British Pakistani Wins Master Chef 2017 & We’re So Proud

A British-Pakistani woman has won the 2017 edition of prestigious cooking competition Masterchef in the United Kingdom.

Victory Dance with the MasterChef trophy – I know very embarrassing ? #masterchefuk

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Saliha Mahmood Ahmed who is a medical doctor from Waterford, competed with 64 cooks in the competition, finally winning the prize by beating Giovanna Ryan and Steve Kielty in the final round.

The 29-year old is a mother of one, she has been cooking since 12 and has also won School Chef at the age of 15.

She served a set of three dishes at the finals of Master Chef 2017 and wooed the judges instantly.

Venison shami kebab, with cashew and coriander green chutney, chana dal and a kachumbar salad, which she says is in memory of her grandmother’s house in Pakistan.

As it’s dinner time, reminiscing yesterday’s finals dishes! Venison shami kebab, Chana daal, kuchumber and green chutney @MasterChefUK ❤️?

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Saffron rosewater and cardamom pannacotta, served with a deconstructed baklava with various condiments, a dessert she says was inspired by her childhood love of baklava.

On desserts – Saffron, Cardemon and Rose Water Panacotta with deconstructed baklava, kumquats, Honeycomb and Kumquat gel ?? @masterchefuk

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Finally, a Kashmiri-style sous-vide duck breast, with crispy duck skin, spiced with dried barberries, walnuts and coriander, cherry chutney and a duck and cherry sauce.

For Mains we had Sous Vide Duck, Crispy Duck skin, Cherry Chutney, Walnut and Barberry Freekah ?? @masterchefuk

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