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1 00:00:01,040 00:00:02,879 MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Indian Week on The Chefs' Line MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Indian Week on The Chefs' Line
2 00:00:03,080 00:00:04,240 and tonight, for our final... and tonight, for our final...
3 00:00:04,440 00:00:06,120 No pressure for me whatsoever. No pressure for me whatsoever.
4 00:00:06,320 00:00:11,119 ..we're making classic curry, Butter Chicken. ..we're making classic curry, Butter Chicken.
5 00:00:11,320 00:00:13,080 It's very aromatic down here. It's very aromatic down here.
6 00:00:13,279 00:00:15,679 Tender, juicy chicken, Tender, juicy chicken,
7 00:00:15,880 00:00:18,719 marinated in a rich, creamy sauce marinated in a rich, creamy sauce
8 00:00:18,920 00:00:21,640 and accompanied with a fresh naan bread. and accompanied with a fresh naan bread.
9 00:00:21,839 00:00:23,879 It's a battle between a trusted family recipe... It's a battle between a trusted family recipe...
10 00:00:24,079 00:00:26,559 I'll just put a little bit more in just in case. I'll just put a little bit more in just in case.
11 00:00:26,760 00:00:29,199 ..and a unique modern twist. ..and a unique modern twist.
12 00:00:29,399 00:00:31,000 Wow, it smells good. Wow, it smells good.
13 00:00:31,199 00:00:32,479 All week, home cook Smita... All week, home cook Smita...
14 00:00:32,719 00:00:35,240 DAN HONG: Oh, that looks really good Smita. MELISSA LEONG: Gorgeous! DAN HONG: Oh, that looks really good Smita. MELISSA LEONG: Gorgeous!
15 00:00:35,439 00:00:37,000 ..has tested her Indian cooking skills... ..has tested her Indian cooking skills...
16 00:00:37,200 00:00:39,600 You don't want a soggy samosa. You don't want a soggy samosa.
17 00:00:39,799 00:00:42,759 ..against top Indian restaurant Atta... ..against top Indian restaurant Atta...
18 00:00:42,960 00:00:44,840 MAN: One word, delicious. MAN: One word, delicious.
19 00:00:45,039 00:00:48,000 ..in a competition that escalated in difficulty, ..in a competition that escalated in difficulty,
20 00:00:48,200 00:00:49,759 starting with the apprentice starting with the apprentice
21 00:00:49,960 00:00:52,880 and ending tonight with the final stop in their Chefs' Line, and ending tonight with the final stop in their Chefs' Line,
22 00:00:53,079 00:00:54,880 head chef Harry. head chef Harry.
23 00:00:55,079 00:00:57,320 Good luck. Thank you. Good luck. Thank you.
24 00:00:57,520 00:01:02,920 But whose butter chicken will win Indian Week on The Chefs' Line? But whose butter chicken will win Indian Week on The Chefs' Line?
25 00:01:09,159 00:01:10,960 Welcome back to Indian Week Welcome back to Indian Week
26 00:01:11,159 00:01:13,079 in The Chefs' Line kitchen. in The Chefs' Line kitchen.
27 00:01:13,280 00:01:14,799 (ALL CHEER) (ALL CHEER)
28 00:01:15,920 00:01:19,319 Congratulations, Smita, on making it all the way to the final. Congratulations, Smita, on making it all the way to the final.
29 00:01:19,519 00:01:21,200 How do you feel? How do you feel?
30 00:01:21,400 00:01:23,760 I'm feeling excited and a little bit nervous. I'm feeling excited and a little bit nervous.
31 00:01:23,960 00:01:28,200 We've seen you do your best all week so a huge round of applause to you. We've seen you do your best all week so a huge round of applause to you.
32 00:01:28,400 00:01:30,480 Oh, thank you, Melissa. (OTHERS APPLAUD) Oh, thank you, Melissa. (OTHERS APPLAUD)
33 00:01:30,680 00:01:34,920 We needed a dish that was worthy of a great final. We needed a dish that was worthy of a great final.
34 00:01:35,120 00:01:37,479 Tonight, we're making butter chicken! Tonight, we're making butter chicken!
35 00:01:41,359 00:01:44,200 Head chef Harry, how do you feel about this challenge? Head chef Harry, how do you feel about this challenge?
36 00:01:44,400 00:01:46,240 I'm very excited. I'm very excited.
37 00:01:46,439 00:01:48,840 The butter chicken recipe we've got is very unique, The butter chicken recipe we've got is very unique,
38 00:01:49,039 00:01:51,479 it will have the added touch to it, for sure. it will have the added touch to it, for sure.
39 00:01:51,680 00:01:54,799 Well, we all love butter chicken, it's certainly an Aussie favourite. Well, we all love butter chicken, it's certainly an Aussie favourite.
40 00:01:55,000 00:01:58,680 This is a big dish for a big occasion This is a big dish for a big occasion
41 00:01:58,879 00:02:03,319 and picking tonight's best plate on the pass is Melissa! and picking tonight's best plate on the pass is Melissa!
42 00:02:03,519 00:02:04,799 Yeah! Yeah!
43 00:02:05,000 00:02:06,719 So we have to send Melissa out the back So we have to send Melissa out the back
44 00:02:06,920 00:02:09,199 so she doesn't know who cooked what tonight. so she doesn't know who cooked what tonight.
45 00:02:09,400 00:02:11,719 See you later. Get out of here. See you later. Get out of here.
46 00:02:14,159 00:02:17,039 Head chef Harry, Smita, Head chef Harry, Smita,
47 00:02:17,240 00:02:19,879 any last words before we kick things off? any last words before we kick things off?
48 00:02:20,079 00:02:23,000 I'd just like to wish Harry all the best. I'd just like to wish Harry all the best.
49 00:02:23,240 00:02:25,960 Best to you too and may the best dish win. Thank you. Best to you too and may the best dish win. Thank you.
50 00:02:26,159 00:02:27,879 Well, that's not fighting words. Well, that's not fighting words.
51 00:02:29,120 00:02:31,159 Very friendly words. Are you ready? Very friendly words. Are you ready?
52 00:02:31,360 00:02:33,319 I'm as ready as I'll ever be. I'm as ready as I'll ever be.
53 00:02:33,520 00:02:34,520 Bring it on. Bring it on.
54 00:02:34,719 00:02:38,680 You have 90 minutes to put up your best butter chicken. You have 90 minutes to put up your best butter chicken.
55 00:02:38,879 00:02:40,639 Let's cook! Let's cook!
56 00:02:40,840 00:02:42,280 Whoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!
57 00:02:44,759 00:02:47,400 The final round is just mind boggling, The final round is just mind boggling,
58 00:02:47,599 00:02:49,319 I'm not quite sure how I got here. I'm not quite sure how I got here.
59 00:02:51,120 00:02:53,039 Cooking gives me a lot of happiness, Cooking gives me a lot of happiness,
60 00:02:53,240 00:02:56,639 it's a passion but it's a lot of drive to me as well. it's a passion but it's a lot of drive to me as well.
61 00:02:57,719 00:03:00,159 Well, Mark, butter chicken - an Indian classic. Well, Mark, butter chicken - an Indian classic.
62 00:03:01,599 00:03:03,759 Oh, it's kid-friendly, it's palette-friendly. Exactly. Oh, it's kid-friendly, it's palette-friendly. Exactly.
63 00:03:03,960 00:03:08,039 Look, I think a good butter chicken should not be too rich, Look, I think a good butter chicken should not be too rich,
64 00:03:08,240 00:03:11,000 it should have that nice creaminess and butteriness it should have that nice creaminess and butteriness
65 00:03:11,199 00:03:13,159 but then it shouldn't overpower the spices but then it shouldn't overpower the spices
66 00:03:13,360 00:03:14,919 that are put into the chicken. that are put into the chicken.
67 00:03:15,120 00:03:17,360 We've got the home cook's version We've got the home cook's version
68 00:03:17,560 00:03:19,120 and we've got the restaurant version and we've got the restaurant version
69 00:03:19,319 00:03:22,159 and it could be really interesting, this challenge. and it could be really interesting, this challenge.
70 00:03:22,360 00:03:24,879 Well, you know butter chicken's such a rustic dish, Well, you know butter chicken's such a rustic dish,
71 00:03:25,079 00:03:27,439 almost best cooked at home. almost best cooked at home.
72 00:03:29,879 00:03:31,920 SMITA: The dish that I'm going to cook tonight, SMITA: The dish that I'm going to cook tonight,
73 00:03:32,120 00:03:34,280 Butter Chicken, has evolved over time. Butter Chicken, has evolved over time.
74 00:03:35,479 00:03:37,599 So it started off quite simple and basic So it started off quite simple and basic
75 00:03:37,800 00:03:40,560 and then I experimented with lots of different flavours. and then I experimented with lots of different flavours.
76 00:03:40,759 00:03:42,960 What I'm doing today is probably the most complex. What I'm doing today is probably the most complex.
77 00:03:43,159 00:03:46,079 Butter chicken is not something that I cook Butter chicken is not something that I cook
78 00:03:46,280 00:03:48,400 for myself or my husband. for myself or my husband.
79 00:03:48,599 00:03:51,159 We prefer the more spicy, pungent curries We prefer the more spicy, pungent curries
80 00:03:51,360 00:03:53,560 but my children absolutely love it. but my children absolutely love it.
81 00:03:53,759 00:03:55,840 My young nieces love it My young nieces love it
82 00:03:56,039 00:04:00,039 and I quite often get asked from work colleagues for recipes. and I quite often get asked from work colleagues for recipes.
83 00:04:00,240 00:04:02,599 To butter chicken! ALL: Cheers! To butter chicken! ALL: Cheers!
84 00:04:02,800 00:04:04,400 To butter chicken! To butter chicken!
85 00:04:06,319 00:04:09,199 The first thing I need to get onto is the naan dough The first thing I need to get onto is the naan dough
86 00:04:09,400 00:04:11,759 because it needs time to rise. because it needs time to rise.
87 00:04:11,960 00:04:15,840 I mix together some warm water, some room temperature yoghurt, I mix together some warm water, some room temperature yoghurt,
88 00:04:16,040 00:04:20,000 some flour, salt, oil some flour, salt, oil
89 00:04:20,199 00:04:21,959 and a touch of baking powder. and a touch of baking powder.
90 00:04:26,040 00:04:27,839 She used a machine to make the dough. She used a machine to make the dough.
91 00:04:28,040 00:04:30,399 We're using our hands to make the dough, We're using our hands to make the dough,
92 00:04:30,600 00:04:32,480 that's going to make a difference. that's going to make a difference.
93 00:04:35,079 00:04:36,480 Once the dough is ready, Once the dough is ready,
94 00:04:36,680 00:04:38,680 I'll turn the oven on very low I'll turn the oven on very low
95 00:04:38,879 00:04:41,720 and place the dough in there to rise. and place the dough in there to rise.
96 00:04:41,920 00:04:43,360 Put it in the back. Put it in the back.
97 00:04:43,560 00:04:45,879 HARRY: So tonight I've got butter chicken, HARRY: So tonight I've got butter chicken,
98 00:04:46,079 00:04:48,480 Kachumber salad and naan bread. Kachumber salad and naan bread.
99 00:04:48,680 00:04:49,959 I'm very confident, I'm very confident,
100 00:04:50,159 00:04:51,879 this is one of the recipes we do at Atta. this is one of the recipes we do at Atta.
101 00:04:52,920 00:04:55,759 So for butter chicken you take chicken fillets, So for butter chicken you take chicken fillets,
102 00:04:55,959 00:04:59,840 uh, you marinate that with yoghurt, ginger garlic paste, uh, you marinate that with yoghurt, ginger garlic paste,
103 00:05:00,040 00:05:04,000 garam masala, Kashmiri chilli and olive oil or mustard oil. garam masala, Kashmiri chilli and olive oil or mustard oil.
104 00:05:05,480 00:05:07,560 My family comes from, uh, the northern part of India, My family comes from, uh, the northern part of India,
105 00:05:07,759 00:05:12,439 so we had a big influence of spicy, hot curries so we had a big influence of spicy, hot curries
106 00:05:12,639 00:05:14,120 with naan breads and things like that with naan breads and things like that
107 00:05:14,319 00:05:16,879 so that basically was an everyday thing for me. so that basically was an everyday thing for me.
108 00:05:17,079 00:05:18,399 Come on, Harry. Come on, Harry.
109 00:05:18,600 00:05:20,560 In order to get the right flavours, In order to get the right flavours,
110 00:05:20,759 00:05:23,399 you need to make sure the masalas you need to make sure the masalas
111 00:05:23,600 00:05:25,079 which you add into your butter chicken which you add into your butter chicken
112 00:05:25,279 00:05:27,920 and the sugar are at the right balance. and the sugar are at the right balance.
113 00:05:28,120 00:05:31,560 The heat in the garam masala makes this butter chicken really special The heat in the garam masala makes this butter chicken really special
114 00:05:31,759 00:05:35,120 and we don't use any artificial colours in our cooking and we don't use any artificial colours in our cooking
115 00:05:35,319 00:05:36,600 so that makes it even better. so that makes it even better.
116 00:05:36,800 00:05:40,879 I notice you marinated your chicken, the first thing you did. I notice you marinated your chicken, the first thing you did.
117 00:05:41,079 00:05:42,600 Yeah, the chicken has to be marinated Yeah, the chicken has to be marinated
118 00:05:42,800 00:05:44,079 at least minimum half an hour. at least minimum half an hour.
119 00:05:44,279 00:05:45,319 OK. OK.
120 00:05:45,519 00:05:47,240 Uh, so that you know the masalas can get in Uh, so that you know the masalas can get in
121 00:05:47,439 00:05:50,600 and chicken get nice and marinated before it goes on the skewers. and chicken get nice and marinated before it goes on the skewers.
122 00:05:50,800 00:05:52,560 Amazing colour too. What's that from? Amazing colour too. What's that from?
123 00:05:52,759 00:05:54,879 It's from the Kashmiri chilli and saffron. It's from the Kashmiri chilli and saffron.
124 00:05:56,399 00:05:58,040 You're the head chef of Atta, You're the head chef of Atta,
125 00:05:58,240 00:06:00,240 you're not usually on the line, you're not usually on the line,
126 00:06:00,439 00:06:01,879 it's probably one of these guys it's probably one of these guys
127 00:06:02,079 00:06:04,600 cooking butter chicken normally at the restaurant. cooking butter chicken normally at the restaurant.
128 00:06:04,800 00:06:06,439 You sure you remember how to cook it? You sure you remember how to cook it?
129 00:06:06,639 00:06:08,399 Look, uh, my memory's coming back. Look, uh, my memory's coming back.
130 00:06:08,600 00:06:11,519 I mean, it's like, uh, learning to cycle, you know... I mean, it's like, uh, learning to cycle, you know...
131 00:06:11,720 00:06:13,480 OK. ..once you know you never forget. OK. ..once you know you never forget.
132 00:06:13,680 00:06:18,560 Who actually is the butter chicken chef at restaurant Atta? Who actually is the butter chicken chef at restaurant Atta?
133 00:06:18,759 00:06:22,519 Oh, Sharry, it's your brother! So Sharry and, uh, Atar as well. Oh, Sharry, it's your brother! So Sharry and, uh, Atar as well.
134 00:06:22,720 00:06:25,720 Look, if you lose, that means that you'll never hear the end of it. Look, if you lose, that means that you'll never hear the end of it.
135 00:06:25,920 00:06:28,040 Mate, I'm never in peace if I lose today. Mate, I'm never in peace if I lose today.
136 00:06:29,439 00:06:31,839 Good luck, mate. Alright, thanks, mate. Good luck, mate. Alright, thanks, mate.
137 00:06:33,560 00:06:35,360 So once you have marinated the chicken, So once you have marinated the chicken,
138 00:06:35,560 00:06:38,360 you put the chicken on skewers before you put it in the oven. you put the chicken on skewers before you put it in the oven.
139 00:06:43,600 00:06:45,560 Now that I've got the naan dough in the oven, Now that I've got the naan dough in the oven,
140 00:06:45,759 00:06:47,720 I need to move on to marinating the chicken. I need to move on to marinating the chicken.
141 00:06:47,920 00:06:51,920 The base of a butter chicken is a chicken tikka, The base of a butter chicken is a chicken tikka,
142 00:06:52,120 00:06:53,560 made from chicken tikka masala. made from chicken tikka masala.
143 00:06:53,759 00:06:58,319 So to make the chicken tikka masala, I'll be using yoghurt, So to make the chicken tikka masala, I'll be using yoghurt,
144 00:06:58,519 00:07:01,639 some cumin, coriander, garam masala, some cumin, coriander, garam masala,
145 00:07:01,839 00:07:04,839 and Kashmiri chilli powder. and Kashmiri chilli powder.
146 00:07:05,839 00:07:10,959 I then add some finely grated garlic, ginger, I then add some finely grated garlic, ginger,
147 00:07:11,160 00:07:15,399 fresh turmeric, lemon rind and some lemon juice. fresh turmeric, lemon rind and some lemon juice.
148 00:07:15,600 00:07:18,439 I'll just put a little bit more in just in case. I'll just put a little bit more in just in case.
149 00:07:18,639 00:07:21,560 Smita, it's looking great so far. Smita, it's looking great so far.
150 00:07:22,720 00:07:24,680 You say the nicest thing, Mark. You say the nicest thing, Mark.
151 00:07:26,199 00:07:28,600 I'm channelling sort of, like, the tandoori style here. I'm channelling sort of, like, the tandoori style here.
152 00:07:28,800 00:07:30,519 Giving it a little bit more colour there. Giving it a little bit more colour there.
153 00:07:30,720 00:07:34,079 Just a little bit, trying to make it look like a restaurant colour. Just a little bit, trying to make it look like a restaurant colour.
154 00:07:35,079 00:07:36,560 Most restaurants do it, Most restaurants do it,
155 00:07:36,759 00:07:39,480 just so you get that little bit of authentic hot pink colour, just so you get that little bit of authentic hot pink colour,
156 00:07:39,680 00:07:41,439 that's why it's called tandoori colour. that's why it's called tandoori colour.
157 00:07:41,639 00:07:43,040 Wow. Wow.
158 00:07:43,240 00:07:45,480 I think that's ready to go into the fridge now. I think that's ready to go into the fridge now.
159 00:07:47,720 00:07:52,600 HARRY: Once the chicken was in the oven, I made the naan bread dough. HARRY: Once the chicken was in the oven, I made the naan bread dough.
160 00:07:52,800 00:07:54,800 For naan bread you take plain flour, For naan bread you take plain flour,
161 00:07:55,000 00:07:57,639 add one egg, add one egg,
162 00:07:57,840 00:08:00,800 salt, sugar, oil. salt, sugar, oil.
163 00:08:02,120 00:08:05,519 I didn't see him put in yeast. Chef, don't forget yeast, please. I didn't see him put in yeast. Chef, don't forget yeast, please.
164 00:08:06,560 00:08:07,439 Yeah. Yeah.
165 00:08:07,639 00:08:10,000 And a bit of yeast so that it becomes fluffy. And a bit of yeast so that it becomes fluffy.
166 00:08:13,639 00:08:16,920 So you knead the dough, you do it for, like, five minutes So you knead the dough, you do it for, like, five minutes
167 00:08:17,120 00:08:18,680 until the consistency is right until the consistency is right
168 00:08:18,879 00:08:20,319 because if it's too loose because if it's too loose
169 00:08:20,519 00:08:22,480 the naan bread's not going to come good, the naan bread's not going to come good,
170 00:08:22,680 00:08:24,560 if it's too firm it's going to be too stiff. if it's too firm it's going to be too stiff.
171 00:08:26,199 00:08:29,000 And keep it to rest for, like, five to ten minutes. And keep it to rest for, like, five to ten minutes.
172 00:08:29,199 00:08:30,639 DAN HONG: Under an hour to go. DAN HONG: Under an hour to go.
173 00:08:33,600 00:08:36,000 Well, you know, head chef Harry has marinated his chicken Well, you know, head chef Harry has marinated his chicken
174 00:08:36,200 00:08:37,480 half an hour before, half an hour before,
175 00:08:37,679 00:08:39,000 he put his chicken on skewers he put his chicken on skewers
176 00:08:39,200 00:08:41,559 and then he put those skewers in the oven and then he put those skewers in the oven
177 00:08:41,759 00:08:43,039 at a really hot temperature at a really hot temperature
178 00:08:43,240 00:08:48,000 to almost replicate that tandoor oven experience. to almost replicate that tandoor oven experience.
179 00:08:48,200 00:08:50,519 MARK OLIVE: Yeah, and Smita, they don't have a tandoor at home either. MARK OLIVE: Yeah, and Smita, they don't have a tandoor at home either.
180 00:08:50,720 00:08:52,919 You know she's used to being at home, You know she's used to being at home,
181 00:08:53,120 00:08:56,320 cooking for the kids and the family and just winging it as she goes. cooking for the kids and the family and just winging it as she goes.
182 00:08:56,519 00:08:59,240 Maybe the home cooks are better at adapting to that Maybe the home cooks are better at adapting to that
183 00:08:59,440 00:09:01,799 because they don't have that tandoori oven because they don't have that tandoori oven
184 00:09:02,000 00:09:04,080 and they know how to get the most flavour and they know how to get the most flavour
185 00:09:04,279 00:09:05,919 out of the butter chicken at home. out of the butter chicken at home.
186 00:09:06,120 00:09:07,960 It could go either way. Well, yeah. It could go either way. Well, yeah.
187 00:09:13,039 00:09:15,840 MAEVE O'MEARA: It's the final challenge for Indian week MAEVE O'MEARA: It's the final challenge for Indian week
188 00:09:16,039 00:09:18,840 and it's a battle for the best butter chicken. and it's a battle for the best butter chicken.
189 00:09:20,240 00:09:25,279 Home cook Smita is preparing a family favourite her kids love. Home cook Smita is preparing a family favourite her kids love.
190 00:09:29,360 00:09:33,120 Head chef Harry is crafting restaurant Atta's modern take Head chef Harry is crafting restaurant Atta's modern take
191 00:09:33,320 00:09:34,759 on the Indian classic. on the Indian classic.
192 00:09:36,399 00:09:41,559 Tonight, blind tasting judge Melissa will decide our Indian Week winner Tonight, blind tasting judge Melissa will decide our Indian Week winner
193 00:09:41,759 00:09:44,480 without knowing who has prepared which dish. without knowing who has prepared which dish.
194 00:09:44,679 00:09:48,600 I am so excited to be judging the butter chicken challenge tonight, I am so excited to be judging the butter chicken challenge tonight,
195 00:09:48,799 00:09:52,240 it's such an incredible dish, it's so universally loved. it's such an incredible dish, it's so universally loved.
196 00:09:52,440 00:09:55,240 I think there's something really accessible about butter chicken I think there's something really accessible about butter chicken
197 00:09:55,440 00:09:59,120 because it's often people's introduction to Indian food. because it's often people's introduction to Indian food.
198 00:09:59,320 00:10:02,799 I'm looking for the chicken to be super tender, I'm looking for the chicken to be super tender,
199 00:10:03,000 00:10:05,480 layered with that mild spice, that little bit of creaminess, layered with that mild spice, that little bit of creaminess,
200 00:10:05,679 00:10:07,720 I think there's something familiar in it for everybody. I think there's something familiar in it for everybody.
201 00:10:07,919 00:10:09,600 I can't wait to try I can't wait to try
202 00:10:09,799 00:10:12,840 these two incredible cooks' versions of the dish. these two incredible cooks' versions of the dish.
203 00:10:15,759 00:10:18,320 SMITA: I've just finished making the tikka masala SMITA: I've just finished making the tikka masala
204 00:10:18,519 00:10:21,320 and next I'll be getting on to making the butter sauce. and next I'll be getting on to making the butter sauce.
205 00:10:21,519 00:10:23,600 To make the sauce for the butter chicken, To make the sauce for the butter chicken,
206 00:10:23,799 00:10:26,039 I actually use very similar spices I actually use very similar spices
207 00:10:26,240 00:10:28,200 that I use in the chicken tikka masala that I use in the chicken tikka masala
208 00:10:28,399 00:10:31,679 but to that I also add some cashew nuts but to that I also add some cashew nuts
209 00:10:31,879 00:10:36,799 and then I add some onions and dry spices and then I add some onions and dry spices
210 00:10:37,000 00:10:38,639 and I roast that off for a couple of minutes. and I roast that off for a couple of minutes.
211 00:10:38,840 00:10:42,480 I'm just now adding the garlic, ginger, chilli and turmeric paste I'm just now adding the garlic, ginger, chilli and turmeric paste
212 00:10:42,679 00:10:44,320 into the butter chicken sauce. into the butter chicken sauce.
213 00:10:44,519 00:10:47,480 It's the same, um, ingredients that went into the chicken tikka masala. It's the same, um, ingredients that went into the chicken tikka masala.
214 00:10:47,679 00:10:49,960 So when the chicken is grilled, So when the chicken is grilled,
215 00:10:50,159 00:10:51,879 it'll... it'll be cooked very quickly it'll... it'll be cooked very quickly
216 00:10:52,080 00:10:53,360 and with this it will be simmering and with this it will be simmering
217 00:10:53,559 00:10:56,720 so hopefully there's two different layers of the same spices. so hopefully there's two different layers of the same spices.
218 00:10:56,919 00:10:58,759 And then I add some chopped tomatoes... And then I add some chopped tomatoes...
219 00:10:58,960 00:11:00,840 (SNEEZES) (SNEEZES)
220 00:11:01,039 00:11:05,080 ..and let that simmer until all is infused and softened. ..and let that simmer until all is infused and softened.
221 00:11:06,360 00:11:09,600 So once the butter chicken sauce is completed, So once the butter chicken sauce is completed,
222 00:11:09,799 00:11:13,600 I need to blitz it into as fine a puree as possible. I need to blitz it into as fine a puree as possible.
223 00:11:17,000 00:11:18,799 My ideal butter chicken curry My ideal butter chicken curry
224 00:11:19,000 00:11:22,279 is going to be layered with lots of flavours. is going to be layered with lots of flavours.
225 00:11:22,480 00:11:24,919 I plan on making the tikkas quite spicy I plan on making the tikkas quite spicy
226 00:11:25,120 00:11:27,879 and then I want to balance that out with the actual sauce. and then I want to balance that out with the actual sauce.
227 00:11:28,080 00:11:30,240 So the sauce will be the sweet element. So the sauce will be the sweet element.
228 00:11:34,120 00:11:36,159 I'm adding about half a cup of cream I'm adding about half a cup of cream
229 00:11:36,360 00:11:38,720 and that adds a nice, rich element to it and that adds a nice, rich element to it
230 00:11:38,919 00:11:40,360 that also complements the cashew puree that also complements the cashew puree
231 00:11:40,559 00:11:42,080 that has gone through. that has gone through.
232 00:11:42,279 00:11:44,679 It's on the sweet side but there is a heat in there It's on the sweet side but there is a heat in there
233 00:11:44,879 00:11:46,519 that I think will balance it out OK. that I think will balance it out OK.
234 00:11:46,720 00:11:49,200 So a little bit of cream, a little bit of honey So a little bit of cream, a little bit of honey
235 00:11:49,399 00:11:53,320 and the cardamom powder in there should be a match made in heaven. and the cardamom powder in there should be a match made in heaven.
236 00:11:53,519 00:11:56,440 Once the chicken goes in that will be fine. Once the chicken goes in that will be fine.
237 00:11:56,639 00:11:59,000 MARK OLIVE: 25 minutes, guys. MARK OLIVE: 25 minutes, guys.
238 00:11:59,200 00:12:00,519 Oh, beautiful. Oh, beautiful.
239 00:12:00,720 00:12:03,720 HARRY: I am very happy with the way the chicken was cooked, HARRY: I am very happy with the way the chicken was cooked,
240 00:12:03,919 00:12:06,000 I was worried that I'm not using tandoori oven. I was worried that I'm not using tandoori oven.
241 00:12:06,200 00:12:08,440 Wow, looks nice. Wow, it smells good. Wow, looks nice. Wow, it smells good.
242 00:12:08,639 00:12:11,120 And then get into the butter chicken sauce. And then get into the butter chicken sauce.
243 00:12:11,320 00:12:13,159 I think butter chicken traditionally, if you look, I think butter chicken traditionally, if you look,
244 00:12:13,360 00:12:15,799 gets made with lots and lots of cream... gets made with lots and lots of cream...
245 00:12:16,879 00:12:19,559 ..but we are not really big on adding cream ..but we are not really big on adding cream
246 00:12:19,759 00:12:21,840 and we use the cashews instead. and we use the cashews instead.
247 00:12:22,919 00:12:25,240 Half is enough. Half is enough.
248 00:12:25,440 00:12:27,919 So the secret to cook a good butter chicken, So the secret to cook a good butter chicken,
249 00:12:28,120 00:12:30,240 you need to make sure the masalas you need to make sure the masalas
250 00:12:30,440 00:12:33,360 which you add into your butter chicken and the sugar, which you add into your butter chicken and the sugar,
251 00:12:33,559 00:12:36,240 you've got the right balance of sweetness and heat. you've got the right balance of sweetness and heat.
252 00:12:36,440 00:12:38,039 And what do you have here? And what do you have here?
253 00:12:38,240 00:12:39,919 Uh, so this is a butter chicken sauce, Uh, so this is a butter chicken sauce,
254 00:12:40,120 00:12:44,279 it's simmering away so we'll just wait for it to sort of cook. it's simmering away so we'll just wait for it to sort of cook.
255 00:12:44,480 00:12:48,279 And the indication when it's cooked, you will see a bit of oil. And the indication when it's cooked, you will see a bit of oil.
256 00:12:48,480 00:12:50,519 I mean, it doesn't smell too intense, I mean, it doesn't smell too intense,
257 00:12:50,720 00:12:52,679 mostly smells like tomato at the moment, mostly smells like tomato at the moment,
258 00:12:52,879 00:12:54,240 there's no spices in there yet? there's no spices in there yet?
259 00:12:54,440 00:12:56,279 No, no spices have been put as yet, No, no spices have been put as yet,
260 00:12:56,480 00:13:00,039 we'll let it reduce to a right consistency we'll let it reduce to a right consistency
261 00:13:00,240 00:13:02,759 because we don't want to overcook the spices as well. because we don't want to overcook the spices as well.
262 00:13:02,960 00:13:04,840 OK, look you've got Smita over here, OK, look you've got Smita over here,
263 00:13:05,039 00:13:08,200 she's been cooking probably longer than you've been born. she's been cooking probably longer than you've been born.
264 00:13:08,399 00:13:13,519 Uh, have you not, uh, you're not intimidated at all by her? Uh, have you not, uh, you're not intimidated at all by her?
265 00:13:13,720 00:13:16,240 Uh, no, look, it's a restaurant recipe Uh, no, look, it's a restaurant recipe
266 00:13:16,440 00:13:18,519 but with no means should I say, but with no means should I say,
267 00:13:18,720 00:13:21,039 the home cooks, you know, she's got a family recipe, the home cooks, you know, she's got a family recipe,
268 00:13:21,240 00:13:24,399 she could come up with something, she might surprise me today. she could come up with something, she might surprise me today.
269 00:13:30,000 00:13:32,039 SMITA: Now that the butter chicken sauce is simmering, SMITA: Now that the butter chicken sauce is simmering,
270 00:13:32,240 00:13:34,799 I need to start cooking the chicken tikka separately. I need to start cooking the chicken tikka separately.
271 00:13:35,000 00:13:38,000 They don't have to be cooked all the way through totally They don't have to be cooked all the way through totally
272 00:13:38,200 00:13:40,639 because then they'll... they'll still get to be poached because then they'll... they'll still get to be poached
273 00:13:40,840 00:13:42,120 in the butter chicken sauce. in the butter chicken sauce.
274 00:13:42,320 00:13:44,559 So take the thickest piece and I cut it in half, So take the thickest piece and I cut it in half,
275 00:13:44,759 00:13:47,120 if that's still a little bit underdone if that's still a little bit underdone
276 00:13:47,320 00:13:49,840 then I know the flatter pieces are ready to go. then I know the flatter pieces are ready to go.
277 00:13:51,799 00:13:53,480 It's very aromatic down here. It's very aromatic down here.
278 00:13:53,679 00:13:57,519 It's a great thing. (LAUGHS) I hope Melissa thinks so too! It's a great thing. (LAUGHS) I hope Melissa thinks so too!
279 00:13:57,720 00:13:59,919 I then add the grilled chicken tikka I then add the grilled chicken tikka
280 00:14:00,120 00:14:03,399 and I let that poach gently for a little while. and I let that poach gently for a little while.
281 00:14:05,759 00:14:09,279 Now I need to start on the small salsa salad to freshen the palate. Now I need to start on the small salsa salad to freshen the palate.
282 00:14:10,600 00:14:12,320 Side salad is very simple, Side salad is very simple,
283 00:14:12,519 00:14:17,000 it's just seedless tomatoes finely diced with finely diced onion, it's just seedless tomatoes finely diced with finely diced onion,
284 00:14:17,200 00:14:20,879 some coriander leaves, lemon juice, olive oil and salt. some coriander leaves, lemon juice, olive oil and salt.
285 00:14:22,480 00:14:26,000 Dan, what was really surprising about Smita's dish - Dan, what was really surprising about Smita's dish -
286 00:14:26,200 00:14:27,720 she's put honey in... she's put honey in...
287 00:14:27,919 00:14:29,200 What? Yeah. What? Yeah.
288 00:14:29,399 00:14:31,159 And she's put a lot of butter in that. And she's put a lot of butter in that.
289 00:14:31,360 00:14:32,879 Well, it could taste good, you never know, Well, it could taste good, you never know,
290 00:14:33,080 00:14:35,600 that could be a secret touch to her own butter chicken, that could be a secret touch to her own butter chicken,
291 00:14:35,799 00:14:37,320 let's just hope Mel has a sweet tooth. let's just hope Mel has a sweet tooth.
292 00:14:37,519 00:14:38,919 And how's Harry going? And how's Harry going?
293 00:14:39,120 00:14:41,480 Look, he's really calm, he's really cool, Look, he's really calm, he's really cool,
294 00:14:41,679 00:14:44,279 he's very confident, he's rolling out the naan right now. he's very confident, he's rolling out the naan right now.
295 00:14:44,480 00:14:46,480 It looks like he's been doing it for years. It looks like he's been doing it for years.
296 00:14:50,799 00:14:52,320 Yeah, looks fantastic. Yeah, looks fantastic.
297 00:14:52,519 00:14:54,960 I'm pretty confident that he's going to put up I'm pretty confident that he's going to put up
298 00:14:55,159 00:14:56,720 a pretty epic butter chicken. a pretty epic butter chicken.
299 00:14:56,919 00:15:01,000 Smita, she's on her naan too, she's using her own rolling pin, Smita, she's on her naan too, she's using her own rolling pin,
300 00:15:01,240 00:15:03,600 she brought it along... OK. ..for this challenge, she brought it along... OK. ..for this challenge,
301 00:15:03,799 00:15:05,840 this nice thin, a bit of love with this. this nice thin, a bit of love with this.
302 00:15:06,039 00:15:08,440 Could be the secret weapon. Could be the secret weapon. Could be the secret weapon. Could be the secret weapon.
303 00:15:08,639 00:15:10,759 SMITA: I'm hoping my naans will turn out SMITA: I'm hoping my naans will turn out
304 00:15:10,960 00:15:12,320 nice and crispy on the outside nice and crispy on the outside
305 00:15:12,519 00:15:14,320 and then it will be spongy on the inside. and then it will be spongy on the inside.
306 00:15:14,519 00:15:17,279 I forgot to add garlic so I'll just add it on at the end. I forgot to add garlic so I'll just add it on at the end.
307 00:15:17,480 00:15:20,559 When the naan goes in the fry pan I know it's time to turn it over When the naan goes in the fry pan I know it's time to turn it over
308 00:15:20,759 00:15:23,320 when it starts to bubble on top and it's golden brown underneath. when it starts to bubble on top and it's golden brown underneath.
309 00:15:23,519 00:15:25,240 Guys, there's five minutes left, Guys, there's five minutes left,
310 00:15:25,440 00:15:27,440 you should really be thinking about plating. you should really be thinking about plating.
311 00:15:27,639 00:15:29,159 Smita, how are you going? Smita, how are you going?
312 00:15:29,399 00:15:32,919 I'm on the tail end now so I'm just putting everything together. How about you? I'm on the tail end now so I'm just putting everything together. How about you?
313 00:15:33,120 00:15:36,480 I'm making Kachumber salad and naan bread so we should be right. I'm making Kachumber salad and naan bread so we should be right.
314 00:15:36,720 00:15:39,360 Yep, I think we're at the same stage. Oh, good on you. Yep, I think we're at the same stage. Oh, good on you.
315 00:15:39,559 00:15:42,360 Good luck. Thank you. Good luck. Thank you.
316 00:15:42,559 00:15:44,120 Harry, we have to do this one. Harry, we have to do this one.
317 00:15:45,320 00:15:47,639 So I've plated butter chicken in a bowl, So I've plated butter chicken in a bowl,
318 00:15:47,840 00:15:49,480 naan bread on a plate naan bread on a plate
319 00:15:49,679 00:15:51,960 and, as a complement, uh, Kachumber. and, as a complement, uh, Kachumber.
320 00:15:52,159 00:15:55,960 Get Atta team all proud, could be going back with a big trophy. Get Atta team all proud, could be going back with a big trophy.
321 00:15:56,159 00:15:58,600 Tonight, I'm going to plate up the butter chicken, Tonight, I'm going to plate up the butter chicken,
322 00:15:58,799 00:16:02,080 the rice and a small salsa to refreshen the palate the rice and a small salsa to refreshen the palate
323 00:16:02,279 00:16:03,960 with some naan on some banana leaves. with some naan on some banana leaves.
324 00:16:04,159 00:16:05,919 Oh, Smita's also on coriander. Oh, Smita's also on coriander.
325 00:16:06,120 00:16:08,080 MARK OLIVE: Congratulations, Smita. MARK OLIVE: Congratulations, Smita.
326 00:16:08,279 00:16:09,480 Thank you! Thank you!
327 00:16:09,679 00:16:11,559 I am proud of what I've done tonight, I am proud of what I've done tonight,
328 00:16:11,759 00:16:17,360 it was hard work and I could not do any more than I did. it was hard work and I could not do any more than I did.
329 00:16:17,559 00:16:19,240 DAN HONG: Alright! DAN HONG: Alright!
330 00:16:19,440 00:16:22,320 SHARRY: Ah, fantastic. Thank you. SHARRY: Ah, fantastic. Thank you.
331 00:16:22,519 00:16:25,080 I was really happy with the way the chicken was cooked, I was really happy with the way the chicken was cooked,
332 00:16:25,279 00:16:27,679 and using naan bread to cook on the pan and using naan bread to cook on the pan
333 00:16:27,879 00:16:29,320 really worked out for me. really worked out for me.
334 00:16:31,559 00:16:33,440 Awesome, well done! Awesome, well done!
335 00:16:41,080 00:16:43,360 MAEVE O'MEARA: It's the final night of Indian Week MAEVE O'MEARA: It's the final night of Indian Week
336 00:16:43,559 00:16:46,120 and home cook Smita is in an epic battle and home cook Smita is in an epic battle
337 00:16:46,320 00:16:48,799 with head chef Harry of Atta restaurant with head chef Harry of Atta restaurant
338 00:16:49,000 00:16:50,799 for the best butter chicken. for the best butter chicken.
339 00:16:52,039 00:16:55,720 Blind judge Melissa must now decide our Indian Week winner. Blind judge Melissa must now decide our Indian Week winner.
340 00:16:55,919 00:16:57,320 Hello, gentlemen. Welcome, Melissa. Hello, gentlemen. Welcome, Melissa.
341 00:16:57,519 00:17:00,440 But first, she must taste both dishes But first, she must taste both dishes
342 00:17:00,639 00:17:02,679 without knowing who made which. without knowing who made which.
343 00:17:02,879 00:17:04,559 It smells amazing, it looks amazing, It smells amazing, it looks amazing,
344 00:17:04,759 00:17:07,319 I mean, look at all of this colour and texture, I mean, look at all of this colour and texture,
345 00:17:07,519 00:17:08,960 this is just incredible. this is just incredible.
346 00:17:09,160 00:17:10,920 To me Indian food is all about a feast, To me Indian food is all about a feast,
347 00:17:11,119 00:17:13,640 I don't think you can eat one dish in isolation, I don't think you can eat one dish in isolation,
348 00:17:13,839 00:17:18,200 you need to dip and rip and tear and eat lots of different things. you need to dip and rip and tear and eat lots of different things.
349 00:17:19,920 00:17:23,400 Which butter chicken do you want to try first? So let's start here. Which butter chicken do you want to try first? So let's start here.
350 00:17:23,640 00:17:26,559 I mean, this looks so lovely and slick, you know. Mm. I mean, this looks so lovely and slick, you know. Mm.
351 00:17:26,759 00:17:29,640 And this beautiful, vibrant colour with this curry And this beautiful, vibrant colour with this curry
352 00:17:29,839 00:17:32,039 and then also the Kachumber as well. and then also the Kachumber as well.
353 00:17:33,119 00:17:37,759 I love that you have all of these elements so clearly presented. I love that you have all of these elements so clearly presented.
354 00:17:37,960 00:17:40,359 So let's start. So let's start.
355 00:17:40,559 00:17:43,480 Looks tender, it looks really good. Looks tender, it looks really good.
356 00:17:43,680 00:17:45,240 Little Kachumber. Ooh. Little Kachumber. Ooh.
357 00:17:45,440 00:17:49,079 It's like an Indian taco. Yeah, it is like an Indian taco! It's like an Indian taco. Yeah, it is like an Indian taco!
358 00:17:49,279 00:17:50,599 You go, girl. You go, girl.
359 00:17:54,440 00:17:57,960 It looks so good, I can't watch it, I can't even watch. It looks so good, I can't watch it, I can't even watch.
360 00:17:58,160 00:17:59,880 Mm! Mm!
361 00:18:01,640 00:18:03,920 Let's start with the chicken, it's the star of the show here Let's start with the chicken, it's the star of the show here
362 00:18:04,119 00:18:05,880 and it has that tenderness, and it has that tenderness,
363 00:18:06,079 00:18:08,720 it has that, sort of, fall-apart quality. it has that, sort of, fall-apart quality.
364 00:18:09,960 00:18:15,759 I like this roti-style flat bread, it's buttery, it's a little flaky, I like this roti-style flat bread, it's buttery, it's a little flaky,
365 00:18:15,960 00:18:17,680 a little bit crispy on the outside a little bit crispy on the outside
366 00:18:17,880 00:18:19,960 but pleasingly dense on the inside. but pleasingly dense on the inside.
367 00:18:20,160 00:18:22,400 And then this lovely Kachumber on the side And then this lovely Kachumber on the side
368 00:18:22,599 00:18:24,200 gives lots of bright colour, gives lots of bright colour,
369 00:18:24,400 00:18:27,319 beautiful texture, some freshness to this dish. beautiful texture, some freshness to this dish.
370 00:18:28,400 00:18:30,640 It's very tomato forward... Right, OK. It's very tomato forward... Right, OK.
371 00:18:30,839 00:18:34,839 Love the accompaniments, love the chicken, super tender. Love the accompaniments, love the chicken, super tender.
372 00:18:35,039 00:18:36,480 The sauce is really, really tasty, The sauce is really, really tasty,
373 00:18:36,680 00:18:39,519 I'd just like to see a little bit more spice. I'd just like to see a little bit more spice.
374 00:18:43,599 00:18:45,359 Look at this, it's a feast for one! Look at this, it's a feast for one!
375 00:18:45,559 00:18:47,440 And it's only for one, it's for me. And it's only for one, it's for me.
376 00:18:47,640 00:18:50,039 I'd be pretty happy if that was put in front of me as well, I'd be pretty happy if that was put in front of me as well,
377 00:18:50,240 00:18:52,880 That is like... India calling. That is like... India calling.
378 00:18:53,079 00:18:56,000 What I love about this is that there is just a riot of colour What I love about this is that there is just a riot of colour
379 00:18:56,200 00:18:58,640 in front of me and I just want to tear the bread in front of me and I just want to tear the bread
380 00:18:58,839 00:19:00,440 and get stuck in straightaway. and get stuck in straightaway.
381 00:19:00,640 00:19:03,599 So this looks very, very pleasing to the eye, I think it's gorgeous. So this looks very, very pleasing to the eye, I think it's gorgeous.
382 00:19:03,799 00:19:05,960 So dig in, Melissa. So dig in, Melissa.
383 00:19:15,079 00:19:16,799 Nice char on the bread. Nice char on the bread.
384 00:19:17,000 00:19:19,559 The bread doesn't look too bad for a bread done without a tandoor oven. The bread doesn't look too bad for a bread done without a tandoor oven.
385 00:19:19,759 00:19:21,680 Yeah. Mm. Yeah. Mm.
386 00:19:29,680 00:19:32,720 The curry has sweetness at the beginning, The curry has sweetness at the beginning,
387 00:19:32,920 00:19:36,440 little bit of heat but what I like is that layered spice little bit of heat but what I like is that layered spice
388 00:19:36,640 00:19:38,640 that just, sort of, keeps building. that just, sort of, keeps building.
389 00:19:38,839 00:19:41,359 Sweetness comes from a secret ingredient - honey. Sweetness comes from a secret ingredient - honey.
390 00:19:41,559 00:19:43,200 Oh, wow! OK. Oh, wow! OK.
391 00:19:43,400 00:19:46,079 This is a great dish. This is a great dish.
392 00:19:46,279 00:19:50,920 It's the finale of Indian Week so we had to go out with a bang. It's the finale of Indian Week so we had to go out with a bang.
393 00:19:51,119 00:19:55,119 There's two amazing butter chickens but only one of them can win, There's two amazing butter chickens but only one of them can win,
394 00:19:55,319 00:19:56,559 who's it going to be? who's it going to be?
395 00:19:56,759 00:19:58,880 Both with colour, both with texture, Both with colour, both with texture,
396 00:19:59,079 00:20:00,640 both with super tender chicken, both with super tender chicken,
397 00:20:00,839 00:20:03,960 so it's just going to come down to some very fine details. so it's just going to come down to some very fine details.
398 00:20:06,160 00:20:08,200 MAEVE O'MEARA: In the final of Indian Week, MAEVE O'MEARA: In the final of Indian Week,
399 00:20:08,400 00:20:10,839 it was a contest for the best butter chicken. it was a contest for the best butter chicken.
400 00:20:11,039 00:20:13,799 Home cook Smita, served up a dish her children love Home cook Smita, served up a dish her children love
401 00:20:14,000 00:20:18,799 and Atta's head chef, Harry, put a twist on the Indian classic. and Atta's head chef, Harry, put a twist on the Indian classic.
402 00:20:19,000 00:20:23,559 Judge Melissa will now decide who is our Indian Week winner. Judge Melissa will now decide who is our Indian Week winner.
403 00:20:23,759 00:20:26,400 Well, what an incredible end to Indian Week, Well, what an incredible end to Indian Week,
404 00:20:26,599 00:20:29,039 even though we only have two plates on the pass tonight, even though we only have two plates on the pass tonight,
405 00:20:29,240 00:20:32,720 it still felt like a feast and a celebration of Indian culture it still felt like a feast and a celebration of Indian culture
406 00:20:32,920 00:20:34,240 so thank you so much both so thank you so much both
407 00:20:34,440 00:20:36,039 for putting your hearts on the plate tonight. for putting your hearts on the plate tonight.
408 00:20:36,240 00:20:38,119 Thank you. Thank you.
409 00:20:40,519 00:20:43,960 Smita, when you came in to The Chefs' Line kitchen Smita, when you came in to The Chefs' Line kitchen
410 00:20:44,160 00:20:46,960 did you think you'd be the last home cook standing? did you think you'd be the last home cook standing?
411 00:20:47,160 00:20:50,160 I was just hoping that I didn't go out first round I was just hoping that I didn't go out first round
412 00:20:50,359 00:20:52,880 because that would embarrass a lot of people! because that would embarrass a lot of people!
413 00:20:55,240 00:21:01,279 Head chef Harry, now, you saw Smita cook today and this week. Head chef Harry, now, you saw Smita cook today and this week.
414 00:21:01,480 00:21:03,039 What do you think of her ability? What do you think of her ability?
415 00:21:03,240 00:21:05,599 Every day she put on the pass Every day she put on the pass
416 00:21:05,799 00:21:07,480 I would put at my restaurant I would put at my restaurant
417 00:21:07,680 00:21:09,119 so they were really restaurant quality. so they were really restaurant quality.
418 00:21:09,319 00:21:11,200 Thank you. Fabulous, thank you. Thank you. Fabulous, thank you.
419 00:21:11,440 00:21:14,119 DAN HONG: That is an amazing complement. You're very kind. MARK OLIVE: It is. DAN HONG: That is an amazing complement. You're very kind. MARK OLIVE: It is.
420 00:21:14,319 00:21:20,200 Tonight, I see two fantastic plates of butter chicken. Tonight, I see two fantastic plates of butter chicken.
421 00:21:20,400 00:21:24,680 But I do need to pick a best plate on the pass But I do need to pick a best plate on the pass
422 00:21:24,880 00:21:29,480 and so tonight, the best plate on the pass is... and so tonight, the best plate on the pass is...
423 00:21:32,599 00:21:34,599 I do need to pick a best plate on the pass I do need to pick a best plate on the pass
424 00:21:34,799 00:21:39,559 and so tonight, the best plate on the pass is... and so tonight, the best plate on the pass is...
425 00:21:41,799 00:21:43,079 ..this one. ..this one.
426 00:21:43,279 00:21:44,319 (GASPS) (GASPS)
427 00:21:44,519 00:21:47,640 Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
428 00:21:54,279 00:21:56,359 For me, the star of the show, the curry, For me, the star of the show, the curry,
429 00:21:56,559 00:21:59,000 I loved that little hint of sweetness at the beginning I loved that little hint of sweetness at the beginning
430 00:21:59,200 00:22:00,960 which I wasn't expecting which I wasn't expecting
431 00:22:01,160 00:22:04,400 and then this slow build of spice that just sort of kept giving and then this slow build of spice that just sort of kept giving
432 00:22:04,599 00:22:06,279 and I liked that dimension. and I liked that dimension.
433 00:22:06,480 00:22:08,240 So congratulations. So congratulations.
434 00:22:08,440 00:22:10,359 Thank you, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it. Thank you, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it.
435 00:22:10,559 00:22:13,200 (OTHERS CLAP) (OTHERS CLAP)
436 00:22:13,400 00:22:15,359 And, Harry, And, Harry,
437 00:22:15,559 00:22:17,880 I loved this dish as well. I loved this dish as well.
438 00:22:18,079 00:22:22,039 It had such beautiful generosity, amazing technique. It had such beautiful generosity, amazing technique.
439 00:22:22,240 00:22:24,880 And I absolutely loved the accompaniments - And I absolutely loved the accompaniments -
440 00:22:25,079 00:22:28,440 the Kachumber and the bread just had such beautiful flakiness. the Kachumber and the bread just had such beautiful flakiness.
441 00:22:28,640 00:22:31,400 Oh, thank you, I mean, I can't thank you guys enough Oh, thank you, I mean, I can't thank you guys enough
442 00:22:31,599 00:22:35,920 for the opportunity, especially for me and the boys from Atta. for the opportunity, especially for me and the boys from Atta.
443 00:22:36,119 00:22:38,279 Uh, I'm very proud of the dish I presented Uh, I'm very proud of the dish I presented
444 00:22:38,480 00:22:41,680 and hopefully next time I'll get some more winners. and hopefully next time I'll get some more winners.
445 00:22:41,880 00:22:45,480 Smita, you've really shown us this week Smita, you've really shown us this week
446 00:22:45,680 00:22:47,640 what home cooking is all about. what home cooking is all about.
447 00:22:47,839 00:22:50,640 You must be so proud of yourself. I am. You must be so proud of yourself. I am.
448 00:22:50,839 00:22:53,440 I'm speechless which doesn't happen very often. I'm speechless which doesn't happen very often.
449 00:22:55,119 00:22:56,720 I just wanted one of those trophies. I just wanted one of those trophies.
450 00:22:56,920 00:22:58,400 You wanted a trophy? You wanted a trophy?
451 00:22:58,599 00:23:00,240 Come and grab it! Come and grab it!
452 00:23:04,039 00:23:05,960 MELISSA LEONG: Come and share some curry. MELISSA LEONG: Come and share some curry.
453 00:23:10,319 00:23:13,599 This was so hard, so hard... DAN HONG: I'm glad I wasn't the judge actually. This was so hard, so hard... DAN HONG: I'm glad I wasn't the judge actually.
454 00:23:14,799 00:23:16,519 Gorgeous. The chicken is so succulent. Gorgeous. The chicken is so succulent.
455 00:23:16,720 00:23:18,079 They're both delicious. They're both delicious.
456 00:23:18,279 00:23:20,079 The competition might be over... The competition might be over...
457 00:23:20,319 00:23:23,000 Hello! Hi, Mel. How are you? Good, thank you. Hello! Hi, Mel. How are you? Good, thank you.
458 00:23:23,200 00:23:26,799 ..but there's plenty more delicious food to come ..but there's plenty more delicious food to come
459 00:23:27,000 00:23:29,039 as we discover... as we discover...
460 00:23:29,240 00:23:30,200 Fun! Fun!
461 00:23:30,400 00:23:32,279 ..some of restaurant Atta's... ..some of restaurant Atta's...
462 00:23:32,480 00:23:34,279 Oh, wow! Look at that! Oh, wow! Look at that!
463 00:23:34,480 00:23:36,519 ..secret recipes. ..secret recipes.
464 00:23:37,839 00:23:39,440 The lamb is so tender. The lamb is so tender.
465 00:23:39,640 00:23:41,680 Well done, that's incredible. Thank you. Well done, that's incredible. Thank you.