Nepali Chef Sujan Shrestha wins an Australian TV competition

Sujan Shrestha thought Middle Eastern dessert was not his speciality. But the humble chef from Nepal managed to win the judge's heart with his cooking of Kanafeh with apple tea during his appearance in the cooking show "The Chef's Line" on SBS TV.

Sujan Shrestha participated in the SBS show The Chef's Line.

Sujan Shrestha spoke to SBS Nepali about his participation in the cooking show The Chef's Line on SBS. Source: Supplied

Chef Sujan Shrestha currently works at an award-winning "One Hatted" restaurant in Sydney called Kepos Street Kitchen.

When his restaurant had to compete against some passionate home cooks for the "The Chef's Line", Shrestha was hoping he would not have to cook something sweet.

With his professional colleagues one point down against the non-professional home cooks, it was station chef Shrestha's challenge to bring home the victory.

There was one problem though - dessert isn't something he thought was his speciality.

"But I was up for the challenge, and things turned out great", said Sujan Shrestha speaking to SBS Nepali.

The recipe he had to ace was the Middle Eastern cheese dessert Kanafe with apple tea.

How did a Nepali person from Kathmandu end up winning on an Australian TV show, cooking Kanafe?

Listen to his full interview in Nepali here:

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