We enter the Celebrity MasterChef kitchen.
And we see Farah ma'am and Chef Ranveer
standing there.
Farah ma'am and Chef Ranveer stood there
but there were black aprons on the table beside them.
I'm really confused.
Because we haven't entered wearing any apron.
Anything could happen today.
Wow, you all look quite energetic.
I thought I could teach you some new words for ABC.
- A for apron! - Apple!
- Apron. - Oh.
- B for black! - Black.
Black apron!
- C for challenge! - Challenge!
Got it? Black apron challenge.
Oh!
It'll be D for dreadful.
And there'll be E for elimination.
Oh!
We just finished the week.
We just removed our black aprons.
Looks like they washed the black aprons too quickly.
This means starting today, you will
cook in black aprons.
Oh no.
Because this week will be redemption.
Oh.
Meaning throughout the week, you will have to redeem yourselves
to earn your white apron.
Plot twist.
Usually, a baby is born and then grows up. But this is the reverse.
It is redemption week.
Why didn't they do this when I had the best dishes?
That didn't save us for the whole week.
Alright, get your black aprons
- and wear them. - Come on.
[tense music]
Do you want to know what happens next?
- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
What was that?
What's this?
What is this?
It's so long!
It's a huge mystery box.
Even when the mystery box is normal-sized,
we land in huge trouble.
Now the mystery box is so huge,
imagine what will happen.
Is Chef Vikas inside this?
Why would he come inside this?
Nikki, what do you think?
I feel like it's an ancient mystery box that's going to be re-opened.
This is an everyday drama.
You bring us these huge challenges.
But what do you think is inside it?
Who knows? We'll find out when they open it.
- Open it! - Open it!
[cheering]
Hey!
Kunal sir!
- Surprise. - Hi!
Welcome!
- What a surprise! - Welcome!
- How did they get him? - Welcome!
Welcome!
Chef Kunal has completed his hat-trick.
He's here for the third time this season.
It's your love that keeps bringing me back here.
Chef Kunal Kapoor will join us this entire week
in the MasterChef kitchen.
[cheering]
Guys, I have been carefully observing
your journey till now.
I feel very proud
that
you're developing your cooking.
Teja, you won Chef Ranveer's
autographed knife.
[applause]
And you've rightly earned it.
Thank you, chef.
Individually, all of you have made
a positive progression.
And the energy
we get by watching you all
is incomparable.
I am so excited
to throw a new challenge for you all tonight.
And I hope
that it brings out the best in you.
Listen to the challenge carefully.
It's redemption week. And today's important announcement is that after
today's challenge,
one of you can turn your black apron into a white apron.
Wow.
Meaning one of you will be safe for the whole week.
Why don't they do this when I have the best dish?
They give us the power whistle
or make us captains.
They give us measly advantages.
But now,
in the eighth week, we get a real advantage.
Safe for the entire week.
I mean, come on!
Today's challenge is quite simple.
Sure.
Sure?
Today, you have to cook a single dish
that is your favourite.
- Wow. - Nice.
Very nice.
But remember that one dish
should have four elements.
- That's it. - Okay.
One main element
and three accompanying elements.
- Supporting elements. - Supporting elements.
How are they so nice to us today?
Go on, celebrity cooks,
make whatever you want and have fun.
For this challenge, you will get 60 minutes.
One hour.
MasterChef's world-class pantry will be open for five minutes.
Okay.
Are you all ready?
- Yes. - Yes, ma'am.
Tai is ready with her saree in hand.
It interferes in my walking.
You could wear shorts from tomorrow onwards, Tai.
Yes!
Bikini on the last day.
[laughing]
[applause]
- Alright, ready? - Yes.
On your marks.
- Get, set, run! - Get, set, run!
Come on!
[mumbling]
Spinach.
- What are you doing, Teja? - Stop it, Gaurav.
As soon as I run to the pantry, I've decided to pick up everything.
Because there could be a twist at any point.
And I should be prepared.
That's why, I picked up whatever
ingredient I could see.
I didn't think of what I was going to make.
I just picked up whatever favourite
ingredients I could see. I even picked up chicken.
It's our day today.
What's happening, celebrity cooks?
You need to get rid of the black aprons today.
Last ten seconds.
Ma'am, wait!
Eight!
Seven!
Oh!
Three.
Two.
One. Stop!
Oh God.
Ma'am, why is this locked?
- What? Locked? - How will we cook?
No utensils?
There are no utensils here as well.
- They have locked it. - Locked it?
There are no utensils.
Not here as well!
- Not here as well! - They're not here.
There are no utensils here.
The utensils are locked.
It's been locked on the other side too.
Here I was thinking of making chicken the way my mother makes it.
How will I cook it? It needs a lot of utensils.
Farah ma'am and chefs, how will we cook?
- It's a big lock. - But what's all this?
There's a huge lock here!
- Return to your counters. - Come back.
- Come on. - Come back.
What happened?
There are no utensils! How will we cook?
There are none here as well.
A new drama!
You're so close to the finale.
You thought
you've got one hour to cook your favourite dish
and then you'll be done? Is that what you thought?
Shall we show you your utensils?
- Yes. - Please, chef.
[gasping and screaming]
Why have they locked it?
Why are there locks everywhere?
Today, we've locked all your utensils.
Oh God.
Today, you will cook your dish with only one utensil.
No extra utensil will be available.
Oh!
You can choose which utensil you wish to use.
But once you select it,
you can't change it during the cook.
You must've understood by now.
Today's challenge is Cooking Challenge.
Oh no.
Oh.
This one pot challenge
brings only one thought to my mind.
And it's that
I'm in trouble.
If you wish to use your
utensil again while cooking,
you'll have to clean it and then reuse it.
So that the flavours don't mix.
- Alright? - Okay.
If I make an element
and I have to taste it four times,
I use four different spoons to taste it every time.
What's with the one pot cooking?
Since you're scared, let me give you all a tip.
At any given time, you can make more than one element in one pot.
That's why, think carefully
when you choose your pot.
Can't you fry two different things on one pan at a time?
Can't you boil three things at a time in a pressure cooker?
Can't you boil something at the bottom and steam something on top?
Why not?
So decide carefully
which pot will you choose for your one pot cooking.
Come and get the pot.
And then your 60 minutes will start.
[tense music]
Usha Tai, what will you use?
- Pan. - Why the pan?
I can use it properly
- to cook what I want to make. - Okay.
Gaurav?
Chef, I don't know what's it called but it's a pot with a flat base.
It's a bit deep.
- Deep pan. - Deep pan.
The noodles I am making,
I need to boil them in water.
I need to make the sauce.
I need to toss the vegetables.
So I thought of getting a fry pan. But fry pans are too thin.
That's why, I chose deep fry pan.
Nikki?
I think I should get the frying pan.
Frying pan?
You'll cook entirely with a frying pan?
Yes because I'm not used to cleaning utensils.
I need to make couscous.
I think if I get the flat pan,
I won't be able to make couscous.
If I get the curved frying pan, I can cook the fish
and make the couscous.
I can even toss the dry fruits in it.
And if I have to make a thecha,
I can make do with it.
I think I want to play safe
and get the frying pan because my main element is the fish.
It needs a frying pan.
- Teja? - Even I will use a pan.
It has a flat base and has curves.
- Saut* pan. - You're playing it safe.
Yes.
It's limiting as well.
You can only do one thing at a time on it.
- Archana. - I'll use a different one. Steamer.
- Rajiv? - I think I'll use the deep fry pan.
The black one which is deep.
Deep frying pan.
Faisu?
This challenge sounds quite deep.
So I'm thinking of using a deep pan. Something I can pick up.
No one used a cooker. My favourite.
We've whistled enough
- for a while. - The whistle must blow!
We've been whistling for an entire week.
With a cooker, you can bake,
- steam, you can do everything. - Cooker is my favourite pot.
Most versatile.
One pot. One dish.
Your cooking will be tested.
Let's see who gets the best dish tonight.
- Wow! - Wow.
On your marks.
- Get, set, cook! - Get, set, cook!
[tense music]
What a tough start to the challenge!
No utensils. A black apron on top.
And only one hour
to make four elements.
Today, I'm trying to make
Mie goreng noodles.
I've prepared my dough.
I will let it rest for a while.
Then I'll make noodles out of it. Till then,
this one pot we've got for the challenge,
I am going to cook everything in this.
Today, I'm making chicken in my mother's style.
And my mother cooks it in one pot only.
But today, I've to make four elements.
I don't know if I can turn my black apron white.
But my mother used to cook it.
So if I can deliver the flavours of her food,
maybe I'll get the chance to get the white apron.
[dramatic music]
This is my favourite utensil.
So I asked for this.
I got it. I've put lentils to boil.
Today, I thought of using dal dhokli as an inspiration
to cook something different.
[dramatic music]
They're all fools.
Someone chose a pan, some chose pots,
some chose fry pans.
I chose the steamer.
Because a steamer has three layers.
I can do three things at once.
They didn't know that steamer is a good thing.
Look how good my utensil is.
I'm boiling potatoes at the bottom.
Yes.
And I'm cooking
- pumpkin on top. - This is quite good.
Potatoes at the bottom and pumpkin on top.
Look, what's happening there.
Hey! Give it back!
- Give it back. - I want it. You can use this.
- No! - You can use this.
No. Please, Archana.
- Give me my utensil back. - Please!
Sir!
No! Okay, come on.
Go.
Don't eye my utensils.
You should've thought before choosing your utensil.
If only you'd entered a kitchen before.
[dramatic music]
My God! It's too difficult, Gaurav.
We'll have to clean it repeatedly.
Imagine.
- And you recently had a manicure. - I just had a manicure.
I didn't know this was going to happen today.
Exactly.
I wish someone could wash the dishes for the twist.
I cannot clean the dishes!
Even Abhijeet isn't here. He would've cleaned it for me.
Be thankful
you don't have to do this every week. It's just this week.
I chose the frying pan.
Today, I'm making a pan-fried fish.
I have marinated the fish.
I'm making a passion-fruit sauce
and saut*ed vegetables with it.
That's only three elements.
I haven't even thought of the fourth element yet.
There's a lot of confusion.
Till now, I hadn't planned on using
the immunity pin since I didn't need it.
But
the twist they have given us today,
I might need the immunity pin.
My four elements are pumpkin pasta,
white cheese sauce, pumpkin sauce,
garlic bread,
and either a green or red chilli oil. I'll decide that later.
[dramatic music]
Firstly, I cut my calamaris,
marinate them.
I've marinated my fish and prawns.
Such a huge pot. One stove.
I cannot use any other stove.
I added oil,
onions, and chicken.
The ginger, garlic, cashew nuts, and almonds I'd brought to snack on,
I ground them.
I made a pur*e of them and strained it.
Chefs, tell me, what is
the beauty of the one pot challenge
you've given to our cooks?
The dishes made using one pot are usually quite simple.
You add everything together and cook it.
But the challenge we've brought,
it needs to highlight the versatility of the pot.
If you have a pot or a pan or a fry pan,
which you could use to make four things,
now you have to make your entire dish with it.
You will use it to its extreme.
Planning is very important.
When you're cooking, what utensils you'll use,
how versatile is it.
If you don't plan all that, then your dish
might be weak.
Till now, we've been training them
to use all four stoves and multitask.
Today, the whole game has flipped.
The four stoves are useless.
They only have one stove today.
In cooking,
whenever you make a dish,
one aspect is how strong you are with the cooking,
another aspect is the ingredients,
but no one talks about the utensils.
That is true.
- So the utensil is the hero today. - That is true.
Two people will be quite happy to watch this episode
and they'll comment on social media.
First is mothers and second is people from hostels.
Correct.
Because all their noodles are made in one pot.
And I am a mother.
I make all my food in one pot.
I put everything in one pot.
Chef Kunal, tell me, which is your favourite utensil
in your house?
Even if it's quite old or blackened now.
In our house, our grandma
was gifted a pot by her mother-in-law.
During the partition, she brought it to India.
She gave it to my mother.
1940. It has her name and the date engraved on it.
Now I have that pot.
And I still cook in it to this day.
- Wow. - Our culture, as I always say,
travels across houses through utensils.
True.
During weddings, cultures travel. There's a spice-box,
- A box full of spices. - An entourage of spices.
First of all, I knead the dough
to make my noodles.
I covered it and let it rest.
With that, I set up a mezze plate.
When someone makes it,
they have food in different bowls.
- I'm trying to do that. - What are you making?
Chef, I only have one pot today.
I don't know why but I'm remembering the days
when I'd just shifted to Mumbai.
I was a bachelor. During college,
I didn't have much money.
Either you use it for petrol for your bullet,
or buy these. And who buys utensils?
So, I had a similar
fry pan or a deep fry pan like this.
Right. Even if its handle
- comes off, you still use it. - Yes!
You'd get it welded here and repair it.
Tied with metal wires. Right.
After doing all that, I'd call
my mom and cook as she instructed me.
I'm getting the same feeling today.
It feels like back in the day.
Now tell us, what are you making?
Today, I'm trying to make mie goreng noodles
but with an Indian twist.
And since you've asked for four elements,
so I thought of
making some saut*ed vegetables prepared in a mezze.
Along with that, there will be
a cheesy omelette.
Some spice roasted peanuts
for that Indian touch and flavour.
So mie goreng, spice roasted peanuts,
- omelette, - Omelette.
With that I'm going to fry spinach
and dip it
in honey and white sesame seeds.
The elements of your dish
are great.
But you have to
cook in the same pot repeatedly.
So you need to simplify your steps.
Kunal, Gaurav's strength is that
he's able to bring many elements on the plate.
Off late, you can see many elements in his dish that come together.
But today, I'm scared too.
Doing all of that within the hour
may be...
You need a change of thought.
That reminds me. Look, it's been so many years.
Gaurav has changed, but, the utensils are still the same.
Correct.
And, it will be amazing if these utensils do their magic today
- and, everyone else is left stunned. - Stunned.
I'm working in a very focused and planned manner today.
And, I know what I have to do.
Amidst that, I marinated all my vegetables
and placed them in the air fryer too.
[tense music playing]
What are you cooking?
I am making a palak-paneer ravioli.
He's making palak-paneer too?
- Ravioli. - Ravioli.
That's true, but, it will taste like palak-paneer, right?
Kunal sir, I am different from everyone else.
See my hands. My hands bring taste to food.
So, obviously, the food I cook for you will be delicious.
So, I really hope you like the food too.
Okay. What are the elements?
The elements? I've made the stuffing for the ravioli.
This is my ravioli dough, which, I've already prepared.
Now, I have mixed my spinach
with these spices.
I've used tomatoes and ghee. Actually...
I like ghee in palak-paneer.
So, I'll put it in the mixer
and, I'll blend it with the onions etc. Because, obviously
this is ravioli. It's a pasta dish, with a filling in it.
Normally, there are no tomatoes in palak-paneer.
I know. But, I decided to add some today.
It's like a pasta dish, so, I'm giving it that taste.
I hope you are realising that
the uniqueness that set your dish apart from everyone else's dishes
has gone down now. Everybody's catching up.
And, I...
I don't see a lot of desperation today to get out
- of this black apron. - It's there!
Let me tell you this.
Today, your dish is not the best dish here concept-wise.
I'm like, uh... obviously, it's not a very...
MasterChef level dish, but, I like the dish.
I do like the fact...
that I have something different. I knew I could execute it well.
Tejasswi, are you cooking on an open fire? Where's your utensil?
Actually, I've thought of cooking a paella.
- Spanish biryani, you mean? - You can say that.
So, I ultimately wanted to serve it directly in that.
- In the cooking pot. Because... - Paella pan?
that's how I've eaten it.
So, I'll have to cook the other elements first
and, I'll have to cook the paella later
because, I'll serve it exactly how it will be cooked.
So, the other elements...
So, I'm going in reverse.
Tejasswi, the most important thing about paella
- is the cooking of the rice. Right? - Yes, Chef.
You're leaving the most important part for the last.
You want to complete your other elements first.
I think, you want to retro-fit
a good dish in a pan. Right?
Look, it's a good dish. If you regularly made it
it would land very well.
Now, you want to fit it again
in a pan during a challenge.
So, I can see that there are chances of messing up.
[tense music playing]
How many times will you have to wash your utensil
for what you're cooking, Nikki?
I'm not used to washing utensils at all. Not even at home.
And, what I used to do here was...
I used to pick up a variety of utensils.
Let me tell you something, Kunal.
There used to be a sink next to the others.
There used to be a pile of utensils next to Nikki.
[laughter]
Prince Charming will arrive on a white horse
and clean your utensils.
That's what I'm expecting today too.
What are you cooking, Nikki?
I'm cooking pan-fried fish with couscous salad.
With that, a passionfruit
and black pepper...
sauce.
But, I don't know what my fourth element will be.
The important thing that you're missing is...
that the colours on your plate are too dull.
- Okay. - Once you finish the plate...
you will eventually realise that
- if you had added something red... - Yes?
or, if some element on the plate was red
then, the colours would stand out more.
- I agree with him. - The rest depends on you.
- Couscous is yellow? - Yes.
Sauce is yellow, fish is yellow.
- Second sauce is yellow too. Right? - No... Yes, okay.
- Yes, I'll add that. Okay. - You have to lower the yellowness.
What is the name of your dish?
This dish is in my mom's style.
We had visited my uncle's home once.
He had newly shifted there
so, there weren't too many utensils there.
So, mom said, all she needed was a wok
and some garlic and ginger. Mom cooked this with minimal items.
Keeping that in mind
I've enhanced it a little with butter etc.
And, I've added garam masala and
a few more items
and, I'm cooking it in a single wok.
This is my first element.
My second element will be rice.
And then, my third element is
the skin to go on top of the rice.
- I'm making crispy skin. - Very good.
I'll use it in place of a tuille. I've brought vegetables to saute.
- I'll garnish it well and saute it. - Good colour.
So, you're making a plated main course?
- Yes, Chef. - Right?
25 minutes for the chicken to cook.
15-25 minutes for the rice to cook.
- That's a total of 45. - Hmm.
You have 60 minutes.
That leaves the vegetables that you want to saute.
Then, you have to fry the skin to make it crispy.
- Yes, Chef. - Practically, all this...
is not possible in 60 minutes, my friend.
I'm just afraid that I have very little time.
I was afraid for my dish.
What if I'm unable to give it a good presentation?
Normally, dhokli is made by kneading dough and cutting strips.
Right?
I won't do that. What I have done is...
I cut out tiny circles with a mould.
I'll hold two corners of it
and stick them together
and, shape them like momos.
Yes.
So, I cut my work in half.
Celebrity cooks.
We have reached the mid-point of today's challenge.
- 30 minutes over. - Oh my god!
But, nothing is ready yet.
We are only washing utensils. [Tejasswi chuckling]
- Only 30 minutes remain? - Yes.
- Hurry! - Oh my god!
Celebrity cooks, keep your counters clean.
That will bring you more clarity towards your dish.
Wash your greasy utensils properly
so that all the smell is gone in one wash.
Because, if the smell of prawns goes into the vegetables
then, your dish can be ruined.
I saw the clock...
80-90% of my work...
is almost complete. So, I have to bring it all together now.
And, most importantly, I have to make the noodles.
[dramatic music playing]
Oh my god, half an hour is up!
And, I haven't even started my griddle yet.
My fish has been marinated
but, it hasn't been fried yet.
All my elements are ready now.
My spinach sauce is ready. My cottage cheese stuffing is ready.
My red chilli sauce is done.
Now, I have started making my ravioli.
Celebrity cooks, give me two minutes.
Stop cooking.
[tense music playing]
The moment she says 'stop', my heart just stops beating!
You gave us the black apron. That was one twist.
You gave us one utensil. That was a twist too.
What is the third twist?
Passengers, kindly pay attention!
[train horn blowing]
The passengers on the left...
[tense music playing]
will move towards the right side.
No!
And, passengers on the right
will move towards the left side.
No, ma'am, not today!
[dramatic music playing]
- Ma'am, no! - We do not regret this inconvenience at all!
- Don't do it today. - Ma'am, please!
[dramatic music playing]
If I go there, who will make my dish?
It's time to swap your counters!
Shall I carry this there?
We are doomed!
Now, you have to hand over your dish
to the celebrity cook next to you. They will continue that dish
and, they will hand over their dish to you.
You can give your own unique twist to that dish.
Your own touch.
That means, now, the dishes of the
celebrity cooks on the right
will switch to the left
and the dishes of the celebrity cooks
on the left go to those on the right.
Mine is very tasty!
Mine is delicious too!
What?
What, what?
Repeat that. Say that again!
Meaning?
Rajiv will cook my dish
and, I will cook Rajiv's dish?
I haven't made anything yet.
No dish from me today.
I have no clue what you're doing.
I don't know anything about what he's doing.
I've never cooked it at home.
What is this mess? We don't even have time to teach.
[tense music playing]
What about me? I'm standing alone at the end.
Should I start cooking at the other counter?
I couldn't understand what they wanted to do.
Faisu, your dish...
was the best dish last week
- so, you will not swap. - Yayy!
[screaming joyfully]
He's screaming!
[dramatic music playing]
Your one minute for the handover is not part of your cooking time.
It starts now.
- So, tell each other what's cooking.
What are you making?
[comic music playing]
Archana, what are you making?
- She's crying. - I can't do this.
Why are you crying?
There's no need to cry.
And, she got very nervous.
She panicked about how to cook. Half my work was left.
I was reassuring her that...
I'm with her.
I made her change counters first.
- Add jaggery and tamarind. - This?
- Yes. - Keep stirring this?
Stir it.
- And then? - It should be fully cooked.
I'll fully cook it.
This is palak-paneer ravioli pasta.
This is the pasta, that you have to roll. Okay?
I have made the filling, it's here.
Okay?
- With that... - How is this pasta made?
Roll it and fill it. Okay?
Cut it.
Cut the dough, fill it with cottage cheese
and, put it together this way. Listen, Archana!
- There's no salt in this, sis! - So, add salt.
What have you done? Mine is excellent. Taste it.
But, what is this?
I never understand what Teju cooks.
This is a salad, an element.
What have you cooked? There's no salt in it.
What are you making with couscous?
I don't know. That's your dish now.
All my elements were marinated. I just had to...
cook the rice and fry the fish.
My chutney is fully ready too.
At Nikki's counter, I see that...
there's something here made with couscous.
There are sauteed vegetables. The fish has been marinated.
And, like all of Nikki's dishes
there is passionfruit in this dish too.
Give me the handover! We have only one minute.
- What is in this couscous? - I don't know!
- Just tell me! - I don't know.
That's your dish. Handle it with care.
- Handle with care. - What is the dish?
Your one minute of handover is over.
But ma'am, he took up the whole minute.
You have only 25 minutes now.
You are causing a delay, time hasn't stopped.
Tai, all the best!
It will be great. Everything is ready.
Keep stirring it lightly. Don't cry.
Crying and screaming is of no use now.
This is MasterChef.
You know that every day brings a new twist.
This is your dish now.
Finish it in any way you want.
You can completely change it into something else
Oh god!
What has Archana done? She has nothing ready.
Start, Teju. Start, please!
- Cook, Teju, cook! - So close to the finale...
I don't want to serve a salad and fried fish to the judges.
And, a passionfruit chutney? Never!
I can never serve such a basic dish.
So, I decide that I will have to
add my own innovation to today's dish.
I asked Teju what she was going to do.
She told me that she was going to cook the rice.
Of course, I know the rice needs to be cooked. But, how, sis?!
I know nothing! Time is flying!
So, I have decided to cook the rice
- the way I wanted to. - Listen.
Why am I helping you? That's not my dish now.
Why should I help you?
I have everything ready for you.
You have only steamed the pumpkin and potatoes.
In 30 minutes!
You just wasted the half hour!
I feel like Rajiv has got a disadvantage
because of my dish
as, I hadn't cooked anything much.
I put Rajiv in trouble without blowing the whistle.
I'm in deep trouble today.
He nicely blended the pulses in the mixer.
Then, I stopped paying attention, because, I...
am stressed about mine.
Gaurav had done half the work.
He has done everything, but, I couldn't understand anything.
Now, you have received the handover of all the items here.
He told you what to do with them.
You have to deep-fry this.
You know how to deep-fry something, whatever it may be.
Okay? That's one thing.
Second thing.
You are making noodles with this.
Any way you like.
It's so tight, I'm unable to knead it.
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You can keep this thick.
- It's okay? - Nobody said the noodles have to be thin.
You have to make noodles, not pasta.
Okay?
This dish belonged to Gaurav earlier.
It's your dish now.
You can cut it into small pieces like your dhokli.
You can put stuffing inside and cook it in this gravy.
Yes?
I'll help you to roll it.
Some people make thick noodles.
Some people make them thin.
Some people make them huge.
You can roll it this way...
and, cut it with a knife. He showed me how to do it.
I took the name of lord...
and began doing it.
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I have at least seen photos of the mie goreng that I was making.
I know that it has noodles etc. I had some idea.
I have no idea about dal dhokli.
And, Tai has very limited items.
So now, I'm wondering how to complete four elements.
What are you thinking now, Gaurav?
Chef, I can see a little
- spinach here. - Because, you have no connection with the dish.
- Yes. - That is a roadblock.
You have no connection with what's cooking.
In Kanpur...
a dish is prominently cooked, dal ki dulhan.
- Okay. - Okay?
What was the concept?
After a wedding, as an excuse to see the new bride
all the women would come and help the bride.
- Okay. - They took flatbread...
and made it into various shapes like dolls and puppets.
They put them into cooked pulses.
Later, all the women would eat it together.
So, it is called dal dhokli in one state
and, dal ki dulhan in another. It's the same item.
- Okay? - Yes.
When it comes to balancing...
till one point, we have to reference flavours.
- We relate them to something we have eaten. - Yes.
After a point, we have to imagine the flavours.
And, that's a huge step.
You have to imagine the flavours today.
Look at it as a big step.
And, let me tell you something.
She has a seasoned hand.
So, the item is already tasty.
You just have to imagine the flavours and cross that threshold.
Okay, Chef. Normally, in a dal dhokli...
the dumplings that Tai made are added directly and cooked.
But, I understood that if I do that
my dish won't have any crisp elements.
I had a thought that I won't put these dumplings into the pulses.
I'll wrap them in cheese
and, deep-fry them.
And, once they are crisp
I'll place them on the side.
I'm giving the pulses my own twist now.
So, I added some extra water and cooked the pulses some more.
And then, I added my own flavours to the pulses.
I saw that he has only made white pasta.
So, I decided that...
if I make ravioli in two colours
it will look excellent.
There was a beetroot there, so, I grated it
and, prepared a red colour dough.
What are you cooking?
Look, Chef, she had taken pumpkin. With that pumpkin...
She had boiled potatoes and pumpkin.
- Hmm? - So, I mixed them there.
Now, I'm making pumpkin and potato koftas.
She made this bread.
It didn't rise, so, I'll make a lavash bread with it.
I'll make a sauce like a curry.
Like a curry for the koftas.
On top of that, uh...
I'll place a cheese crisp.
The same as I was making there.
Why do I feel like you have
the perfect ingredients to make a great taco?
Yes, I felt that too.
Oh, Chef.
You came at an excellent time.
I was thinking of making bread. So, I can use it for a taco.
- Absolutely! - Oh, yeah!
- The bun can be steamed too. - A bao!
Hurray!
Plus, you're using the steamer like a wok, not like a steamer.
- That gives you an advantage. - Yes.
- You have an equipment which has two uses. - Yes, that's right.
I'm glad you came up to me, Chef.
See, Archana.
You were asking for my steamer, weren't you?
- You got it. - But, I'm glad I got this.
You have got a utensil that is very versatile.
- All the best. - Thank you so much.
Tacos, tacos, tacos!
I see that there is some extra boiled couscous lying there.
When I mash it a little
and flatten it...
I decide to make arancini with it.
I wonder what I can stuff it with. So, I decide to...
bring the prawns that I had
so, I can use them as stuffing and make balls.
- Are any prawns left? - There are many here.
- So, give me two. - No.
We have to serve the judges.
Oh, but, I'm asking for my own prawns.
No, this is my dish. Please!
Do I have to wash this again?
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- Give me a few prawns, come on. - No.
Hey, don't be difficult.
- I need them. - No!
- Oh man, please! - You can't add that in your dish.
- Farah ma'am. - Oh man!
- Do you want your fish now? - I don't. I'm not interested now.
I'm taking one prawn, yes?
Give me two.
- Where did all the prawns go?
You'll add my element to your dish?
Oh... It's my element.
Okay, they are raw prawns. Fine?
There were raw prawns in which your... Your!
- Your element is not there. - They've gone into the dustbin.
There are three prawns here. Can I take them?
- Do you want prawns? - Yes.
Wash my vessel and give.
She's asking me to wash her vessel
after which she will give me my prawns. Heights!
Okay, okay...
What are you doing?
- Wash it first. - Yes, I'm washing.
- There are no vessels. - Do it quickly. I don't have the time.
When the time comes
we have to call the donkey our father. So, I'm washing her vessels.
She washed my vessels and I gave her the prawns.
There are a lot of problems regarding chicken.
Sometimes there is bloodshed, sometimes the chicken remains raw.
I don't want to spoil my name in this.
I don't have much time either.
I quickly
ground the spices and added them
and guess who entered? Our dear Mr Kunal.
- Have you added water to this? - Yes, chef.
- I'll add a little more. - Normally, we don't add water.
I have added this too.
I've ground some spices, I'll add that too.
- Add it. - And if required some more...
So that it doesn't get stuck.
Faisu, you've completed one element. What about the others?
I'm working on the other elements, Chef.
You're still making them. Because you don't have much time.
That's what I'm worried about. Will I be able to finish my elements?
Yes, you did not have to swap either.
- Yes, chef. - Then why are you running late?
I'm doing it, Chef.
The advantage that you have...
Shouldn't become a disadvantage.
Not disadvantage. You hit the arrow in one direction
but it went in another direction.
It's not done.
I had some motivation looking at my dish.
But there were 10 things at once to demotivate me.
I began to worry about what I was doing.
I'm done for now.
If this dish does not turn out well,
then I have to listen to the judges
and I'll have to hear that despite the swap, I did not do a good job.
Will you add 'Kasuri Methi' directly into this?
- Yes, directly. - Are you going to put it whole?
Or will you rub it a little first?
- I will rub it. - If you rub it,
- then you have to dry it. - A little bit.
You have to dry it, right?
Yes, Chef. No. I'll put it directly.
No,
this won't be crunchy.
The stems
- of the leaves - Yes.
will prick in the mouth.
- Okay, sir. - There's a great way of drying it. Look here.
It's dry on the outside.
- There's water inside. - Yes. - Keep it here.
Look, you can use the vessel
in a better way like this. The heat of the lid
will dry it out.
Anyway, the water is on the inside.
You can crush it within a minute.
- Okay, chef. - It won't take much effort either.
- Okay. - And it will get crushed too.
Thank you, chef.
Thank you.
I've understood that I don't have
the time to fry it in the pan. Nor do I have an empty pan.
I decided to bake it.
I removed the skin, coated it with the spicy 'masala'
and put it inside the oven.
I kept the temperature at 200 degrees.
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Look, guys. Even if there are twists
- in your friendship or competition - Yes.
- food is the first priority. - Yes, ma'am.
What are these? Thermocol balls?
No, ma'am. Firstly, she's chosen such a big vessel,
it's going to take a lot of time to cook the rice.
- Is this rice? - Yes.
There's no use of cursing
the way the dish was handed over to you.
You have to take it forward in your style.
- Even if you have to make it into 'Thecha,' make it. - Done.
Okay? Make it your dish
because you are going to be judged on this dish.
Yes.
- Celebrity cooks. - Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.
45 minutes out of one hour are over.
What?
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