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