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Papa Khan's Chicken Curry
Papa Khan's Chicken Curry
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Shakira's Chicken Curry with Mixed-Spice Infused Brown Rice, Mint Chutney and Yogurt 


Narrator: "Reality star Shakira's signature dish: her dad's chicken curry with a mixed-spice infused brown rice, served with mint chutney and a yogurt." 


Shakira: "One thing about Asian food, it's a lot of onion." 


Shakira: "Papa Khan told me if I wash them under the water, I won't cry. Test the theory, won't we?" 


Shakira: "I've got Pakistani and Afghani heritage, and I'm also half English. My cooking style is definitely a fusion of both cultures, but I eat out a lot, so my cooking skills are a bit rusty. I have been practicing with my dad. This is authentic chicken curry with brown rice." 


Shakira: "This is my dad's signature dish. This dish is home. I've had it with toast when I was a baby. That is a fusion dish right there." 


Shakira: "He cooks it. I tried to get his recipe from him, and he says, 'Oh, I don't know, I just do it.' So thanks, Papa." 


Shakira: "It's not a normal rice dish. It's going to be infused with mixed spices. You've got, like, cardamom in there, bay leaf, fennel." 


Shakira: "Once. But I've seen him cook it a million times. I'm going to do the best that I can, and I hope that I make him proud." 


Shakira: "Just put my chicken in and going to put my potatoes in." 


Shakira: "Needs a bit more water." Shakira: "That rice doesn't look like how I imagined it to be. Right, time to fluff up." 


Shakira: "What's done is done." 


Shakira: "You know, I actually thought I undercooked it." 


Shakira: "Normally when I make rice, it's packets from the supermarket, whack it in the microwave, Bob's your uncle. So that rice is actually diabolical." 


Shakira: "Oh, I think my dad's gonna have palpitations watching that back."

During the cook: 


Grace Dent: "How many times have you practiced this?" 


Grace Dent: "She's making a spice broth and then boiling the rice in it. If she can pull this off, it'll be wonderful." 


Giorgio Locatelli: "Potato will take 40 minutes, but chicken in the same sauce will cook in about 15 minutes. I'm worried that the chicken will be dry." 


Grace Dent: "The different elements need to balance the spiciness of the curry. The rice needs to be beautiful, fluffy. But she's going to have to really watch her time on that." 


Verdict: Giorgio Locatelli: "The chicken is a little bit dry. It should just be more melt-in-my-mouth. The spice, I really like it. It's very nice. And the two sauces are really elegantly presented. I love it. Look, the rice is a disaster." 


Grace Dent: "Shakira, you walked into this kitchen representing Papa Khan, and I've got to tell you, I think this curry is delicious. To me, this feels like a really good home curry. Let's forget about the rice." 


Grace Dent: "We also asked, does this tell you something about the person? I feel like I know you a lot better than when you first walked in." 


Deliberation: Grace Dent: "Shakira, I really did love the curry, but there were some difficult parts to that dish." 


Giorgio Locatelli: "That rice was a disaster."

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