James Martin’s beloved Saturday Morning ITV cooking show made a return to our screens, serving up a variety of mouth-watering dishes. However, things nearly took an unexpected turn.

This Saturday, June 1, the TV chef was joined by celebrity guests Jordan North and William Hanson, who chatted about their podcast and new book.

French cuisine was brought to the table by TV baker Richard Bertinet, while chef Ashley Palmer-Watts cooked up a Grilled Lobster Mayonnaise. Later on in the instalment, James welcomed Dipna Anand and her father Gulu Anand, owners of a restaurant and experts in Punjabi cuisine.

However, as they began to prepare Haandi Chicken Masala and Rice in the kitchen, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense due to the father-daughter duo’s continuous bickering.

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James Martin’s Saturday morning show grew increasingly tense due to two guest chefs bickering ( 

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During the episode, James handed Dipna a bowl of raw chicken to kick-start the dish, as he said: “There’s your chicken,” to which she responded with: “That the chicken dad’s been sulking about.” Despite James chuckling and glancing at Gulu, Dipna remained serious as she put the chicken in a pot and explained: “I got the butcher to cut the chicken instead of dad.”

James then chimed in, saying that watching Gulu cut a chicken “in less than a minute into 27 pieces” was one of the most “magical things” he’d seen on the show.

Agreeing with him, she said: “That was epic,” to which Dipna’s father clarified it was “from the joints.” Coming to her defence, the culinary expert expressed: “All I said was you’re not the only person who knows how to cut a chicken. I told the butcher how to cut it and I think he’s done an ok job.”

As their verbal table tennis continued, James glanced at the camera in astonishment before retreating to join chefs Richard Bertinet and Ashley Palmer-Watts who were sat aside. In jest, James questioned: “You alright gents, you alright lads,” while he chuckled and took a sip of his beverage.

Sensing the strained amusement, Dipna redirected the chat back to her cooking instructions asserting: “Anyway, you can use chicken on the bone. That’s traditional.”

Tune into James Martin’s Saturday Morning next Saturday at 9.30am on ITV and ITVX.