By IANSlife
January 06, 2022 (IANSlife) Whether you are hosting a big dinner for family and friends, craving a carb-heavy meal to give you energy for a night out, or staying in to watch the ball drop, here are some recipes to try out by Swapnadeep Mukherjee, Executive Chef, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa.
Chicken Sausage Sandwich
Ingredients
- thinly sliced yellow onion
- red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
- chicken sausages
- bread, such as French bread
- Dijon mustard
Method:
- Preheat the grill to medium.
- On the grill, cook the sausage, turning occasionally, until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and place on a cutting surface. If desired, toss bread slices on the grill for a few minutes to toast.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over very low heat. Add onions and green peppers and cook slowly for about 15 minutes until onions are tender and brown.
- Split the sausage in half (lengthwise), so that it forms two thinner pieces of equal length.
- Place the sausage split-side down on one slice of bread. On the other slice, spread mustard. Top sausage with peppers and onions, and place the second slice mustard-side down on top.
Pasta Belle Roma
Ingredients
- Pasta
- Tomato Sauce
- Cherry tomatoes
- Onion
- Garlic
- Oil
- Leeks
- Celery
- Fresh basil
- Salt & pepper
Method:
- Put oil in a pan and fry onions, garlic, leeks & celery for a minute.
- Add tomato sauce in pan.
- Add fresh basil & chilli in pan
- Add boiled pasta, cherry tomatoes (cut into halves) pepper and salt in pan
- Cook the mixture for 2 minutes and put it in a bowl.
- Spread grated cheese on top.
- Pasta is ready to be served hot with tomato sauce
Deep Fried Fish with Sweet Chilli Sauce
Ingredients
- Sliced sea bass or grouper
- Corn flour
- Red chillies
- Shallots
- Garlic
- Coriander roots
- Salt
- Tamarind juice
- Stock
- Cooking oil
Method:
- Pound coriander roots, garlic, red chilli and shallots.
- dip fish slices in corn flour and deep fry them, drain well and arrange on a plate.
- Stir fry the mixture from no. 1 with 1-2 tbsp of oil, add seasoning and stock, shimmer for a while or until thickened.
- Pour on the plate of fish and garnish with coriander leaves, tomato slices and chili sauce.
Chicken Khurchan Kathi Roll
Ingredients
Filling
- Chicken breast
- Onion, sliced
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Tomato puree
- Beaten curd
- Kasoori methi
- Chili powder
- Garam Masala
- Chat masala
- Olive oil
Chapati
Method
- Cut chicken into ½ cm wide strips and keep aside
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan and sauté cumin seeds
- Add sliced onion, ginger garlic paste and sauté over medium flame, add chicken pieces and simmer
- When the chicken is cooked, cut it into small bite portion as per liking, add remaining spices and beaten curd, adjust the seasoning and leave aside
- Prepare a chapatti using the ingredients and cook on a hot plate
- Spread the filling on chapati and roll up tightly, cut into two
- Serve hot with mint chutney, pickled onions and boiled seasonal veggies as per your taste
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