ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, nˈɪhəl ɐpˈɪɹd ˌɔn bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː tˈuː səlˈɛbɹᵻɾi mˈæstɚʃˌɛf, bˌʌt wʌz ᵻlˈɪmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd, ˈæftɚ kˈʊkɪŋ ɐ tˈaɪ tʃˈɪkɪn kˈɜːɹi ˌɔn ɹˈɑːsti fɚðɪ ɪnvˈɛnʃən tˈɛst.
In 2010, Nihal appeared on BBC2's Celebrity Masterchef, but was eliminated in the first round, after cooking a Thai chicken curry on rosti for the Invention Test.