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1 00:00:01,080 00:00:03,280 MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Middle Eastern week on The Chefs' Line. MAEVE O'MEARA: It's Middle Eastern week on The Chefs' Line.
2 00:00:03,480 00:00:04,880 I hope they like a little bit of chilli. I hope they like a little bit of chilli.
3 00:00:05,080 00:00:06,520 And tonight, we're serving up And tonight, we're serving up
4 00:00:06,720 00:00:10,120 traditional Middle Eastern street food - falafel. traditional Middle Eastern street food - falafel.
5 00:00:10,320 00:00:12,600 My mum's falafel - the best falafel. My mum's falafel - the best falafel.
6 00:00:12,800 00:00:16,120 Made from chickpeas or beans, rolled into a ball, Made from chickpeas or beans, rolled into a ball,
7 00:00:16,320 00:00:19,280 then deep-fried and served with an accompaniment, then deep-fried and served with an accompaniment,
8 00:00:19,480 00:00:21,080 they make for the perfect snack. they make for the perfect snack.
9 00:00:21,280 00:00:23,000 WOMAN: Phwoar! WOMAN: Phwoar!
10 00:00:23,200 00:00:25,440 Some of Australia's best home cooks Some of Australia's best home cooks
11 00:00:25,640 00:00:27,720 will be putting their culinary skills to the test will be putting their culinary skills to the test
12 00:00:27,920 00:00:30,360 against hatted Middle Eastern restaurant against hatted Middle Eastern restaurant
13 00:00:30,560 00:00:31,840 Kepos Street Kitchen. Kepos Street Kitchen.
14 00:00:32,040 00:00:33,880 MAN: We can all understand delicious food. MAN: We can all understand delicious food.
15 00:00:34,080 00:00:36,960 And tonight, our home cooks are facing the first stop And tonight, our home cooks are facing the first stop
16 00:00:37,160 00:00:40,120 in their chefs' line - apprentice chef Pili. in their chefs' line - apprentice chef Pili.
17 00:00:40,320 00:00:42,440 We're proud of you, Pili. Go! Thank you, Chef. We're proud of you, Pili. Go! Thank you, Chef.
18 00:00:42,640 00:00:44,120 As the week progresses, As the week progresses,
19 00:00:44,320 00:00:46,120 the competition will escalate in difficulty the competition will escalate in difficulty
20 00:00:46,320 00:00:47,760 from the apprentice, all the way... from the apprentice, all the way...
21 00:00:47,960 00:00:49,760 BOTH: Go, Chef! Go, Chef! BOTH: Go, Chef! Go, Chef!
22 00:00:49,960 00:00:52,280 ..to the head chef, ..to the head chef,
23 00:00:52,480 00:00:55,800 judged by executive chef Dan Hong, judged by executive chef Dan Hong,
24 00:00:56,000 00:00:58,560 renowned chef Mark Olive renowned chef Mark Olive
25 00:00:58,760 00:01:01,200 and food writer Melissa Leong. and food writer Melissa Leong.
26 00:01:01,400 00:01:04,320 Whose Falafel will win them the chance Whose Falafel will win them the chance
27 00:01:04,520 00:01:08,120 to reach the end of The Chefs' Line? to reach the end of The Chefs' Line?
28 00:01:14,640 00:01:17,320 Welcome to The Chefs' Line kitchen! Welcome to The Chefs' Line kitchen!
29 00:01:17,520 00:01:20,440 All this week, we are celebrating All this week, we are celebrating
30 00:01:20,640 00:01:22,240 Middle Eastern cuisine. Middle Eastern cuisine.
31 00:01:22,440 00:01:25,880 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
32 00:01:26,080 00:01:29,320 Welcome, Kepos Street Kitchen. BOTH: Thank you. Welcome, Kepos Street Kitchen. BOTH: Thank you.
33 00:01:29,520 00:01:32,600 Head Chef Michael, thanks for bringing in your chefs' line. Head Chef Michael, thanks for bringing in your chefs' line.
34 00:01:32,800 00:01:34,280 Are they prepped and ready to go? Are they prepped and ready to go?
35 00:01:34,480 00:01:37,520 I think so. I think they will do really amazing. I think so. I think they will do really amazing.
36 00:01:37,720 00:01:39,560 Who's the first member of your chefs' line Who's the first member of your chefs' line
37 00:01:39,760 00:01:41,080 to face the home cooks tonight? to face the home cooks tonight?
38 00:01:41,280 00:01:44,520 Pili will be the first one tonight to cook for us. Pili will be the first one tonight to cook for us.
39 00:01:44,720 00:01:47,920 Apprentice Chef Pili, please step up to the bench. Apprentice Chef Pili, please step up to the bench.
40 00:01:48,120 00:01:50,400 Tonight, you'll be making the restaurant's falafels. Tonight, you'll be making the restaurant's falafels.
41 00:01:50,600 00:01:51,960 Good luck. Good luck.
42 00:01:52,160 00:01:54,840 Team Girl Power on the home side of the kitchen here! Team Girl Power on the home side of the kitchen here!
43 00:01:55,040 00:01:57,960 Yeah! (ALL CHEER) Yeah! (ALL CHEER)
44 00:01:58,160 00:02:01,240 I think this is our first all-girl cook-off. Well done! I think this is our first all-girl cook-off. Well done!
45 00:02:01,440 00:02:03,480 Oh, awesome! (LAUGHS) Oh, awesome! (LAUGHS)
46 00:02:03,680 00:02:07,320 And tonight's blind judge will be... Melissa! And tonight's blind judge will be... Melissa!
47 00:02:07,520 00:02:09,200 Yes! (LAUGHS) Yes! (LAUGHS)
48 00:02:09,400 00:02:10,800 Well, every falafel is unique Well, every falafel is unique
49 00:02:11,000 00:02:12,840 and I can't wait to try each and every one of yours. and I can't wait to try each and every one of yours.
50 00:02:13,040 00:02:14,480 Good luck! Good luck!
51 00:02:16,560 00:02:21,520 Apprentice Chef Pili, home cooks, you have 45 minutes Apprentice Chef Pili, home cooks, you have 45 minutes
52 00:02:21,720 00:02:25,720 to serve up your best falafel and accompaniments, to serve up your best falafel and accompaniments,
53 00:02:25,920 00:02:28,160 so... let's cook! so... let's cook!
54 00:02:28,360 00:02:30,520 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
55 00:02:33,640 00:02:35,120 WOMAN: Let's go! WOMAN: Let's go!
56 00:02:35,320 00:02:38,040 Go, Pili! Come on! You can do it! Go, Pili! Come on! You can do it!
57 00:02:40,040 00:02:41,440 So, Dan, falafels. So, Dan, falafels.
58 00:02:41,640 00:02:43,480 What do you think Melissa will be looking for here? What do you think Melissa will be looking for here?
59 00:02:43,680 00:02:45,360 Well, she's obviously going to be looking for Well, she's obviously going to be looking for
60 00:02:45,560 00:02:49,120 that nice, crispy outside, that crust. that nice, crispy outside, that crust.
61 00:02:49,320 00:02:52,200 And then, inside, it's got to be nice and fluffy, nice and soft. And then, inside, it's got to be nice and fluffy, nice and soft.
62 00:02:52,400 00:02:54,760 You can really taste those herbs, those spices. You can really taste those herbs, those spices.
63 00:02:55,000 00:02:57,240 And you want those aromats to come right out... That's right. And you want those aromats to come right out... That's right.
64 00:02:57,440 00:03:00,080 ..and really hit you in the face and your palate, don't you? ..and really hit you in the face and your palate, don't you?
65 00:03:02,280 00:03:03,720 WOMAN: My name is Sima. WOMAN: My name is Sima.
66 00:03:05,680 00:03:08,600 I'm making Mum's falafel with Lebanese bread. I'm making Mum's falafel with Lebanese bread.
67 00:03:08,800 00:03:11,120 My mum's falafel - the best falafel. My mum's falafel - the best falafel.
68 00:03:12,360 00:03:15,400 Oh, this is my mum's comfort food for us. Oh, this is my mum's comfort food for us.
69 00:03:15,600 00:03:17,160 This is what we always ate. This is what we always ate.
70 00:03:17,360 00:03:19,400 My background's Armenian. My background's Armenian.
71 00:03:21,160 00:03:23,680 I love cooking because it's my happy place. I love cooking because it's my happy place.
72 00:03:23,880 00:03:25,840 This makes me happy. This makes me happy.
73 00:03:26,040 00:03:29,160 I've grown up with just a love and a passion of cooking I've grown up with just a love and a passion of cooking
74 00:03:29,360 00:03:31,120 because that's pretty much what I've seen. because that's pretty much what I've seen.
75 00:03:34,240 00:03:39,240 Recipes have been passed down from my grandmother to my mum. Recipes have been passed down from my grandmother to my mum.
76 00:03:39,440 00:03:41,640 This is actually a very different recipe This is actually a very different recipe
77 00:03:41,840 00:03:43,440 to most falafel. to most falafel.
78 00:03:43,640 00:03:46,120 I am making an Armenian version of this. I am making an Armenian version of this.
79 00:03:46,320 00:03:50,440 Um, it's Armenian because it's just exactly how my mum makes it. Um, it's Armenian because it's just exactly how my mum makes it.
80 00:03:50,640 00:03:52,880 So, this is actually made with white broad beans, So, this is actually made with white broad beans,
81 00:03:53,080 00:03:54,640 so, um, it's a bit different. so, um, it's a bit different.
82 00:03:54,840 00:03:57,200 It's a bit softer than what it would be. It's not as hard. It's a bit softer than what it would be. It's not as hard.
83 00:03:58,240 00:04:00,000 Yeah! Yeah!
84 00:04:05,680 00:04:06,960 WOMAN: I'm Sara. WOMAN: I'm Sara.
85 00:04:07,160 00:04:08,480 Tonight, I'm cooking falafel Tonight, I'm cooking falafel
86 00:04:08,680 00:04:10,920 with a white bean hummus and spoon salad. with a white bean hummus and spoon salad.
87 00:04:13,520 00:04:14,960 Cheers. Cheers.
88 00:04:16,280 00:04:18,120 I'm half-Egyptian, half-Australian I'm half-Egyptian, half-Australian
89 00:04:18,320 00:04:22,880 and I like keeping my culture very kind of authentic around food. and I like keeping my culture very kind of authentic around food.
90 00:04:23,080 00:04:25,920 This is kind of passed down from my grandmother, This is kind of passed down from my grandmother,
91 00:04:26,120 00:04:27,960 so she used to make falafel for us all the time. so she used to make falafel for us all the time.
92 00:04:28,160 00:04:30,560 It's a bit of, like, um, either a leftovers It's a bit of, like, um, either a leftovers
93 00:04:30,760 00:04:33,880 or a midnight snack or kind of like that middle ground. or a midnight snack or kind of like that middle ground.
94 00:04:34,080 00:04:35,520 I've lost my grandparents I've lost my grandparents
95 00:04:35,720 00:04:38,840 and they were, you know, my connection to Middle Eastern food and they were, you know, my connection to Middle Eastern food
96 00:04:39,040 00:04:41,760 so, for me, it's recreating my memories so, for me, it's recreating my memories
97 00:04:41,960 00:04:43,640 and having that sense of them still with me and having that sense of them still with me
98 00:04:43,840 00:04:46,600 and trying to make it exactly like my grandmother did and trying to make it exactly like my grandmother did
99 00:04:46,800 00:04:50,640 or trying to bring the flavours back to kind of tie in my memories. or trying to bring the flavours back to kind of tie in my memories.
100 00:04:50,840 00:04:52,320 I love Middle Eastern cuisine I love Middle Eastern cuisine
101 00:04:52,520 00:04:55,600 predominantly for the spices that are used. predominantly for the spices that are used.
102 00:04:55,800 00:04:58,000 You know, your smoked paprikas, your chillies, You know, your smoked paprikas, your chillies,
103 00:04:58,200 00:05:00,000 your sumacs and your coriander your sumacs and your coriander
104 00:05:00,200 00:05:03,200 and lots of dried herbs that kind of have been used over time and lots of dried herbs that kind of have been used over time
105 00:05:03,400 00:05:04,920 to really intensify flavours. to really intensify flavours.
106 00:05:05,120 00:05:07,080 I hope they like a little bit of chilli. I hope they like a little bit of chilli.
107 00:05:07,280 00:05:10,400 Like, it's probably a little spicier than most. Like, it's probably a little spicier than most.
108 00:05:10,600 00:05:12,520 Tastes pretty good. Tastes pretty good.
109 00:05:15,800 00:05:17,080 Why is it not working? Why is it not working?
110 00:05:17,280 00:05:19,320 I'm Mahshid. I'm from Iran. I'm Mahshid. I'm from Iran.
111 00:05:20,600 00:05:23,040 Tonight, I'm making falafel with creamy yoghurt. Tonight, I'm making falafel with creamy yoghurt.
112 00:05:24,960 00:05:28,000 I'm an asylum seeker and I came to this country five years ago. I'm an asylum seeker and I came to this country five years ago.
113 00:05:28,200 00:05:31,720 Every time you are served in Persian house with rice, Every time you are served in Persian house with rice,
114 00:05:31,920 00:05:34,520 there's always saffron on top. there's always saffron on top.
115 00:05:34,720 00:05:37,040 I started cooking when I was 10 years old. I started cooking when I was 10 years old.
116 00:05:37,240 00:05:42,200 Back then, they used to think, if you are not good cook, Back then, they used to think, if you are not good cook,
117 00:05:42,400 00:05:44,000 you are not able to find a good husband, you are not able to find a good husband,
118 00:05:44,200 00:05:45,600 which was a big, fat lie! which was a big, fat lie!
119 00:05:45,800 00:05:47,640 (GIGGLES) (GIGGLES)
120 00:05:49,120 00:05:52,720 For me, food is actually something that brings all people together. For me, food is actually something that brings all people together.
121 00:05:52,920 00:05:56,080 It doesn't matter which background you come, which country you come, It doesn't matter which background you come, which country you come,
122 00:05:56,280 00:05:59,000 when it's a good-tasting food, you'll always agree. when it's a good-tasting food, you'll always agree.
123 00:05:59,200 00:06:00,840 So, falafel is very new in Iran, So, falafel is very new in Iran,
124 00:06:01,040 00:06:05,240 but we make it as a way that is not very spicy but we make it as a way that is not very spicy
125 00:06:05,440 00:06:08,040 because Iranian people don't like spicy food that much. because Iranian people don't like spicy food that much.
126 00:06:09,720 00:06:15,800 I actually grated onion and garlic and then I added flour and egg. I actually grated onion and garlic and then I added flour and egg.
127 00:06:16,000 00:06:18,880 The egg actually is not in a real recipe, The egg actually is not in a real recipe,
128 00:06:19,080 00:06:21,760 but I added one because we don't have much time but I added one because we don't have much time
129 00:06:21,960 00:06:23,480 to leave it to... to leave it to...
130 00:06:23,680 00:06:25,480 ..the paste may be sustained together. ..the paste may be sustained together.
131 00:06:25,680 00:06:27,800 I add one egg. This is actually one trick. I add one egg. This is actually one trick.
132 00:06:29,200 00:06:31,000 A little bit of trick! A little bit of trick!
133 00:06:31,200 00:06:33,160 Cooking needs always a little bit of trick! Cooking needs always a little bit of trick!
134 00:06:38,880 00:06:40,720 WOMAN: I'm Mervat. WOMAN: I'm Mervat.
135 00:06:40,920 00:06:42,920 Tonight, I'm making falafel with tahini sauce. Tonight, I'm making falafel with tahini sauce.
136 00:06:44,400 00:06:45,680 Food is ready! Food is ready!
137 00:06:45,880 00:06:49,240 I was born here in Sydney. My parents are Lebanese background. I was born here in Sydney. My parents are Lebanese background.
138 00:06:49,440 00:06:51,640 Hey! Do you want to watch Mummy? Hey! Do you want to watch Mummy?
139 00:06:51,840 00:06:54,400 I have five kids, so they keep me busy I have five kids, so they keep me busy
140 00:06:54,600 00:06:56,040 and they love all my food. and they love all my food.
141 00:06:57,480 00:06:58,960 This was a recipe that was passed down This was a recipe that was passed down
142 00:06:59,160 00:07:00,760 through my grandmother to my mother. through my grandmother to my mother.
143 00:07:00,960 00:07:02,240 I love making it. I love making it.
144 00:07:02,440 00:07:04,800 It's a traditional breakfast dish, so all my kids love it. It's a traditional breakfast dish, so all my kids love it.
145 00:07:05,000 00:07:08,360 Um, we usually have this with really nice, fluffy bread. Um, we usually have this with really nice, fluffy bread.
146 00:07:10,320 00:07:12,880 So, with the flatbread, I get some yeast. So, with the flatbread, I get some yeast.
147 00:07:13,080 00:07:14,760 I activate that into some water, I activate that into some water,
148 00:07:14,960 00:07:17,960 just mix it a little bit and then we get the wholemeal flour, just mix it a little bit and then we get the wholemeal flour,
149 00:07:18,160 00:07:21,960 add that into a bowl and just mix in the yeast with the water slowly. add that into a bowl and just mix in the yeast with the water slowly.
150 00:07:22,160 00:07:25,480 Once it's rolled out, I just get a really hot frypan Once it's rolled out, I just get a really hot frypan
151 00:07:25,680 00:07:28,560 and just cook it on top of the stove. and just cook it on top of the stove.
152 00:07:29,960 00:07:33,640 I've soaked chickpeas overnight and I've also added cumin powder, I've soaked chickpeas overnight and I've also added cumin powder,
153 00:07:33,840 00:07:37,880 um, coriander powder, cayenne pepper, fresh parsley, um, coriander powder, cayenne pepper, fresh parsley,
154 00:07:38,080 00:07:40,080 fresh coriander, lemon. fresh coriander, lemon.
155 00:07:40,280 00:07:42,280 So, with my falafel recipe, So, with my falafel recipe,
156 00:07:42,480 00:07:44,560 I've put all the ingredients into a blender I've put all the ingredients into a blender
157 00:07:44,760 00:07:48,920 and, um, processed that until it's in a really nice paste. and, um, processed that until it's in a really nice paste.
158 00:07:49,120 00:07:51,720 I scooped it out, dipped it into the sesame seeds I scooped it out, dipped it into the sesame seeds
159 00:07:51,920 00:07:54,000 and fried that away. and fried that away.
160 00:07:55,560 00:07:58,440 There's a lot of different varieties of falafels around now. Exactly, yeah. There's a lot of different varieties of falafels around now. Exactly, yeah.
161 00:07:58,640 00:08:02,000 Apprentice Chef Pili is new to Kepos Street Kitchen Apprentice Chef Pili is new to Kepos Street Kitchen
162 00:08:02,200 00:08:04,840 and new to Middle Eastern cuisine, and new to Middle Eastern cuisine,
163 00:08:05,040 00:08:07,840 but tonight, she's hoping to outshine the home cooks but tonight, she's hoping to outshine the home cooks
164 00:08:08,040 00:08:09,840 with the restaurant's falafel. with the restaurant's falafel.
165 00:08:10,040 00:08:14,320 PILI: I'm Pili. I am apprentice chef at Kepos Kitchen. PILI: I'm Pili. I am apprentice chef at Kepos Kitchen.
166 00:08:14,520 00:08:18,400 Tonight, I'm making falafel with green tahini. Tonight, I'm making falafel with green tahini.
167 00:08:18,600 00:08:21,320 I have made falafel before, so I feel confident tonight. I have made falafel before, so I feel confident tonight.
168 00:08:21,520 00:08:24,360 We believe in you, Pili! Yes, Pili. You can do it! Come on. We believe in you, Pili! Yes, Pili. You can do it! Come on.
169 00:08:24,560 00:08:26,360 I'm from Argentina, I'm from Argentina,
170 00:08:26,560 00:08:30,120 so Middle Eastern food is not really close to me. so Middle Eastern food is not really close to me.
171 00:08:30,320 00:08:32,160 I started to learn about this food I started to learn about this food
172 00:08:32,360 00:08:33,960 when I started to work at Kepos Street. when I started to work at Kepos Street.
173 00:08:36,000 00:08:37,960 To make falafel, I need to chop my garlic, To make falafel, I need to chop my garlic,
174 00:08:38,160 00:08:40,560 my chilli, my parsley, my coriander. my chilli, my parsley, my coriander.
175 00:08:40,760 00:08:44,120 I put everything, with the beans as well, I put everything, with the beans as well,
176 00:08:44,320 00:08:45,840 into a bowl, just mix a little bit. into a bowl, just mix a little bit.
177 00:08:46,040 00:08:47,600 How's the feel of it, Pili? How's the feel of it, Pili?
178 00:08:48,680 00:08:50,160 Feeling good? Yeah, yeah. Perfect. Feeling good? Yeah, yeah. Perfect.
179 00:08:50,360 00:08:55,280 My apprentice chef Pili, she's been with us now for a month. My apprentice chef Pili, she's been with us now for a month.
180 00:08:55,480 00:08:57,800 She takes instructions really well She takes instructions really well
181 00:08:58,000 00:09:01,040 and I think, for an apprentice that learns pretty fast, and I think, for an apprentice that learns pretty fast,
182 00:09:01,240 00:09:02,960 they will get very far in their career. they will get very far in their career.
183 00:09:03,160 00:09:08,480 Now I'm going to deep-fry just one, like, to try the taste, how is it. Now I'm going to deep-fry just one, like, to try the taste, how is it.
184 00:09:10,520 00:09:12,640 DAN HONG: And, Pili, how are you going? Hello, Dan. DAN HONG: And, Pili, how are you going? Hello, Dan.
185 00:09:12,840 00:09:14,120 Good, thank you. Good, thank you.
186 00:09:14,320 00:09:16,680 You've already made the mix. I see a tester in there. You've already made the mix. I see a tester in there.
187 00:09:16,880 00:09:18,920 Yeah, and now I'm starting my tahini - my green tahini. Yeah, and now I'm starting my tahini - my green tahini.
188 00:09:19,120 00:09:21,120 Yeah. Oh, GREEN tahini? Yeah. Oh, GREEN tahini?
189 00:09:21,320 00:09:23,280 Green tahini, yes. How do you do that? Green tahini, yes. How do you do that?
190 00:09:23,480 00:09:24,960 I'm using my parsley. Yeah. I'm using my parsley. Yeah.
191 00:09:25,160 00:09:26,560 I have the, um... I have the, um...
192 00:09:26,760 00:09:28,240 Garlic, yeah. Garlic, yeah. Garlic, yeah. Garlic, yeah.
193 00:09:28,440 00:09:31,600 My garlic, my parsley, a bit of, um, lemon juice. My garlic, my parsley, a bit of, um, lemon juice.
194 00:09:31,800 00:09:33,240 Yes. Yes.
195 00:09:33,440 00:09:35,160 And I have my tahini here and a bit of water, And I have my tahini here and a bit of water,
196 00:09:35,360 00:09:36,640 so I'm going to put all... so I'm going to put all...
197 00:09:36,880 00:09:38,560 Oh. Are you going to blend it all up? Yeah, yeah. Oh. Are you going to blend it all up? Yeah, yeah.
198 00:09:38,760 00:09:40,560 Ooh! I've never had a green tahini before. Ooh! I've never had a green tahini before.
199 00:09:40,760 00:09:42,440 Delicious. Yeah, it is. Delicious. Yeah, it is.
200 00:09:42,680 00:09:45,760 And you're just going to serve them simply with the tahini? That's it? That's it. And you're just going to serve them simply with the tahini? That's it? That's it.
201 00:09:45,960 00:09:49,440 Let the falafel shine. Yeah, I will! Let the falafel shine. Yeah, I will!
202 00:09:49,640 00:09:51,480 We're proud of you, Pili. We're proud of you, Pili.
203 00:09:56,200 00:09:58,840 Tonight, it's a Middle Eastern cook-off Tonight, it's a Middle Eastern cook-off
204 00:09:59,040 00:10:00,320 in The Chefs' Line kitchen in The Chefs' Line kitchen
205 00:10:00,520 00:10:03,280 and our home cooks and apprentice chef Pili, and our home cooks and apprentice chef Pili,
206 00:10:03,480 00:10:05,960 create their best falafel with accompaniment. create their best falafel with accompaniment.
207 00:10:06,160 00:10:07,520 WOMAN: Let's go! WOMAN: Let's go!
208 00:10:07,720 00:10:09,640 Blind judge Melissa is looking for Blind judge Melissa is looking for
209 00:10:09,840 00:10:12,560 three important elements in the perfect dish. three important elements in the perfect dish.
210 00:10:12,760 00:10:15,240 The three points I'll be looking for in this falafel battle The three points I'll be looking for in this falafel battle
211 00:10:15,440 00:10:19,840 will be a golden, crunchy exterior, a lovely, moist interior, will be a golden, crunchy exterior, a lovely, moist interior,
212 00:10:20,040 00:10:21,920 it's beautifully seasoned, it's beautifully seasoned,
213 00:10:22,120 00:10:23,680 and then, of course, those accompaniments and then, of course, those accompaniments
214 00:10:23,880 00:10:25,480 really need to complement really need to complement
215 00:10:25,680 00:10:27,840 the style of falafel that they're going with. the style of falafel that they're going with.
216 00:10:28,040 00:10:31,000 OK, ladies, there is 20 minutes left! OK, ladies, there is 20 minutes left!
217 00:10:34,520 00:10:37,080 I think the home cooks know what they're doing. Aren't they? I think the home cooks know what they're doing. Aren't they?
218 00:10:37,280 00:10:40,240 Chef, is this your recipe? Chef, is this your recipe?
219 00:10:40,440 00:10:46,880 It is a recipe that I had to take from my mum, as we all chefs do. It is a recipe that I had to take from my mum, as we all chefs do.
220 00:10:47,080 00:10:50,080 And then kind of make it a little bit more commercially used And then kind of make it a little bit more commercially used
221 00:10:50,280 00:10:51,760 and more commercially friendly. and more commercially friendly.
222 00:10:51,960 00:10:53,320 Well, the thing is, Well, the thing is,
223 00:10:53,520 00:10:55,840 usually, the home cooks have the secret weapon usually, the home cooks have the secret weapon
224 00:10:56,040 00:10:59,680 of recipes passed down from generation to generation, of recipes passed down from generation to generation,
225 00:10:59,880 00:11:03,360 but, actually, you also have a family recipe that's passed down, but, actually, you also have a family recipe that's passed down,
226 00:11:03,560 00:11:05,760 so you have that advantage as well. so you have that advantage as well.
227 00:11:05,960 00:11:08,560 She's doing it very proud, the recipe. She's doing it very proud, the recipe.
228 00:11:08,760 00:11:10,200 Fantastic. Fantastic.
229 00:11:15,280 00:11:17,120 Mahshid. MAHSHID: Yes? Mahshid. MAHSHID: Yes?
230 00:11:17,320 00:11:19,080 How are you going? Good! How are you going? Good!
231 00:11:19,280 00:11:21,440 I'm making a falafel with creamy yoghurt today. I'm making a falafel with creamy yoghurt today.
232 00:11:21,640 00:11:24,360 And is that green chilli? No, that's capsicum. And is that green chilli? No, that's capsicum.
233 00:11:24,560 00:11:26,120 Oh, capsicum! Oh, capsicum!
234 00:11:26,320 00:11:27,680 And what was in your falafel mix? And what was in your falafel mix?
235 00:11:27,880 00:11:29,160 Well, it's chickpeas... Well, it's chickpeas...
236 00:11:29,360 00:11:30,640 Yes. Yes.
237 00:11:30,840 00:11:34,960 ..cumin, salt, pepper, red chilli and paprika. ..cumin, salt, pepper, red chilli and paprika.
238 00:11:35,160 00:11:37,560 Wow. Well, very different from the others. Wow. Well, very different from the others.
239 00:11:37,800 00:11:42,120 So, very exciting to see this Iranian version of falafel. Thank you. So, very exciting to see this Iranian version of falafel. Thank you.
240 00:11:42,320 00:11:43,680 For many countries, For many countries,
241 00:11:43,880 00:11:46,160 which they make falafel for a long time, which they make falafel for a long time,
242 00:11:46,360 00:11:48,800 they add herbs to it, but I prefer it plain they add herbs to it, but I prefer it plain
243 00:11:49,000 00:11:53,160 because I think it should have its own colour. because I think it should have its own colour.
244 00:11:53,360 00:11:56,080 We usually have the falafel with different kinds of bread. We usually have the falafel with different kinds of bread.
245 00:11:56,280 00:12:00,040 This one, I'm planning to have it with a flatbread and za'atar on top. This one, I'm planning to have it with a flatbread and za'atar on top.
246 00:12:00,240 00:12:02,800 Za'atar bread is actually like falafel - Za'atar bread is actually like falafel -
247 00:12:03,000 00:12:05,280 very new in my country, but I love it. very new in my country, but I love it.
248 00:12:06,880 00:12:10,800 So, I use flatbread and mix za'atar with olive oil So, I use flatbread and mix za'atar with olive oil
249 00:12:11,000 00:12:12,720 and spread it on top of the bread, and spread it on top of the bread,
250 00:12:12,920 00:12:16,200 leave it in the oven for about 10 minutes leave it in the oven for about 10 minutes
251 00:12:16,400 00:12:19,040 and then make it in pieces and serve it as a side. and then make it in pieces and serve it as a side.
252 00:12:27,760 00:12:31,040 MERVAT: Tahini is a very popular dish in Lebanon. MERVAT: Tahini is a very popular dish in Lebanon.
253 00:12:31,240 00:12:33,320 It is used with falafel. It is used with falafel.
254 00:12:33,520 00:12:36,520 It really gives it an extra boost. It really gives it an extra boost.
255 00:12:36,760 00:12:40,040 So this is going to be the sauce to go with your falafels? Yeah, just on top of the sandwich. So this is going to be the sauce to go with your falafels? Yeah, just on top of the sandwich.
256 00:12:40,240 00:12:43,600 With the tahini sauce, I need it to be lemony With the tahini sauce, I need it to be lemony
257 00:12:43,800 00:12:47,280 and enough salt in there and really nice and creamy. and enough salt in there and really nice and creamy.
258 00:12:47,480 00:12:49,040 So, what's in this recipe, Mervat? So, what's in this recipe, Mervat?
259 00:12:49,240 00:12:54,480 Um, we've got mint, parsley, coriander, Um, we've got mint, parsley, coriander,
260 00:12:54,680 00:12:58,240 bit of cayenne chilli, chickpeas, salt. bit of cayenne chilli, chickpeas, salt.
261 00:12:58,440 00:13:00,760 So, you've got a bit of everything? Yeah, yeah. So, you've got a bit of everything? Yeah, yeah.
262 00:13:01,000 00:13:03,400 They're looking great. I just want them to be a perfect colour. They're looking great. I just want them to be a perfect colour.
263 00:13:03,600 00:13:06,000 Alright, I'll let you get back to it. Good luck. Alright, I'll let you get back to it. Good luck.
264 00:13:09,840 00:13:13,080 Chefs, home cooks, you have 10 minutes left, OK? Chefs, home cooks, you have 10 minutes left, OK?
265 00:13:15,840 00:13:17,160 SIMA: Ooh, yes! SIMA: Ooh, yes!
266 00:13:17,360 00:13:20,880 When I tasted my first falafel, I was so happy When I tasted my first falafel, I was so happy
267 00:13:21,080 00:13:23,960 'cause it tasted just like Mum's! 'cause it tasted just like Mum's!
268 00:13:24,160 00:13:27,840 And then what I did is I started making my tahini sauce. And then what I did is I started making my tahini sauce.
269 00:13:28,040 00:13:30,640 I grab, you know, a few teaspoons of tahini, I grab, you know, a few teaspoons of tahini,
270 00:13:30,840 00:13:33,840 lots of lemon juice, a clove of garlic, lots of lemon juice, a clove of garlic,
271 00:13:34,040 00:13:38,640 and some salt, some pepper and olive oil, and I whisk it. and some salt, some pepper and olive oil, and I whisk it.
272 00:13:38,840 00:13:41,040 So, you must have eaten this a lot when you were growing up? So, you must have eaten this a lot when you were growing up?
273 00:13:41,240 00:13:43,160 Yeah, and to be honest, we don't even get to the sauce. Yeah, and to be honest, we don't even get to the sauce.
274 00:13:43,360 00:13:46,000 We just throw that falafel into some bread We just throw that falafel into some bread
275 00:13:46,200 00:13:50,000 and we have some, like, parsley and some cucumber and we have some, like, parsley and some cucumber
276 00:13:50,200 00:13:51,640 and some tomatoes and we wrap it up. and some tomatoes and we wrap it up.
277 00:13:51,840 00:13:54,000 "Quick! We're heading out the door. Here's your falafel." "Quick! We're heading out the door. Here's your falafel."
278 00:13:54,200 00:13:56,080 So, almost like an egg and bacon roll for breakfast? So, almost like an egg and bacon roll for breakfast?
279 00:13:56,280 00:13:57,640 Yeah, pretty much. Pretty much! Yeah, pretty much. Pretty much!
280 00:13:57,840 00:13:59,280 So, you've got some garlic in there? So, you've got some garlic in there?
281 00:13:59,480 00:14:01,720 I've got some garlic in there and I'll season it in a minute. I've got some garlic in there and I'll season it in a minute.
282 00:14:01,920 00:14:04,240 Good luck. Thank you! Good luck. Thank you!
283 00:14:05,680 00:14:08,080 SARA: I have got to get those falafels cooked. SARA: I have got to get those falafels cooked.
284 00:14:10,240 00:14:13,040 So, next up, get started on the spoon salad. So, next up, get started on the spoon salad.
285 00:14:13,240 00:14:15,520 So, it's everything quite finely chopped So, it's everything quite finely chopped
286 00:14:15,720 00:14:17,560 and lots of flavour and lots of colour. and lots of flavour and lots of colour.
287 00:14:17,760 00:14:20,120 So, the idea is that you can eat it with a spoon So, the idea is that you can eat it with a spoon
288 00:14:20,320 00:14:22,880 and you don't have to use any other utensils. and you don't have to use any other utensils.
289 00:14:23,080 00:14:24,720 Once I've got that to the side, Once I've got that to the side,
290 00:14:24,920 00:14:26,680 it's straight on to the white bean hummus. it's straight on to the white bean hummus.
291 00:14:26,880 00:14:29,120 It's actually made with cannellini beans, It's actually made with cannellini beans,
292 00:14:29,320 00:14:30,960 so it's like a smooth, creamy texture so it's like a smooth, creamy texture
293 00:14:31,160 00:14:33,880 rather than the quite full, I guess, hummus, instead. rather than the quite full, I guess, hummus, instead.
294 00:14:34,080 00:14:36,040 Yeah. So, this is my version. Yeah. So, this is my version.
295 00:14:36,240 00:14:37,600 Yeah, the smoother, the better. Yeah, the smoother, the better.
296 00:14:37,800 00:14:39,720 So, what else have you got going in here? So, what else have you got going in here?
297 00:14:39,920 00:14:42,560 I've kind of done like a Middle Eastern spoon salad. I've kind of done like a Middle Eastern spoon salad.
298 00:14:42,760 00:14:44,280 So, the concept is quite finely diced, So, the concept is quite finely diced,
299 00:14:44,480 00:14:46,000 so then if you grab it with Lebanese bread, so then if you grab it with Lebanese bread,
300 00:14:46,200 00:14:48,400 shove it all together and shove it in your mouth, shove it all together and shove it in your mouth,
301 00:14:48,600 00:14:50,160 it should be like a party. it should be like a party.
302 00:14:50,360 00:14:51,800 Lots of flavour. Lots of flavour.
303 00:14:56,600 00:14:59,400 SUJAN: Let's go, Pili! Perfect! MICHAEL: Whisk it like you mean it! SUJAN: Let's go, Pili! Perfect! MICHAEL: Whisk it like you mean it!
304 00:15:01,000 00:15:02,520 PILI: To make my tahini, PILI: To make my tahini,
305 00:15:02,720 00:15:06,320 I need to put my parsley into a blender I need to put my parsley into a blender
306 00:15:06,520 00:15:10,240 with my garlic, a bit of water, and start to mix. with my garlic, a bit of water, and start to mix.
307 00:15:11,280 00:15:13,360 When my mix is ready with the parsley and water, When my mix is ready with the parsley and water,
308 00:15:13,560 00:15:17,600 I need to put that mix into a bowl and then I'm adding my tahini. I need to put that mix into a bowl and then I'm adding my tahini.
309 00:15:17,800 00:15:20,240 Just add it gradually. Don't add it all. Just add it gradually. Don't add it all.
310 00:15:20,440 00:15:22,560 Are you happy with it? Enough salt, lemon juice? All good? Are you happy with it? Enough salt, lemon juice? All good?
311 00:15:22,760 00:15:24,040 Yeah. Perfect. Yeah. Perfect.
312 00:15:24,240 00:15:26,800 So, it's time to start frying the falafels, Pili. So, it's time to start frying the falafels, Pili.
313 00:15:27,000 00:15:28,440 Yeah, Chef. Yeah, Chef.
314 00:15:30,520 00:15:33,360 You have to get onto it. Otherwise, you're going to be late. OK. You have to get onto it. Otherwise, you're going to be late. OK.
315 00:15:33,560 00:15:36,400 We're proud of you, Pili. Go! Thank you, Chef. We're proud of you, Pili. Go! Thank you, Chef.
316 00:15:36,600 00:15:40,720 Alright, guys, there's five minutes. You better start plating, please! Alright, guys, there's five minutes. You better start plating, please!
317 00:15:45,600 00:15:49,360 You can do it! Let's go! Let's go! You can do it! Let's go! Let's go!
318 00:15:49,560 00:15:52,720 MARK OLIVE: Ooh! Pili's up! Chef? MARK OLIVE: Ooh! Pili's up! Chef?
319 00:15:52,920 00:15:54,800 Oh, amazing, Pili! Oh, amazing, Pili!
320 00:15:55,000 00:15:56,640 Thank you so much. Good job, Pili. Good job. Thank you so much. Good job, Pili. Good job.
321 00:15:56,840 00:15:58,520 Thank you! Thank you!
322 00:15:58,720 00:16:00,200 MARK OLIVE: Well done, Pili. MARK OLIVE: Well done, Pili.
323 00:16:05,040 00:16:09,560 DAN HONG: Whoa, Mahshid! Well done! DAN HONG: Whoa, Mahshid! Well done!
324 00:16:12,720 00:16:16,920 Go, Sima! Come on, Chef! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Go, Sima! Come on, Chef! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
325 00:16:20,040 00:16:23,000 Ooh, Mervat's up on her way. Well done! Ooh, Mervat's up on her way. Well done!
326 00:16:23,200 00:16:25,080 Whoo! Awesome! Whoo! Awesome!
327 00:16:28,160 00:16:31,000 Alright, Sara, you're dragging the chain. Alright, Sara, you're dragging the chain.
328 00:16:31,200 00:16:32,960 (APPLAUSE) (APPLAUSE)
329 00:16:33,160 00:16:34,920 Up to the pass, Sara! Up to the pass, Sara!
330 00:16:35,120 00:16:37,320 (CHEERING) (CHEERING)
331 00:16:38,960 00:16:40,560 Well done! Well done!
332 00:16:45,160 00:16:48,200 It's Middle Eastern week and our home cooks It's Middle Eastern week and our home cooks
333 00:16:48,400 00:16:50,120 and apprentice chef Pili, and apprentice chef Pili,
334 00:16:50,320 00:16:52,400 from hatted restaurant Kepos Street Kitchen, from hatted restaurant Kepos Street Kitchen,
335 00:16:52,600 00:16:55,000 have cooked up their best falafel. have cooked up their best falafel.
336 00:16:55,200 00:16:59,680 Now it's time for blind judge Melissa to try all the dishes Now it's time for blind judge Melissa to try all the dishes
337 00:16:59,880 00:17:02,200 without knowing who has cooked them. without knowing who has cooked them.
338 00:17:04,000 00:17:06,000 DAN HONG: Welcome back, Mel. Thank you so much. DAN HONG: Welcome back, Mel. Thank you so much.
339 00:17:06,200 00:17:10,480 Well, we have a vegetarian delight on the pass. Well, we have a vegetarian delight on the pass.
340 00:17:10,680 00:17:12,760 What do you think? Well, I agree with you. What do you think? Well, I agree with you.
341 00:17:12,960 00:17:15,480 This is a vegetarian delight and this looks so great. This is a vegetarian delight and this looks so great.
342 00:17:15,680 00:17:16,960 I love falafel. I love falafel.
343 00:17:17,160 00:17:19,040 Well, don't rub it in. Where are you going to start? Well, don't rub it in. Where are you going to start?
344 00:17:19,280 00:17:23,000 Why don't we start with these guys down the end here? OK. Why don't we start with these guys down the end here? OK.
345 00:17:23,200 00:17:28,160 This is falafel with spoon salad and white bean hummus. This is falafel with spoon salad and white bean hummus.
346 00:17:28,400 00:17:32,120 Spoon salad? See the spoon? Dip it into the salad. Spoon salad? See the spoon? Dip it into the salad.
347 00:17:33,160 00:17:36,200 Ta-da! Alright. Spoon salad. Ta-da! Alright. Spoon salad.
348 00:17:36,400 00:17:38,560 Let's give it a go. Let's give it a go.
349 00:17:45,640 00:17:47,400 They smell beautiful. They smell beautiful.
350 00:17:47,600 00:17:51,040 I love the smell of a freshly fried falafel I love the smell of a freshly fried falafel
351 00:17:51,240 00:17:54,680 because you get all of that garlic and cumin and coriander. because you get all of that garlic and cumin and coriander.
352 00:18:00,360 00:18:03,880 The falafels themselves - crunchy, golden on the outside, The falafels themselves - crunchy, golden on the outside,
353 00:18:04,080 00:18:06,560 lovely and moist, beautifully seasoned on the inside. lovely and moist, beautifully seasoned on the inside.
354 00:18:06,760 00:18:08,440 Beautifully seasoned white bean hummus. Beautifully seasoned white bean hummus.
355 00:18:08,640 00:18:10,440 It's really, really delicious. It's really, really delicious.
356 00:18:10,640 00:18:14,760 Melissa, this is Mum's falafel with Lebanese bread. Melissa, this is Mum's falafel with Lebanese bread.
357 00:18:14,960 00:18:17,040 Lovely, lovely points for presentation. Lovely, lovely points for presentation.
358 00:18:17,240 00:18:18,680 Everything just explodes. Everything just explodes.
359 00:18:23,560 00:18:25,000 Mm. Mm.
360 00:18:28,600 00:18:30,320 It's delicious. It's delicious.
361 00:18:30,520 00:18:33,480 The falafel themselves, I love the interior - The falafel themselves, I love the interior -
362 00:18:33,680 00:18:35,720 super, super green, really, really moist, super, super green, really, really moist,
363 00:18:35,920 00:18:37,440 beautifully seasoned. beautifully seasoned.
364 00:18:37,640 00:18:40,080 The lovely lemon tahini sauce on the bottom, The lovely lemon tahini sauce on the bottom,
365 00:18:40,280 00:18:42,080 I probably could have done with a little more of, I probably could have done with a little more of,
366 00:18:42,280 00:18:43,800 but very delicious. but very delicious.
367 00:18:45,440 00:18:49,120 Melissa, this is falafel with tahini sauce. Melissa, this is falafel with tahini sauce.
368 00:18:49,320 00:18:52,000 Is the tahini underneath? Is the tahini underneath?
369 00:18:52,240 00:18:54,240 I think it's on top. Oh, it's on top. Yeah. I think it's on top. Oh, it's on top. Yeah.
370 00:18:54,440 00:18:56,640 It's just soaked in? It's just soaked in?
371 00:18:56,840 00:18:59,280 This looks like a homemade flatbread. This looks like a homemade flatbread.
372 00:18:59,480 00:19:00,960 Right. Points. Right. Points.
373 00:19:02,840 00:19:06,480 That outer crust, you can see that it's... That outer crust, you can see that it's...
374 00:19:06,680 00:19:07,960 Real hard. Real hard.
375 00:19:08,160 00:19:11,640 It's really quite dense and the inside has stuck to itself It's really quite dense and the inside has stuck to itself
376 00:19:11,840 00:19:14,560 because the outside is so cooked. because the outside is so cooked.
377 00:19:18,560 00:19:21,560 Overall, a gorgeous, golden, crunchy exterior. Overall, a gorgeous, golden, crunchy exterior.
378 00:19:21,760 00:19:24,200 I loved the flatbread. It has a lot of flavour. I loved the flatbread. It has a lot of flavour.
379 00:19:24,400 00:19:26,760 Unfortunately, I think that the inside Unfortunately, I think that the inside
380 00:19:26,960 00:19:28,960 is a little bit dry for my liking. is a little bit dry for my liking.
381 00:19:30,400 00:19:34,200 This is falafel with creamy yoghurt. This is falafel with creamy yoghurt.
382 00:19:34,400 00:19:37,320 If you look at all the different falafels on the pass, If you look at all the different falafels on the pass,
383 00:19:37,520 00:19:39,800 these ones do stand out because they're a different colour. these ones do stand out because they're a different colour.
384 00:19:40,000 00:19:41,840 They're not as brown. They're more golden. They're not as brown. They're more golden.
385 00:19:52,080 00:19:57,080 Delicious. Crunchy exterior. Interior beautifully seasoned. Delicious. Crunchy exterior. Interior beautifully seasoned.
386 00:19:57,280 00:20:00,680 Lots and lots of flavour. The accompaniments are perfect. Lots and lots of flavour. The accompaniments are perfect.
387 00:20:00,880 00:20:04,200 The horseradish dressing was a great idea. The horseradish dressing was a great idea.
388 00:20:04,400 00:20:06,360 You need that acidity with a dish like this You need that acidity with a dish like this
389 00:20:06,560 00:20:07,920 to really sort of cut through to really sort of cut through
390 00:20:08,120 00:20:10,200 the different flavours that you have. the different flavours that you have.
391 00:20:10,440 00:20:14,240 I have to say, if this dish is from a home cook, I'm blown away. This is excellent. I have to say, if this dish is from a home cook, I'm blown away. This is excellent.
392 00:20:14,440 00:20:19,240 This is falafel with green tahini. This is falafel with green tahini.
393 00:20:19,440 00:20:21,680 Very, very attractive. Very, very attractive.
394 00:20:23,680 00:20:26,280 Mm. That's delicious. Mm. That's delicious.
395 00:20:26,480 00:20:29,480 The outside is lovely and crunchy and golden. The outside is lovely and crunchy and golden.
396 00:20:29,680 00:20:32,120 It's definitely not dry on the inside. It's definitely not dry on the inside.
397 00:20:32,320 00:20:34,760 And this tahini dressing, I thought it was delicious, And this tahini dressing, I thought it was delicious,
398 00:20:34,960 00:20:37,160 but it could have a little bit more balance but it could have a little bit more balance
399 00:20:37,360 00:20:40,080 in terms of salt and acidity. in terms of salt and acidity.
400 00:20:40,280 00:20:42,040 Well, which falafel impressed you the most? Well, which falafel impressed you the most?
401 00:20:42,240 00:20:44,760 You know, these are five very, very strong, You know, these are five very, very strong,
402 00:20:44,960 00:20:46,240 very different falafels. very different falafels.
403 00:20:46,440 00:20:49,280 A really tough call. A really tough call.
404 00:20:55,680 00:20:59,520 Our home cooks and apprentice chef Pili Our home cooks and apprentice chef Pili
405 00:20:59,720 00:21:01,480 have put their culinary skills to the test have put their culinary skills to the test
406 00:21:01,680 00:21:05,320 and cooked up their best falafel with accompaniments. and cooked up their best falafel with accompaniments.
407 00:21:05,520 00:21:09,080 Blind judge Melissa has tasted all the dishes on the pass Blind judge Melissa has tasted all the dishes on the pass
408 00:21:09,280 00:21:13,400 without knowing who has cooked what, and now it's time for the verdict. without knowing who has cooked what, and now it's time for the verdict.
409 00:21:13,600 00:21:16,440 Chef, home cooks, up here on the pass tonight Chef, home cooks, up here on the pass tonight
410 00:21:16,640 00:21:20,000 was an amazing tasting platter of Middle Eastern falafel. was an amazing tasting platter of Middle Eastern falafel.
411 00:21:20,200 00:21:23,680 Melissa was spoilt for choice. Well done. Melissa was spoilt for choice. Well done.
412 00:21:28,480 00:21:30,280 Well, Melissa, over to you. Well, Melissa, over to you.
413 00:21:30,480 00:21:33,400 Time to choose your favourite falafel. Time to choose your favourite falafel.
414 00:21:33,600 00:21:35,720 Chef, home cooks, Chef, home cooks,
415 00:21:35,920 00:21:38,600 your falafels were golden and crispy on the outside your falafels were golden and crispy on the outside
416 00:21:38,800 00:21:41,160 and really tender and gorgeous on the inside. and really tender and gorgeous on the inside.
417 00:21:41,400 00:21:45,440 And the accompaniments - the colour, the texture, the flavour - wow! Well done. And the accompaniments - the colour, the texture, the flavour - wow! Well done.
418 00:21:46,680 00:21:49,720 Tonight's winning falafel and the best plate on the pass is... Tonight's winning falafel and the best plate on the pass is...
419 00:21:52,960 00:21:55,560 They were all fantastic, but, for me, They were all fantastic, but, for me,
420 00:21:55,760 00:21:59,600 tonight's winning falafel and the best plate on the pass is... tonight's winning falafel and the best plate on the pass is...
421 00:22:00,800 00:22:03,120 ..the falafel with creamy yoghurt. ..the falafel with creamy yoghurt.
422 00:22:03,320 00:22:04,800 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
423 00:22:10,440 00:22:13,160 Mahshid, congratulations. Thank you. Mahshid, congratulations. Thank you.
424 00:22:13,360 00:22:16,920 How do you feel? Very surprised. Very surprised. How do you feel? Very surprised. Very surprised.
425 00:22:17,120 00:22:18,440 Why? Why?
426 00:22:18,640 00:22:21,160 They are so professional, all of them. They are so professional, all of them.
427 00:22:21,360 00:22:24,120 It gives you a good feeling that you compete It gives you a good feeling that you compete
428 00:22:24,320 00:22:26,160 with very professional people with very professional people
429 00:22:26,360 00:22:28,800 and you find out that the dish won among them. and you find out that the dish won among them.
430 00:22:29,000 00:22:32,120 I felt that I'm taking an Oscar home. (LAUGHS) I felt that I'm taking an Oscar home. (LAUGHS)
431 00:22:32,320 00:22:33,600 This was something new for me. This was something new for me.
432 00:22:33,800 00:22:35,880 I had never tried a falafel in this style before I had never tried a falafel in this style before
433 00:22:36,080 00:22:37,880 and the depth of flavour was incredible. and the depth of flavour was incredible.
434 00:22:38,080 00:22:42,160 And I could taste your heritage. I could taste your love of cooking. And I could taste your heritage. I could taste your love of cooking.
435 00:22:42,360 00:22:45,800 It absolutely blew me away. So, well done. Congratulations. It absolutely blew me away. So, well done. Congratulations.
436 00:22:46,000 00:22:47,800 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
437 00:22:52,360 00:22:55,080 Alright, Melissa, now the hardest decision. Alright, Melissa, now the hardest decision.
438 00:22:55,280 00:22:57,600 Time to tell us which falafel Time to tell us which falafel
439 00:22:57,800 00:22:59,840 wasn't quite on the same level tonight. wasn't quite on the same level tonight.
440 00:23:00,040 00:23:03,400 The plate that didn't quite live up to my expectations, The plate that didn't quite live up to my expectations,
441 00:23:03,600 00:23:05,160 but not by much is... but not by much is...
442 00:23:07,480 00:23:09,400 ..the falafel with tahini sauce. ..the falafel with tahini sauce.
443 00:23:09,600 00:23:11,120 Whose was this? Whose was this?
444 00:23:11,320 00:23:14,640 Mervat, the flavours were all there. Mervat, the flavours were all there.
445 00:23:15,840 00:23:17,320 And if anything, I would just say that And if anything, I would just say that
446 00:23:17,520 00:23:18,880 the falafels were just the falafels were just
447 00:23:19,080 00:23:21,280 a little bit overcooked on the outside, a little bit overcooked on the outside,
448 00:23:21,520 00:23:24,880 but it was a beautiful dish and you should be very proud of yourself still. but it was a beautiful dish and you should be very proud of yourself still.
449 00:23:25,080 00:23:26,440 Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Yeah, thank you.
450 00:23:26,640 00:23:30,280 I know I can do much more than that, but today wasn't my day. I know I can do much more than that, but today wasn't my day.
451 00:23:30,480 00:23:33,560 Congratulations again, Mahshid. Thank you. Congratulations again, Mahshid. Thank you.
452 00:23:33,760 00:23:39,360 You beat the restaurant, so you get this trophy! You beat the restaurant, so you get this trophy!
453 00:23:39,560 00:23:41,120 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
454 00:23:42,720 00:23:44,280 Now, everyone, come in. Now, everyone, come in.
455 00:23:44,480 00:23:46,480 Let's finish these falafel! Let's finish these falafel!
456 00:23:54,040 00:23:55,880 Next time on The Chefs' Line, Next time on The Chefs' Line,
457 00:23:56,080 00:23:58,800 it's sugar and spice and all things nice it's sugar and spice and all things nice
458 00:23:59,000 00:24:01,320 with Middle Eastern sweet pastry... with Middle Eastern sweet pastry...
459 00:24:01,520 00:24:03,000 Hope it tastes good. Hope it tastes good.
460 00:24:03,200 00:24:05,440 ..and our home cooks will be facing Kepos Street Kitchen's ..and our home cooks will be facing Kepos Street Kitchen's
461 00:24:05,640 00:24:07,000 station chef, Sujan. station chef, Sujan.
462 00:24:07,200 00:24:08,960 BOTH: Sujan! Sujan! Sujan! BOTH: Sujan! Sujan! Sujan!
463 00:24:09,160 00:24:11,160 And at the end of the week, And at the end of the week,
464 00:24:11,360 00:24:15,800 we uncover the heart and soul of this hatted restaurant. we uncover the heart and soul of this hatted restaurant.
465 00:24:16,000 00:24:20,640 Oh, textures of the crispy skin and that crunchy eggplant. Oh, textures of the crispy skin and that crunchy eggplant.
466 00:24:20,840 00:24:23,840 There's just something very, very refined about this dish that I love. There's just something very, very refined about this dish that I love.
467 00:24:24,040 00:24:25,680 Thank you. Mm! Thank you. Mm!