00:15:50,120 00:15:51,560 MARK OLIVE: Well done, Iain. MARK OLIVE: Well done, Iain.
325 00:15:53,480 00:15:55,920 Well done, Smita, they look gorgeous. Thank you. Well done, Smita, they look gorgeous. Thank you.
326 00:15:56,120 00:15:59,160 Nice colour, Smita. Almost there, two more to go. Nice colour, Smita. Almost there, two more to go.
327 00:16:01,680 00:16:03,280 Well done, Sarj! Well done, Sarj!
328 00:16:03,480 00:16:04,960 (CLAPPING) (CLAPPING)
329 00:16:10,520 00:16:13,520 Well done, everybody. Yay! Well done, everybody. Yay!
330 00:16:13,720 00:16:15,160 High five. High five.
331 00:16:24,600 00:16:26,960 MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Indian Week and our home cooks, MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Indian Week and our home cooks,
332 00:16:27,160 00:16:29,520 along with Atta restaurant's apprentice chef Indy, along with Atta restaurant's apprentice chef Indy,
333 00:16:29,720 00:16:32,800 have created their best version of the quintessential have created their best version of the quintessential
334 00:16:33,000 00:16:35,160 Indian street food, samosas. Indian street food, samosas.
335 00:16:36,280 00:16:40,040 Now it's time for blind judge Dan, to try all of these Now it's time for blind judge Dan, to try all of these
336 00:16:40,240 00:16:43,600 mouth-watering dishes without knowing who created them. mouth-watering dishes without knowing who created them.
337 00:16:45,880 00:16:48,240 Welcome back, Dan. How good do these look? Welcome back, Dan. How good do these look?
338 00:16:48,440 00:16:50,480 They look amazing. They look amazing.
339 00:16:50,680 00:16:53,640 All different shapes and sizes, it smells great, too. All different shapes and sizes, it smells great, too.
340 00:16:53,840 00:16:55,880 Which one do you want to start with first? Which one do you want to start with first?
341 00:16:56,080 00:16:58,160 Let's start with this one. OK. Let's start with this one. OK.
342 00:16:59,880 00:17:01,440 This is a Vegetable Samosa This is a Vegetable Samosa
343 00:17:01,640 00:17:06,600 with a Tamarind and Date Chutney and Mint Raita. with a Tamarind and Date Chutney and Mint Raita.
344 00:17:08,520 00:17:11,760 I love the presentation in that little paper bag, I love the presentation in that little paper bag,
345 00:17:11,960 00:17:16,400 it sort of represents the whole street food side of the samosa. it sort of represents the whole street food side of the samosa.
346 00:17:21,080 00:17:22,640 Oh, wow. Oh, wow.
347 00:17:26,200 00:17:28,840 Mmm! That's really, really great. Mmm! That's really, really great.
348 00:17:29,040 00:17:32,600 The shining aspects of this dish were the two accompaniments The shining aspects of this dish were the two accompaniments
349 00:17:32,800 00:17:37,800 which really actually made the samosa taste even nicer. which really actually made the samosa taste even nicer.
350 00:17:38,880 00:17:44,960 Vegetable Samosa, Tamarind Chutney and Coriander and Mint Sauce. Vegetable Samosa, Tamarind Chutney and Coriander and Mint Sauce.
351 00:17:46,400 00:17:48,280 Look at this pastry - Look at this pastry -
352 00:17:48,480 00:17:52,240 nice and golden brown, super crispy at the edges. nice and golden brown, super crispy at the edges.
353 00:17:52,440 00:17:56,640 Oh, wow. That's like the traditional filling that I'm used to. Oh, wow. That's like the traditional filling that I'm used to.
354 00:18:03,040 00:18:04,680 The filling is delicious. The filling is delicious.
355 00:18:04,920 00:18:10,240 Eating it with the tamarind chutney and the yoghurt sauce together balance each other out. Eating it with the tamarind chutney and the yoghurt sauce together balance each other out.
356 00:18:10,440 00:18:14,320 It's a killer samosa, I couldn't ask for any more. It's a killer samosa, I couldn't ask for any more.
357 00:18:16,280 00:18:21,000 These are Dirty Samosas with Tamarind and Mint Chutneys. These are Dirty Samosas with Tamarind and Mint Chutneys.
358 00:18:23,320 00:18:25,720 I've never seen a samosa looking like this in my life I've never seen a samosa looking like this in my life
359 00:18:25,920 00:18:28,920 so I really have nothing to compare it to. so I really have nothing to compare it to.
360 00:18:34,480 00:18:37,200 Mmm, there's two different types of filling - Mmm, there's two different types of filling -
361 00:18:37,400 00:18:39,400 the potato which is on the inside of the filling, the potato which is on the inside of the filling,
362 00:18:39,600 00:18:43,120 and the one on the outside which is almost like a chickpea-style curry. and the one on the outside which is almost like a chickpea-style curry.
363 00:18:43,320 00:18:44,760 The potato one's quite mild, The potato one's quite mild,
364 00:18:44,960 00:18:48,880 the chickpea one's quite spicy and they balance each other out. the chickpea one's quite spicy and they balance each other out.
365 00:18:49,080 00:18:51,800 So the presentation, you can take it or leave it, but when you put it So the presentation, you can take it or leave it, but when you put it
366 00:18:52,000 00:18:55,400 in your mouth, there's a perfect harmony there. in your mouth, there's a perfect harmony there.
367 00:18:56,520 00:18:59,280 Vegetable Samosa with Tomato Chutney. Vegetable Samosa with Tomato Chutney.
368 00:19:02,440 00:19:05,720 So, it looks like we've got two different shapes here - So, it looks like we've got two different shapes here -
369 00:19:05,920 00:19:08,520 one more of, like, an oval shape one more of, like, an oval shape
370 00:19:08,720 00:19:12,680 and then the other more of a triangular. and then the other more of a triangular.
371 00:19:12,880 00:19:15,960 OK, Dan, it's the moment of truth, it's time for you to taste. OK, Dan, it's the moment of truth, it's time for you to taste.
372 00:19:16,160 00:19:18,640 Oh, wow. (SNIFFS) Oh, wow. (SNIFFS)
373 00:19:18,840 00:19:21,960 Oh, immediately you can smell that spice. Oh, immediately you can smell that spice.
374 00:19:28,080 00:19:31,640 The crispiness is there, the filling very fresh, The crispiness is there, the filling very fresh,
375 00:19:31,840 00:19:35,840 the chutney had a nice acidity from the tomato but I could have done the chutney had a nice acidity from the tomato but I could have done
376 00:19:36,040 00:19:40,000 with a little more sweetness to just sort of balance out that acidity. with a little more sweetness to just sort of balance out that acidity.
377 00:19:40,200 00:19:45,120 These are Samosas with Coriander and Green Chilli Chutney. These are Samosas with Coriander and Green Chilli Chutney.
378 00:19:46,840 00:19:48,440 Smells great. Smells great.
379 00:19:52,040 00:19:53,520 That filling is out of control. That filling is out of control.
380 00:19:53,720 00:19:55,640 It's so complex. It's so complex.
381 00:19:55,840 00:19:58,120 The pastry works, it's really crispy. The pastry works, it's really crispy.
382 00:19:58,320 00:19:59,680 And that fresh chutney, And that fresh chutney,
383 00:19:59,880 00:20:03,640 it's like the perfect balance to this really spicy samosa. it's like the perfect balance to this really spicy samosa.
384 00:20:03,840 00:20:06,600 And then you've got the acidity, the heat of the green chilli. And then you've got the acidity, the heat of the green chilli.
385 00:20:06,800 00:20:08,080 If you don't like your chilli, If you don't like your chilli,
386 00:20:08,280 00:20:10,600 then this might not be the one for you though. then this might not be the one for you though.
387 00:20:10,800 00:20:13,080 But, you know, I like hot stuff But, you know, I like hot stuff
388 00:20:13,280 00:20:17,920 and this is hot and it's spicy and it's delicious. and this is hot and it's spicy and it's delicious.
389 00:20:19,560 00:20:21,880 Well, Dan, I don't envy you and it's your choice to pick Well, Dan, I don't envy you and it's your choice to pick
390 00:20:22,080 00:20:24,200 which is the best samosa on the pass tonight. which is the best samosa on the pass tonight.
391 00:20:24,400 00:20:27,520 Which one are you going to pick? It's going to be tough. Which one are you going to pick? It's going to be tough.
392 00:20:33,840 00:20:36,720 MAEVE O'MEARA: Our home cooks have taken on Atta restaurant's MAEVE O'MEARA: Our home cooks have taken on Atta restaurant's
393 00:20:36,920 00:20:40,960 apprentice chef Indy to serve up the tastiest samosas. apprentice chef Indy to serve up the tastiest samosas.
394 00:20:41,160 00:20:45,080 Blind judge Dan has tasted all their dishes without knowing which dish Blind judge Dan has tasted all their dishes without knowing which dish
395 00:20:45,280 00:20:48,480 belongs to whom and now he has to pick a winner. belongs to whom and now he has to pick a winner.
396 00:20:49,880 00:20:52,520 Well, thank you guys so much for bringing colour and spice Well, thank you guys so much for bringing colour and spice
397 00:20:52,720 00:20:54,440 to the first night of Indian Week. to the first night of Indian Week.
398 00:20:54,640 00:20:57,480 Five incredible samosas on the pass tonight. Five incredible samosas on the pass tonight.
399 00:20:57,680 00:21:01,880 Indy, how do you think you went against the home cooks? Indy, how do you think you went against the home cooks?
400 00:21:02,080 00:21:05,040 Looking at them, it looks very interesting. Looking at them, it looks very interesting.
401 00:21:05,240 00:21:08,040 Completely different from the samosas I'm used to, Completely different from the samosas I'm used to,
402 00:21:08,240 00:21:10,840 but there's inspiration in all of those dishes. but there's inspiration in all of those dishes.
403 00:21:11,040 00:21:13,280 So do you think you've done enough to win? So do you think you've done enough to win?
404 00:21:13,480 00:21:15,400 It's hard to say. It's hard to say.
405 00:21:15,600 00:21:16,920 Well, let's find out. Well, let's find out.
406 00:21:17,120 00:21:19,960 I've been blown away with the standard I've been blown away with the standard
407 00:21:20,160 00:21:21,560 that's been put up on the pass tonight. that's been put up on the pass tonight.
408 00:21:21,760 00:21:26,320 It is a real celebration of Indian cooking, so well done. It is a real celebration of Indian cooking, so well done.
409 00:21:26,520 00:21:28,000 Thank you. Thank you.
410 00:21:29,800 00:21:31,880 And the winner is... And the winner is...
411 00:21:40,520 00:21:43,000 And the winner is... And the winner is...
412 00:21:49,680 00:21:53,440 ..the Samosas with Coriander and Green Chilli Chutney! ..the Samosas with Coriander and Green Chilli Chutney!
413 00:21:53,640 00:21:55,080 Well done! Well done!
414 00:21:56,960 00:21:58,840 Wow, Sarj! Wow, Sarj!
415 00:21:59,040 00:22:00,760 Well done, congratulations. Well done, congratulations.
416 00:22:00,960 00:22:02,880 Thank you so much! Thank you so much!
417 00:22:04,720 00:22:08,840 What I loved about these samosas is that they were the perfect balance What I loved about these samosas is that they were the perfect balance
418 00:22:09,040 00:22:13,080 of that really intense spice and the pastry was super crispy, of that really intense spice and the pastry was super crispy,
419 00:22:13,280 00:22:17,120 it was really delicious and really complimented the filling it was really delicious and really complimented the filling
420 00:22:17,320 00:22:19,920 and the accompaniments, so well done, Sarj. and the accompaniments, so well done, Sarj.
421 00:22:20,120 00:22:23,480 Thank you for making my day! (LAUGHTER) Thank you for making my day! (LAUGHTER)
422 00:22:23,680 00:22:26,720 So, Dan, can you tell us which plate on the pass tonight So, Dan, can you tell us which plate on the pass tonight
423 00:22:26,920 00:22:30,480 didn't quite reach the same heights as the others? didn't quite reach the same heights as the others?
424 00:22:30,680 00:22:32,280 Look, it's a really hard decision Look, it's a really hard decision
425 00:22:32,480 00:22:38,120 because all five plates of samosas tonight were of really high standard because all five plates of samosas tonight were of really high standard
426 00:22:38,320 00:22:44,880 but the one that didn't reach my expectations was... but the one that didn't reach my expectations was...
427 00:22:49,280 00:22:52,440 ..Vegetable Samosas with Tomato Chutney. ..Vegetable Samosas with Tomato Chutney.
428 00:22:56,680 00:22:58,680 Sorry, mate. It's all good. Sorry, mate. It's all good.
429 00:22:58,880 00:23:01,320 I thought the pastry was really, really good - I thought the pastry was really, really good -
430 00:23:01,520 00:23:03,120 you got the nice crispiness. you got the nice crispiness.
431 00:23:03,320 00:23:05,840 Just the balance I thought with the chutney Just the balance I thought with the chutney
432 00:23:06,040 00:23:10,680 just didn't reach the levels of the other plates on the pass. just didn't reach the levels of the other plates on the pass.
433 00:23:10,880 00:23:13,560 I'm so sorry, Iain, you are going home this evening, I'm so sorry, Iain, you are going home this evening,
434 00:23:13,760 00:23:15,920 but you brought such a great approach to samosas but you brought such a great approach to samosas
435 00:23:16,120 00:23:17,560 and we really loved having you. and we really loved having you.
436 00:23:17,760 00:23:19,600 Thanks very much, I had a great time. Thanks very much, I had a great time.
437 00:23:19,800 00:23:21,640 It was really, really good fun. It was really, really good fun.
438 00:23:21,840 00:23:25,720 Congratulations, Sarj, you beat restaurant Atta this evening Congratulations, Sarj, you beat restaurant Atta this evening
439 00:23:25,920 00:23:28,440 so please step forward and claim your trophy. so please step forward and claim your trophy.
440 00:23:29,640 00:23:31,080 Thank you so much! Thank you so much!
441 00:23:32,520 00:23:34,320 Alright, everyone, come in, let's dig in! Alright, everyone, come in, let's dig in!
442 00:23:35,960 00:23:38,920 Well done, you guys, you did amazing. Well done, you guys, you did amazing.
443 00:23:39,120 00:23:40,920 My first trophy. My first trophy.
444 00:23:42,080 00:23:44,520 MAEVE O'MEARA: Next time on The Chefs' Line... MAEVE O'MEARA: Next time on The Chefs' Line...
445 00:23:44,720 00:23:47,600 ..we're making seekh kebabs. ..we're making seekh kebabs.
446 00:23:47,800 00:23:49,760 That's nice and hot. Oh, boy. That's nice and hot. Oh, boy.
447 00:23:49,960 00:23:51,360 And our home cooks will be facing And our home cooks will be facing
448 00:23:51,560 00:23:54,360 restaurant Atta's station chef, Sharry. restaurant Atta's station chef, Sharry.
449 00:23:54,560 00:23:57,160 Press a little hard. Yes, chef. Press a little hard. Yes, chef.
450 00:23:57,360 00:23:58,680 And at the end of the week... And at the end of the week...
451 00:23:58,920 00:24:01,160 Hello! Hi, Mel. How are you? Good, thank you. Hello! Hi, Mel. How are you? Good, thank you.
452 00:24:01,360 00:24:04,640 ..we discover the secrets behind a restaurant at the top of its game. ..we discover the secrets behind a restaurant at the top of its game.
453 00:24:04,840 00:24:07,440 Oh, wow, that lamb is, like, fall apart. Oh, wow, that lamb is, like, fall apart.
454 00:24:09,840 00:24:11,440 The lamb is so tender. The lamb is so tender.
455 00:24:11,640 00:24:13,680 Well done, that's incredible. Thank you. Well done, that's incredible. Thank you.