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Chicken Three Ways with Curry Sauce Recipe Manisha Naidu MasterChef Ep 4 2012

Manisha Naidu curries favour with the MasterChef Judges and catapults into episode five.

Manisha Naidu, the softly spoken Johannesburg MasterChef contender, knocked the judges off their feet with her Chicken Three Ways with Curry Sauce recipe. The challenge for the MasterChef contestants was to produce a dish that emanated from their childhood memories, their “soul on a plate” Pete Goffe-Wood dramatically put it. For Manisha that meant only…

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Lwazi Mngoma | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Lwazi Mngoma is 26 years old and hails from Johannesburg, he is an artist management entrepreneur Lwazi Mngoma runs a crewing agency for the entertainment industry, including musos and DJs for the club scene. An experimental cook who knows quite a bit about food, he’s always willing to learn – and willing to dig deep…

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Samantha Nolan | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Samantha “The Dutch Master” Nolan is 41 years old and a stay at home Mom from Cape Town. Samantha has a great food knowledge and a fierce determination, and she is willing to push herself to win this competition. Sincere and calm under pressure, she is the mother of four children and says she got…

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Brandon Law | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Brandon Law is 22 years old and hails from Johannesburg. He lists his occupation as an IT Consultant Brandon may be one of the younger contestants in the Top 18 but he is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with. He is very interested in molecular gastronomy and enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, employing different…

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Mmutsi Maseko | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Mmutsi Maseko is 34 years old and is a stay at home Mom from Johannesburg. Mmutsi Maseko is a stay-at-home mom to two children and her love for her kids and food makes her happy. She is very passionate and looks forward to the opportunity to sharpen her skills and learn from the Judges on…

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Thys Hattingh | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Thys Hattingh is a 29 year old bookkeeper from Rustenburg Thys Hatting is a self proclaimed “bean counter by trade and a foodie by heart” and a self-confessed sugar addict! He also loves pork (his father owns a pig farm) but he says nothing compares to his love for his two children. A passionate baker,…

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Deena Naidoo | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Deena Naidoo, one of the elders in the competition at 45 years old, is from Durban and is an IT Specialist Deena is an easygoing guy who can seemingly cook just about anything. He has a great knowledge of the technical side of cooking and can remember making his first meal when he was just…

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Khaya Silingile | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Khaya Silingile is 27 years old and is a Sandton girl. She is a marketing coordinator. Khaya grew up in rural Transkei but she now loves living in the big city, where she will regularly cook three-course meals for herself for fun. She seriously enjoys being in the kitchen and is extremely passionate about cooking.…

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Jade de Waal | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Jade de Waal is a 21 year old Jazz music student from Cape Town Her MasterChef bio describes her as being bubbly, exuberant and boisterous, She has an irrepressible energy to match her strange accent! She is passionate about food and music (particularly jazz saxophone) and she regularly hosts “FoodJams” at her house, teaching friends…

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Ilse Fourie | MasterChef SA | Video Profile

Ilse “Princess” Fourie is 32 years old, hails from Plattekloof in Cape Town and is a plus size model. In her MasterChef bio she is described as being tough and extremely competitive, we interpret this as being very demanding. She describes herself as being a huge MasterChef fan and is ready to fight for the…