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Recipes for the New Year

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From rolls to pastas and sandwiches

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   

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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

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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

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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

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Ingredients

Filling

  • Chicken breast                                   
  • Onion, sliced                          
  • Ginger                                    
  • Garlic                                     
  • Tomato puree                         
  • Beaten curd                            
  • Kasoori methi                         
  • Chili powder                          
  • Garam Masala                        
  • Chat masala                            
  • Olive oil                                 

Chapati

  • Wheat flour                            
  • Milk                                        
  • Salt                                         

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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