4 Tasty Snacks Recipes That You Can Try Out This Winter

The festive mood is still in the air and if you are finding your house filled with guests in the evenings, here are some tasty dishes that you may offer them.

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New Delhi: 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.

1. 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.

2. 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 to the pan.
• Add fresh basil & chilli in it
• Add boiled pasta, cherry tomatoes (cut into halves) pepper and salt to the 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

3. 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 them on a plate.
• Stir fry the mixture from no. 1 with 1-2 tbsp of oil, add seasoning and stock, and simmer for a while or until thickened.
• Pour on the plate of fish and garnish with coriander leaves, tomato slices and chilli sauce.

4. Chicken Khurchan Kathi Roll:

Ingredients:

For the filling-

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

For chapati-

• Wheat flour
• Milk
• Salt

Method:

• Cut chicken into 1/2 cm wide strips and keep aside
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan and saute cumin seeds
• Add sliced onion, ginger garlic paste and saute 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 it on a hot plate
• Spread the filling on the chapati and roll it up tightly, cut into two
• Serve hot with mint chutney, pickled onions and boiled seasonal veggies as per your taste