Yesterday, MasterChef kitchen hosted Hina Khan and Rocky Jaiswal.
They tasked the celebrity cooks to create their wedding menu.
You will decide the menu for our upcoming wedding.
Today will be a team challenge in the MasterChef kitchen.
We're Team Groom!
We're Team Bride!
We will steal the groom's shoes. Be ready!
The two teams had to create a four-course meal.
For Bengali rasgullas, it's made from a dough.
It isn't made like this.
Let's see what happens.
[dramatic music]
Tejasswi, when you get married, how do you envision your wedding?
Maharashtrian or Punjabi?
I am not big on that.
- You're okay. - A normal court marriage is fine.
We'll go travelling together
and have fun.
How did you meet him?
On a reality show, there was a Diwali sequence.
And we were all dancing.
We met each other and wished each other a happy Diwali.
And it was like fireworks!
Something happened!
I am not kidding.
Which is why when you said that, I could completely relate.
Everyone was wishing each other,
and we both just stood there like that for five minutes.
Then we moved and we were like...
What was this?
Then we hurriedly wished other people.
After this,
everyone is going to hug each other
- and wait for the spark. - They'll wait for the spark!
[laughter]
Farah, tell me one thing.
Did you have a hug like that before your wedding?
I also could not stand him
- for six months. - Oh, okay.
Because Shirish was editing my film.
And he would irritate me a lot.
But I used to be very impressed when I saw his work.
I think having respect for somebody's
work is very important for me to fall in love with them.
We never proposed to each other.
We got married, we had kids. Our kids are 17 years old now.
Still no proposal.
Which was the moment when you realised he's the man?
I had no interest in getting married.
Shirish said to me that
if I just wanted to have fun with this,
he had no interest in it. And he left me and went to Goa.
And I went to London. In London,
I realised I missed him a lot.
So when I went back, I told him we should get engaged.
Then we both went to Goa, just the two of us.
- And we got engaged there. - Wow.
[upbeat music]
Listen, this won't fit your hands.
You need the plastic one. I've got it.
- Get it on this. - No.
- And do it like this. - No, this is fine.
Place the silicone under this.
- Here. - That's it.
Listen to me.
Do your job and help Faisu.
Why are you wasting time? I told you to come to me when you get free.
I'm going to fry the prawns. Wait.
[tense music]
Please listen to me.
- Keep quiet. - Your hands...
You need to do it like this.
Archana, don't worry about this. Make your own dish.
She's helping those who don't need any help.
I'm helping because we're a team.
Yes, I know.
Listen, just tell me if you can't do my work.
- I'll adjust. - No, it's ready.
I'll do the plating later. I'll keep the sauce ready.
And the other thing.
I'll be free in 10 minutes.
Alright, I'm keeping an eye on the clock. 10 minutes.
For Bengali rasgullas, it's made of dough.
It's not like this.
Madame, I'm making sondesh. I'm not even making rasgulla!
Archana, do your job.
I can only be patient till a point.
Please don't get it out on me. I know how angry you can get.
I won't say a word.
Archana made a fool out of me.
What? We still have time!
Go and help him.
Wait, let me just prepare the sauce.
Hurry up. You talk more and work less.
Archana, what are you doing there? Your mother-in-law is here.
You left your mother-in-law?
Look, Usha Tai, there's your daughter-in-law.
Do not disturb me.
- Or else I'll blow the whistle. - Sure, go on then.
Just you wait. I have the whistle.
- Yes, I am so afraid of it! - You are scared!
I've seen many whistles like that in life.
Go on, blow your whistle.
Rajiv, is the rice cooked?
Let me taste.
Is it cooked?
You're cooked. It is not.
Oh God. It's their wedding
but I am the one toiling.
[moaning]
The mawa does not look good.
But it'll be a wow soon.
- Sure? - It'll be delicious.
All your guests will love it.
Rajiv, nobody wants your gulabjamun.
Nobody wants you!
Nikki, you look like the hot daughter-in-law in a daily soap
who cooks in a saree.
With the jewellery and bangles too.
Nikki, when are you getting married? What will be your wedding menu?
Ah!
There are no plans yet.
But how do you want to get married?
It'll be in Switzerland.
- Switzerland! - Switzerland!
Thecha in Switzerland!
There will be lots of thecha in Switzerland!
One last question for you, Nikki.
A general knowledge question.
Salman has two brothers. One of them is Sohail.
- The other one is... - Arbaaz!
That's all I wanted to know!
[laughing]
Celebrity cooks! One hour has passed. Only one hour left.
The whistle is yet to blow.
Archana, Gaurav, who do you want to use your power whistle on?
Not me, please. Sorry!
[whistle blows]
I want to use the whistle on Nikki.
Because she has immunity pin and she's ahead of everyone.
[whistle blows]
I want to use the whistle on Rajiv.
Because he used it on me yesterday.
Rajiv and Nikki, stop your cooking for five minutes.
- I say tie them up, sir. - I've stopped.
Just how they tied us up. Back to back.
Come on!
- It'll be so fun. - It's a wedding.
It'll be fun.
We're not going to jail.
- That will be the real fun. - Shut up!
- Rajiv and Nikki. - Yeah?
Your cooking has stopped.
But it's a wedding. There should be entertainment after all.
Absolutely.
Right. I'll play a song for five minutes.
You'll have to dance for them.
- Specially choreographed by me. - Wow.
Come on.
[song playing]
Rajiv!
Guys!
Wow, Rajiv!
Well done, Rajiv, Nikki!
My eyes welled up.
They danced so well.
Enough now! Five minutes are up.
[singing]
Okay, Nikki and Rajiv.
Your five minutes are done. Go back.
My disadvantage was losing time.
But I need to rush.
I will do everything it takes to make my dish the best dish.
[dramatic music]
Look at Team Bride.
Faisu thinks he's the one getting married today.
Faisu, I will dance at your wedding. Don't worry.
Teju, it's time for you to get married.
The groom is ready. He's my best friend.
Tell me, when are you getting married?
Focus on your work.
Because in my wedding, you'll be the one cooking.
I'll be the cook, I'll be the priest.
And I'll dance too. Three in one.
He says he'll dance too.
Archana, will you get married?
You should look at yourself. You're 40 now.
Shut up. I'm talking to her.
You're 40 now. Have you thought of marriage yet?
Who's 40 years old here?
Alright. 38 years old. Happy?
Excuse me, why are you interfering?
Because he knows your reality.
Celebrity cooks. 30 minutes left.
Close your dishes and start with your plating.
[tense music]
What's left, Faisu?
Chef, almost everything is done. Just the cottage cheese is left.
- That's it? - That's it.
Is that your whole dish?
No, it'll have potato, cottage cheese,
and then it'll be a whole dish.
I think when I'll eat it,
the sauce won't be enough
since your rice is also dry.
Maybe the rice isn't enough or sauce is too much.
You know what I'm saying?
Instantly, it clicks to me.
I need to make a spicy, tangy powder.
And I'll sprinkle it on top.
I have put all my knowledge and power to use.
No matter what, I have to make this as better as I can.
As far as wedding menus go, do you think
these elements are enough? Rice, sauce, and a fish?
And a salad.
Tell me something, when you'll
- hopefully, - Get married.
get married in the future,
when all the Punjabis from Jalandhar will come,
do you think they'll crowd the health counter?
You know, people skip breakfasts on wedding days.
Because they're ready for the wedding dinner.
No one thinks of salads during weddings.
No one attends weddings to be health-conscious.
When people return from weddings,
they usually comment
On the food.
on the great food. Nobody talks about how healthy it was.
Yeah.
- Think. - Yes, Chef.
Daddy's cocktail prawns.
Everyone's favourites are being made. They catered to the uncles.
They catered to their mothers and mothers-in-law.
Everyone made their favourite things.
So, I made my father's favourite.
The reason I came on this show hasn't been achieved yet.
I don't know why my dad does not like chefs.
He hates that title.
No matter what I say to him,
he just keeps crying. I tell him...
My social media bio
says 'a trivial chef'.
There's no greater work than cooking food.
This is the only work that makes you a part of someone else.
What work did your father do?
He was a policeman.
He used to live in the PTS battalion.
He used to cook food for around 600-700 people.
So your father used to cook and yet
he does not like the word 'chef'.
The people on the higher posts
used to make him feel inferior.
Their daughters...
[emotional music]
It's okay.
Their daughter went to English-medium schools.
And I used to go to a small school.
[emotional music]
So he used to feel like
he couldn't achieve anything.
But I told my father
that English doesn't matter.
[emotional music]
I say this very proudly in front of the world,
I studied in a Hindi-medium school till tenth grade.
Many English-medium students could never be where you are right now.
They could never even dream of it.
If these languages mattered in life,
people like us would never be able to reach this stage.
And tell your father that many IAS, IPS officers,
who roamed in those battalions, at the end of the day,
ate the food your father prepared.
Yes, exactly!
And this is sacred work. Feeding is a form of worshipping.
I have this favourite dialogue
when people try to be too intelligent in front of me.
I say to them if they'd been a little more intelligent,
they would've become a chef.
Exactly.
Not everyone can be a chef.
It needs a sharp mind, talented hands,
and a knack to sell.
And never speak of this Hindi-medium thing again.
When our Prime Minister goes abroad,
- does he give his speech in Hindi or in English? - In Hindi.
He speaks Hindi even in America.
Right? People translate it.
Forget about the medium.
- Yes. - Alright? Now give me a smile.
[dramatic music]
I'm trying to make a special sauce from Nolen jaggery.
It'll be an X factor for my dish.
I reduced the Nolen jaggery,
then added a little cream,
then I added in some nutmeg.
It gives it a very strong, interesting flavour.
Gaurav, your shrikhand cannot be piped.
Oh.
It's too runny.
You can do two things.
Either you can add a little cream cheese to it.
Secondly, you could add a little Xanthan gum or
a tiny bit of rice flour.
- To thicken it. - Okay.
That'll save you time.
Okay, chef. Thank you.
I'll add cream cheese to it.
What's the third element?
These are strawberries that I tossed in spice and Nolen jaggery.
Hm.
Did you think that one day, Gaurav would say, "These are strawberries
that I tossed in spice and Nolen jaggery"?
Many a time, people think that
we're actors, we know how to act.
We can't do anything else.
They have an entourage,
one hands them water, one brings them a chair.
They can't do anything.
They can only do something if they have a script.
Since this is India's first
Celebrity MasterChef, through you,
it's such a good message to all the people across the country
that we can do so much more.
Especially, Hina, I can never forget the first episode when I came here.
Even I can't forget it.
[laughing]
I'd done my plating and made 4-5 elements.
And I'd never tasted eggplant.
Frankly, I'd never cooked them before.
But they were so bad
that Farah ma'am tasted it
and spit it out in a tissue.
Look at your journey now.
You're so stubborn.
I swear! And I'm sure that
after watching these episodes, all the men across the country
will be inspired by you.
And I hope this stubbornness takes you to the finals.
Absolutely, Hina.
- Give me a high five. - Thank you.
[dramatic music]
Celebrity cooks, last 15 minutes.
Faisu, is this okay?
This?
Why aren't you shaping it with a cutter?
It isn't working.
- How is it not working? - I kept it and it got stuck.
Apply some oil on it.
- That's what I am doing. - Move.
Listen, if this turns out perfect,
I should get the credit.
- Because I made the main element. - Yes.
Tuile.
Wait! I told you, it gets stuck.
Start breaking it.
Oh, wow. We have to make two!
I am not at your service.
[laughing]
Celebrity cooks, last five minutes!
- All the koftas broke apart. - Why?
- Look. - How? I tossed them slowly.
It's broken apart.
The spinach one is torn.
- Shall I help? - What will you do?
- Shall I make smaller ones? - There's not enough batter.
Everything is finished.
I only have five minutes.
I'm very stressed right now.
Two out of three koftas have broken apart in the pan.
I don't know what to do with the one that's left.
What happened, Dipika? Did the koftas burst?
Yes, sir.
Show me the outer mixture.
- Where is it? Is it finished? - Yes.
The issue was that your cottage cheese had water.
You didn't use a binding for that.
Next time you make koftas, add a pinch of semolina or bread crumbs.
And always check the mixture by frying a tiny patch.
- Yes. - Okay?
Secondly, the cottage cheese mixture you made,
this slurry is too watery for that.
It should be thick.
You should use a thick slurry.
Then you coat it again after the thick slurry.
So another layer of crumb or semolina.
Or even dry flour.
You have five minutes left. If you can make the mixture again, good.
Or there won't be anything on your plate.
No, I'll make the mixture again.
I'm very scared right now but I keep my wits. If I panic
within these five minutes,
I'll have an empty plate, which I do not want.
Put the slurry on your hands.
Now,
- Oh, yes. - Yes.
Now place it and cover it.
Oh.
I stuff the spinach quickly
and coat it with cottage cheese.
I cover it in double slurry and put it to fry.
And I'm praying
that these three koftas turn out good.
Rajiv, listen to me. Is that it?
- No, there's ice-cream. - That's it?
Ice-cream, panjiri, gulabjamun, the sauce is ready.
- You know what I'm missing? - What?
A piece of fruit.
Fruit? We have fruit.
We have fruit. Come on, sir!
You're with Rajiv Adatia.
What do you want, strawberry or grapes?
I'll choose. Don't worry.
Did you think I wouldn't use fruit? Never!
I read your mind, I'm telling you. I think so.
You didn't read my mind. You read my mind in time.
I already brought it to surprise you later.
You came early, Chef. Not my fault.
You brought it but you forgot.
Forgot? Uh...
I didn't forget, I had it.
I mean, I forgot now. Okay.
Dipika! Congratulations!
You have finally cooked it before time ended.
Wow! Your brother is waiting!
[music playing]
[gasping]
- Rajiv! - What?
- This is my plating tray. - Sorry, sorry!
Don't keep bringing up more work for me.
The bride's team on one side, the groom's team on the other.
And, one celebrity cook from each side will be safe.
And, only one minute remains!
[clock ticking]
I placed a lot of sauteed vegetables on the fish.
On that, I poured a sauce
of garlic, parsley and butter for taste.
I saw that we didn't have much time. I'll have to rush.
I began plating and quickly set my cauliflower.
After putting the cauliflower rice in the mould
the element that was the highlight of the dish was the flower
that I had shaped like a rose.
I hope that Hina and Rocky, who have come here with such high hopes
are happy with our work, and
if we can please them with our food, it will be a big deal.
Ten!
Nine!
Eight!
Seven!
Six!
Five!
Four!
Three!
Two!
- And, one! - Stop!
[applause]
Time's up, step back.
Someone's stardom will end today.
Let's go!
- Let's go, groom's team! - Bride's team, kill it!
Clap for the bride's team!
[cheering]
- Bride's team! - Go, groom's team!
[Rajiv singing]
[laughing]
He makes us laugh.
[laughing]
[applause]
- Time for tasting, right? - Yes, Chef.
But, before that, when my father...
was faced with "word" three years ago...
'stage three'...
as a family, it changed our lives.
And, after that, we celebrated every single festival.
A man realises the value of relationships, time...
and celebration, you know. And, that journey...
has been special after that.
You know, I think, for all of them, and, for everyone...
we'd want you to share your journey.
because, somewhere, someone will definitely gain strength from it.
As far as my journey is concerned...
the world just knows that...
something happened to me, the 'C' word.
People don't know much more than that.
[gentle music playing]
It wasn't just that!
After that, time to time...
in 2 or 3 months, we found out more things...
about me, my health and my body.
And, during that time...
I had to make several decisions
apart from the treatment
which were...
very difficult, as a human
a woman, as a young girl.
It was... it was very hard!
But, what happens is, all these tough decisions
that you have to take in life as a woman
make you feel the need for a pillar.
That pillar is your companion, your partner.
[sombre vocalising]
Someone who can make you feel that...
if you make this decision
it won't make you incomplete.
Or, 'I'm not going to love you less!'
You know, I have... I have scars.
I have-I have been treated surgically, and...
a lot has happened.
And, for someone like him...
when he looks at me, he's the one
who applies medicine on those scars.
He looks at them more closely than I do
to see how they're healing.
To see if they are better or the same.
It's hard for me to look at myself
and, he looks at it, and...
he comes back in an instant. He cries in the washroom.
He doesn't cry in front of me. He returns, and...
in fact, he started loving me more this way
than how he loved me before.
So, he makes me feel hope.
The security that a woman needs from her companion, her partner.
He gives me that security. He makes me feel safe.
He is my safe place.
[soft music playing]
So, I will talk about my journey.
As I said, I will share my treatment when the time is right.
But, to you...
may each and every girl in this universe get a partner like him.
[applause]
She said, I make her feel like home. She is my 'home'.
She is the centre of my universe.
All my thoughts, my entire system
is filled with her.
Nothing matters other than her.
And, I don't think...
I have met a braver soul than her.
[gentle vocalising]
And, I'm not exaggerating.
[applause]
- Love you. - I love you.
- We have to blow a whistle for them. - Yes!
Ready? Who'll do it?
[whistle blowing]
[cheering]
[applause]
It's clear that everyone is coming for the wedding.
- Now, let's find out whose food will be there. - Yes.
- Let's do the tasting. - Sure, let's go.
Let's begin the tasting with appetisers.
Archana from the bride's team
and Usha Tai from the groom's team, bring up your appetisers.
[applause]
[joyful music playing]
Ms. Archana, what have you made on behalf of the bride's team?
Sir, on behalf of the bride's team, I've made Daddy's cocktail prawns.
Usha Tai, what did you make?
I've made cottage cheese spicy naan bombs.
- Bombs? - Bombs!
The pause before you said 'bombs'...
Usha Tai, this is your cleanest and safest
presentation till date.
That's what I was going to say. This is your...
- best presentation till date. - Hmm.
Archana, in the police mess
- a prawn cocktail is typically served this way. - Yes.
So, as you said, your father was in a police mess
and, you've made a prawn cocktail dedicated to him.
You've given a classical
mess presentation to it.
So, this is giving visual communication, as we say.
Which one do you want to try first, Hina?
- You decide, Chef. - Bride's team.
- Bride's team, okay. Let's go. - Bride's team.
[suspenseful music playing]
- Archana. - Hmm?
It's excellent.
- Really, sir? - It's delicious.
Delicious.
It can be served in any 5-star hotel.
Wow!
- Really? - Amazing, Archana!
[everyone cheering]
Archana, if your dad ate this
he would be so proud of you
that his daughter is a chef.
Thank you. I dedicated this to him, ma'am.
- Daddy's prawns cocktail. - But, cook it...
- for him at home. - Do cook it for him.
Yes.
- He'll love it. - Yes.
Usha Tai.
- You won't find mine tasty now. - Why?
You're filling up on hers.
Okay, we'll leave it.
I felt, if it weren't for Usha Tai
Farah ma'am would have finished my dish.
I was so happy that she liked it so much.
She liked my dish, so, I was very happy.
- The bomb won't blast in the mouth, will it, Usha Tai? - Let's see.
[suspenseful music playing]
Usha Tai, it's very good.
What?
It's nice.
The chutney is excellent.
The idea of a naan bomb...
the stuffing in it, the cottage cheese inside it...
the marination of the cottage cheese...
Very happy! It's an excellent dish.
[applause]
- Your food reminded me of my mom's cooking. - Wow!
- So, that's a big compliment, I would like to say. - Yes.
We will surely win. I'm trying my best to win.
I'm striving towards it.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
[applause]
Faisu from the bride's team and Dipika from the groom's team
come up with your dishes.
[everyone cheering]
I was so scared that
Dipika is my opponent.
And, Dipika is an excellent cook.
My god! That's beautiful plating.
[joyful music playing]
Dipika, what did you make?
I made koftas of love.
It's for our lovely couple.
Faisu, what did you make?
There's purple cauliflower rice
with tomato and bell pepper sauce.
There's butter potatoes and pan-grilled cottage cheese.
- And, what is the rose on top made of? - That's for her.
But, what is it made of?
That's radish, ma'am.
- A radish rose? - Yes!
- A radish rose. - That rose has floored me!
Faisu, very good presentation.
In a main course, presenting rice is the most difficult task.
- Yes, Chef. - Right?
But, you thought of purple cauliflower rice
and presented it this way.
You drew a line in a round plate.
You justified it by shading it on one side.
Yours is one of the best presentations.
- Wow! - Thank you, Chef.
[applause]
And, coming to Dipika's?
These tiny elements, the little roses that you've added!
I always say, the minute things are more interesting
because they draw you towards them, right?
The beauty of this presentation lies in its minute detailing.
Thank you so much, Chef.
[suspenseful music playing]
- Faisu. - Yes, Chef?
The more items you place on a plate,
higher the chances of messing up.
- You placed five items on this plate. - Yes, Chef.
But, there's not a single mistake.
[all cheering]
Woah!
That's how you do it!
I was longing to hear you say that I've cooked well today.
- You cooked well today! - Thank you.
- Thank you so much, Chef. - Wow!
Thank you, Chef.
Making sure the cottage cheese is full of flavour.
Not just roasting it on a pan.
Delivering the flavour of bell pepper in the muhammara this way.
I am so proud of you!
Thank you so much, Chef!
- Faisu, the salt is perfect in everything today. - Yes.
Thank you, ma'am.
There can't be a bigger compliment.
He always adds too much or too little salt.
Did you practice the salt trick?
Yes, Chef. I took four bowls, then, added the correct amounts.
- That's the trick with salt. - I am awestruck!
This is a real cooking show!
I am so amazed!
You made it perfect today.
It's like some milestone you have achieved, that
Chef is telling you that today.
- And, your expressions! - He owns it.
So, I'm very proud of this show, and, I'm so proud of you.
Thank you.
[suspenseful music playing]
In such a short time
- have you ever fixed koftas? - No.
[laughing]
Absolutely not.
The gravy, the presentation.
Textures.
And, most importantly, the courage to fix everything in 5 minutes.
- I'm very impressed. - Thank you so much.
Rocky, speak up. Your...
- She's from your team. - Oh my god!
- This is too much! I should take it home. - Yes, take it.
- I have to come and eat so much of this. - Seriously.
- This much. - Definitely.
It is amazing!
- Thank you. - Outstanding.
- Very nice. - Thank you!
Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.
She didn't cry today! Bigger applause!
I won't spare you!
Nikki from the groom's team
and, Teja from the bride's team.
I'm very excited
because, this is the first time we are going one-on-one.
So, let's see whose dish is the best.
Yes.
[exciting music playing]
Teja, you tell us first what you have cooked.
- I want to say something. - Yes?
These plates look like the two of them go to the same tutor.
They study the same material.
Both cooked fish and served rice with it.
Both have placed a salad.
I mean, you two are
completely twinning!
- But, only one dish can be the best. - Yes.
So, what have you cooked, Teja?
The name of my dish is...
'the bond of fish is set, our girl is the best.'
- Wow! - Woah!
- Awesome. - Wow, Teja!
[cheering]
[laughing]
- Nikki, you better come up... - No.
- with a better title. - Mine is very simple.
- What? - I've cooked ginger fish
with yellow bell pepper sauce and red bell pepper rice.
- Your tutors for naming are different. - Yes.
That's clear.
Your presentation is beyond beautiful, Tejasswi.
Thank you, Chef.
- I hope so. - It's a stunning dish.
[dynamic music playing]
And, Nikki's plating, sir?
Look, there is an expectation that
the portion shouldn't be overbearing.
If there are huge portions in a course meal...
you are unable to enjoy the next course, right?
So, this portioning is perfect for a 4-course meal.
[suspenseful music playing]
Teja, come here. Show me what this is.
[suspenseful music playing]
What?
I feel like I'm eating the finale food.
- May your words come true. - It's so good.
[joyful music playing]
Try this. Please try this.
Try that by itself. It has a unique flavour.
My god.
Chef, say something.
No one is talking, they're just eating.
It's outstanding! Oh my god.
What happened?
- Something went in his mouth or what? - I don't know.
[tense music playing]
[applause and cheering]
- Oh my god! - Oh my god!
Can I... is that for me? Thank you!
I accepted it literally like a sword.
It is such a big honour for me.
- Oh my god! - Awesome, Teju!
If they had tasted my dessert first
I may have got that knife.
He could have at least decided after tasting it.
One dish in each season
is so good that it shakes me up!
I give my knife to that dish.
This season's knife is gone today.
- Wow! - This was outstanding!
- Woah! - Thank you, Chef.
[applause]
After you had shown it to us
each time, at everyone's tasting
I always prayed
you wouldn't give the knife. I was relieved when you didn't.
I have always kept an eye on everyone's dish
that they shouldn't get this knife.
Nikki, what is it? Are you happy or disappointed?
I'm very happy.
- Happy? - Yes, very happy.
After such an excellent dish
following it is a challenge for you.
I still have an immunity pin.
Yes, that you do. Of course.
I like that. This sibling rivalry is good.
[suspenseful music playing]
Three things stand out for me in this dish.
One is the use of oils.
The chilli oil. It wasn't needed.
Making and adding a green chilli oil is extra work.
But, the little oil is giving a kick to the sauce.
It's a very intelligent addition.
The cooking of the rice.
- Al-dente rice would have spoiled this dish. - Hmm.
You cooked the rice gooey.
So that, the lack of sauce wouldn't affect the rice.
It's a very sensibly created dish.
Very proud of you.
The flavour of black pepper is amazing.
You yearn for the next bite. You just need it.
So, I think, it's superb.
Nikki, this can be the best dish from your team.
- Yes. - Because, it's a very good dish.
Absolutely.
- Thank you, girls. Well done. - Thank you.
Thank you, judges.
Okay, Gaurav and Rajiv, come up with the dessert.
[joyful music playing]
Gaurav, you tell us first what you've cooked.
I've made nolen gur sandesh.
With it, there's a pepper crisp and mango shrikhand.
Gaurav, you should be proud.
- I know! - Look at this, it's fantastic!
You should be proud of this.
Nonetheless!
- Thank you, Chef. - Awesome!
This plate can be taken exactly like this
and, served in any restaurant of the world as a dessert.
- Thank you. - And, Gaurav...
With all due respect to Tejasswi, she has just won the knife.
The show is not over yet.
Oh, dear!
The show is still on.
But there's more to it...
Usually, this 'Sandesh' is moulded
in an ice apple shape.
But I have made this in a Modak mould for a reason.
Because I know that whenever you plan
your next step, it should begin with an auspicious start.
- Oh goodness! - And an auspicious start means a Modak.
So, I have shaped this Sandesh into a Modak
- which is stuffed. - How thoughtful!
- Yes. - It's a very intriguing story.
And Rajiv?
I've prepared a 'Gulab Jamun' with caramel and coconut sauce.
I've placed 'Panjeeri' at the base, accompanied by 'Gulab' ice cream.
I love the concept
of how you've given this 'Gulab Jamun' and ice cream
a modern, pre-plated presentation.
Some caterers are definitely going to replicate this.
- Yes. - Thank you, Chef.
Gaurav, pick up the plate once.
- Look, Gaurav. - Splendid, Gaurav!
The show isn't over yet.
[applause]
This is exceptional!
- Thank you. - Outstanding presentation.
- Come on, Chef! Come on, Hina! - Let's go!
[music]
For anyone living in Bengal, Nolen Gur is an emotion.
Isn't it?
We even soak 'Rasgulla' in Nolen Gur before eating.
Absolutely. Nolen Gur 'Sandesh'...
- 'Jolbhora Sandesh'... - Yes.
The one you call 'Tal Saas', which resembles an ice apple,
giving it the shape of a 'Ganpati Modak'...
The thought behind it is truly remarkable.
Gaurav, if two people from one team can go,
then you would be going in.
You would be going in on this dish.
Thank you.
Rajiv, how do we eat this? Do we need to remove it?
You need to squeeze it.
- Drizzle it over the 'Gulab Jamun'. - Drizzle it over the 'Gulab Jamun'?
[tense music]
What on earth is wrong with all of you?
How are we supposed to decide?
What are you all doing?
It's absolutely delightful!
What are you all doing?
The 'Panjeeri' is excellent.
I couldn't have the syrup from the 'Gulab Jamun'.
- But your ice cream is absolutely delightful. - Yes.
Yeah.
Thank you so much.
Just start making and selling ice cream,
and watch yourself become a millionaire.
I can't imagine how many fireworks will go off at your wedding!
Everyone will be cooking.
One after another, exceptional!
There wasn't a single disappointing dish.
Oh, my goodness! You didn't let us catch our breath today.
You didn't give us a moment to catch our breath today.
Well done! I'm absolutely delighted!
- A standing ovation for all of you. - Thank you so much.
Thank you, Chef.
Hina, Rocky, how did you find your wedding menu?
- Outstanding! - Absolutely spectacular!
You are all invited to Hina and Rock...
I mean, our HiRo's wedding.
Oh, my goodness!
Splendid.
To us, you are chefs.
You are literally chefs.
- Literally! - Literally!
- And I am immensely proud of you and Mrs. Farah. - Well...
- Many, many thanks. - Thank you so much.
Thank you for coming, Rocky.
- Thank you, Ma'am. - Of course, anytime.
- Thank you. - [applause]
- Goodbye. - Goodbye.
Goodbye! Goodbye!
Today, you haven't just upheld our immense respect,
but also our moderate,
- small, and utmost honour. - Thank you.
I have done several seasons of MasterChef.
So many tasting sessions in each season,
but today's tasting was the best.
- Oh, my goodness! - Remarkable!
Look, as we mentioned earlier,
one celebrity cook from each team will be safe.
Now, since
Tejasswi is safe from the bride's team,
and now it's the groom's team's turn.
So, from the groom's team, the dish
that secured its spot
was Fish!
That was Nikki! That was your dish!
- Much appreciated! - Nikki!
Well done, Nikki!
Nikki, you're safe.
But there was another dish that captured everyone's heart.
And that dish was...
- Any guesses? - Gaurav!
- The show isn't over yet, Gaurav!
[applause]
You are safe!
The rest will cook tomorrow in the Black Apron Challenge.
So, let's meet tomorrow then.
- Thank you, everyone. - All right, goodnight.
Exquisite! The dishes were absolutely exquisite!
Bye!
- Bye. - Bye, Chef.