Eggplant gets a luxurious upgrade with Sashi Cheliah’s signature Tamil dish in MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites on Disney+ Hotstar

Presented with a feature ingredient service challenge, season 10 MasterChef Australia winner, Sashi Cheliah, served one of his restaurant’s top sellers in the second episode of MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites. Hoping to serve Sashi Cheliah’s team a curveball, the opposing Fans team decided on Eggplant to be the featured ingredient. However, this tactical move served right into the alley of the chef who is also known to be a curry auteur. With the help of teammates Julie Goodwin, Tommy Pham and Michael Woods, he whipped a delectable Kathirikai, a spicy and crispy eggplant curry from Tamil Nadu served with cumin rice and coriander chutney to serve 40 diners. Considering it a challenge that put his restaurant’s reputation at stake, Sashi Cheliah leveraged his pro-skills to upgrade a well-known dish. His creation was labelled a ‘luxurious upgrade’ to eggplants by judge Melissa Leong while Andy Allen called it perfectly balanced for its “massive punches thrown in from individual garnishings”. By showcasing a proud classic South Indian dish for global viewers, Sashi Cheliah showed the world what he does best; cook decadent curries that bring fireworks to one’s taste buds.

About MasterChef Australia 14

Bringing together the top 12 previous season favourites and 12 top home chefs, MasterChef Australia’s latest season will see the 24 contestants compete for the ultimate cooking title in MasterChef Australia: Fans & Favourites. This season brings back the first title winner of the show Julie Goodwin along with favourites like Sashi Cheliah, Billie McKay, and others. Sarah Todd with her passion for India will recreate regional dishes from across the country to present before the judges. As new episodes release only on Disney+ Hotstar, judges Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen set all-new challenges for the aspiring culinary stars in the MasterChef kitchen.

Watch the judges’ reactions here: https://www.instagram.com/masterchefau/

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