Licious presents: Chef It Up! | Episode 1

What's up guys This is Sanjod Kheer and today I'm joined by the one and only Niharika She's a global sensation she makes millions laugh But today I want to see if Niharika can cook Niharika are you ready to chef it up Yes sir I've watched a lot of shows for this moment Let's do it Welcome to a brand new IFL series Licious Presents Chef it Up So Niharika in this series some of my friends like you I am going to try and recreate a recipe of mine And today we are cooking Prawn Ghee Roast served in mini appams Sounds interesting Indeed yes very You have to get every component right Your dish should taste perfect Our plates should look similar by the end of this challenge You're not just going to cook today Niharika You're going to cook like a professional chef Yeah because I am a professional chef look at me But wait there's a twist to it Okay of course Guys just get in here No no no way First of all I can't cook On top of that this divider they've put in Is this like a window Okay no There 's no window and you cannot peep So Niharika this partition is going to between us You can't see me I can't see you You have to listen to every single instruction I give you And make this recipe How does it feel I feel betrayed and I just want to go home I told you I can't cook even if you show me how to cook Why are you testing me I brought the wrong person Don't worry by the end of this challenge you will be able to cook the best prawn ghee roast ever Hopefully Yeah And to raise the heat a little bit for me as well Niharika I'm going to let you challenge me also for one component Where you can either ask me to be blindfolded Okay Cook with my wrong hand or cook with just one hand So whenever you'ready for that challenge With whatever component just let me know and the challenge will be accepted Okay So Niharika to make prawn ghee roas First of all you have to marinate the prawns For that it's very important to have the best quality prawns And for that I always order them from Lish's It is very convenient and they have seawater prawns freshwater prawns big prawns small prawns all of which are fresh not frozen and they are delivered so neatly and hygienically packed So Niharika you have a tray of prawns Now these prawns are already deveined and cleaned And they are cleaned in RO water So you can directly use them from the pack so it saves a lot of time First the lemon Like just put dump the lemon or squeeze it Squeeze it just squeeze some lemon into it Now a pinch of salt You know how much a pinch of salt is Obviously Don't be generous don't add a lot of salt and add a little bit of turmeric powder into it And now you have to just mix everything up really well I also want to ask you Niharika do you usually cook at home Yeah obviously So on a scale of 1 to 10 where do you see yourself as a cook 8 9 Like 11 11 Yeah Okay so I need to raise the bar around here So we'll do this Yeah you literally raised it bro calm down Okay so Niharika the marination of the prawns is done We just need to keep it aside and now we are going to cook the ghee roast masala Okay just turn on the flame Wait wait hold on From the top all the way down It should make a noise It's making a noise but it's scary Here I'll help you That's it I did the same exact thing Now we need to add in the spices So first this is coriander whole coriander We have to add that Can you describe what it looks like for the audience The green colored balls Okay You don't know spices in Hindi Niharika I don't even know them in English Now add the mustard seeds and the fenugreek Bro you could have just said to dump everything in One thing he had to tell Chumma for the buildup I just wanted to teach you what these ingredients are called Niharika Like I'm going to remember Now grab a kitchen towel from your drawer And use that kitchen towel to mix everything nicely Excuse me What do you mean You just need to pat it from the top Like with my hand on the stove No no with the napkin Yes So the napkin should between your fingers and the pan And we'll roast them until you start to get the aroma of the spices What happened to my Hindi Niharika It will happen So we must not be careless about it We must not be careless We must not be careless Careless There's no such thing Yeah I'm boonding bro Whatever that is Can you smell these spices That fragrance is coming Yeah Yes So the next step is we are going to add these spices to a mixer grinder So take the mixer grinding jar Now you need to fix it on the mixer grinder Is your mixer on top of the machine One second It's almost there Yeah Now take the spices you have roasted well Add them to this jar Now add the chillies These are dried chilies with soaked cashew nuts Now add the garlic The what Garlic garlic Tell the audience in English as well so we can be inclusive Figure it out Bro you have to add the garlic and the other two as well right Yes you do And now add the tamarind as well Way ahead of you Now add in a little bit of water Wait wait How little is little little About two spoons How big is the spoon You have about 14 different sizes of spoons So don't measure it Come on No I need to be precise You don't understand This is exactly how you do it guys Are you literally measuring each spoon Of course not It's not necessary Turn on the mixer grinder There is a blue button on your right side Oh okay I am not hearing you I can't hear you Okay turn it off Niharika Turn it off Yes Let's check the masala Just remove the lid very carefully It should not just splutter on you Oh the whole lid Yeah Yeah of course I was removing it And the masala is done It should look like a paste Is it looking like a paste Yeah A fine paste yeah I'm sure it is The masala is done We need to cook this now So let's cook this masala Yes Turn on the flame Now you've learnt how to do that right Yeah Now add about three big spoons of ghee And now carefully add this masala into the pan Bro I'm so scared it'll do that pat thing No it won't It will start to later on Oh you're lying to me I can hear your pat So it will not happen that way You're patting here So once the masala is added slowly very carefully use your spatula to stir the masala It needs to be cooked slowly and carefully 10 to 15 minutes Okay Until its color and texture change So Niharika I have a few questions for you What would your reaction be to people who eat dosa with ketchup Bro I think you should leave dosa alone All these Like I've heard of gobi manchuri dosa too and I think it's so gross Leave it alone Have you ever had fries with ice cream That's nice I dip fries in vanilla ice cream That's yum That's weird That is actually really tasty Dosa with ketchup is better than fries with ice cream I swear to God try it Guys If you have a problem with it that's a you problem One more Pineapple on pizza I really like it Do you like it I do I think people overreact to pineapple Just pick it out man The dish we have in the pot it's already cooked You can see the ghee that's there They have separated That's the next part cook the prawns and from there the prawns roasted in ghee will be ready Done okay Toh Nihari needs to cook prawns it's a very interesting process Cooking prawns is very easy But prawns can also get overcooked very easily So I'm giving you a chef's tip here Whenever we cook prawns their shape should remain C and it should be converted within O C means cooked O means overcooked So that's my chef's tip of the day So switch on the flame and now add in a good amount of ghee wo big spoons of butter two to three big spoons of ghee Once the pan is hot enough just take a pair of tongs and add one by one Place your prawns flat on the pan But right now what we are going to do is it's going to be very quick As soon as your prawns start to change shape Just flip them quickly Oh my god see how professionally I'm flipping I'm adding in the masala One second I'm still flipping Come on Niharika let's get cooking We have to do this quickly Yeah yeah don't put pressure on me okay What are you doing I was just showing off how I was flipping I'm adding a little bit of salt Now add a pinch of coriander powder Wait did you add your masala Yes I did The rag thing right Yeah not all of it half of it How can you tell me that right before I'm Okay Add in a little bit of salt now There are too many instructions okay How much is a little bit pinch Just two pinches Add in a little bit of that coriander powder You need to tell me these instructions clearly My instructions are very clear So do you want the whole coriander powder or just half of it A pinch of it A pinch of coriander powder and a few curry leaves So what if I use the whole coriander powder The taste will change madam quickly Shrimp will overcook My shrimp is done I'm taking them off the heat No you didn't He didn't say a pinch of coriander okay What is it She added the whole thing Now add a pinch of coriander powder Add a little bit of coriander powder The whole thing No I didn't I'm going to taste it in the end so you can't cheat You have to be really quick Prawns will overcook Niharika Wait wait I'm so stressed Now add in the curry leaves The whole thing Yeah eight to ten leaves Don 't count them just throw them in Now the whole thing okay And just mix everything well together Your prawns will cook perfectly I'm sure they'll be perfect Yeah so your prawns should also be cooked by now Mine are looking perfect I don't know how yours are looking Hoping that they are also cooked properly Now the last component of this recipe is left which is my favorite component Did you say last component Yes Okay then I think since you had an advantage this whole time because you're a chef I'm going to give you a disadvantage What Use your other hand Okay you remember the challenge I thought you forgot and I'll get away with it Of course I remember the challenge Use only your left hand Are you a lefty I'm a righty Yeah use only your left hand So guys I'm only going to use my left hand It's a little weak let's see how this goes Yeah Let's see how this goes Take a spoonful of batter and pour it into the mold Now we have to paint the batter on the walls just like an artist So we just have to spread the batter on the walls Similarly you have to make 3-4 appams Let's see how these appams are made with the left hand Do these look like mini appams to you No they look very thick But we like it thick And this is the final one the fourth one Now after all the appams are in your mold you need to add a few drops of oil Just add one or two drops of oil And now what you need to do is in your drawer there would be a satay stick A what stick A satay stick is like a bamboo stick You mean a toothpick okay A toothpick is not that big Okay like a long toothpick Yeah a long toothpick So you use that to just scrape off the ends once your appams are like cooked How do you remove it with the stick Like this What do you mean like this Like I can see you do it I know you can 't see but it will come off easily Niharika Transfer it to a plate And similarly you have to remove all the appams and place them on a plate Appams are done They look very beautiful And I made them with my left hand guys So my challenge is complete Niharika And hopefully your appams are ready All the components are ready Let' s plate our dish First of all take the mini appams And three appams you have to plate it on the wooden log After that take some masala from the bowl The ghee-roast masala that's on the prawns Okay Now just take a prawn with the tweezers And tail side up You have to just place that prawn on top of the masala The prawn should be standing Just plate all three prawns And you have pickled onions Just place a couple of them And just place a couple of the micro greens on top Done Yeah okay I think I'm done So Niharika our plates are ready It's a delicious segment where we are going to see how well you have performed All right Niharika On the count of three two one Ta-da Wait Mine's not that bad to look at Yeah it's so good Yeah I think you know I have more details The thing is coming out of the thing You know what I mean Everything's perfect actually I think aesthetically a perfect 10 out of 10 No thanks to you But Niharika there's one thing left Just take this water And now pour the water into the pepper Oh my God guys I do this every day That's our plating Look at that That is so cool Now it's time to taste what you have cooked and what I have cooked I'm ready Let 's switch Yeah Prawns a little bit overcooked A little bit The ghee roast masala is perfect Okay this is a five-star presentation At home you'll get one plate One appam on the side one conut chutney This is when the smoke and all is coming Love it I think you should taste yours also You'll be really proud of yourself Yeah I think it was actually really good I thought it was going to be very dirty But it was quite good So Niharika the prawns taste really good And it's so fresh And when they come straight from the coast and there are no chemicals added to them the shrimp taste really good And you can taste that freshness on this plate And you have performed really well I' m so proud of you And knowing the fact that you cooked this recipe for the first time it does not look like that Thank you for being here in the YFL Kitchen Niharika Guys if you want to try this prawn ghee roast recipe or any other prawn recipe at home Order fresh prawns from the Lishis app or www lishis com I love Lishis prawns I know that you are going to love it too Show some love in the comment section below Hit the like button Share this video with your friends and family Yes See you in the next one Cheers One more okay Cheers