Thursday 11 August 2011

Chicken Caesar Salad.


Ingredients:
• 4 Chicken breast halves, skinless, boneless
• 1/2 Cup creamy Caesar-style salad dressing
• 1/2 Head lettuce, torn into small pieces
• 1 Large tomato, cut into wedges
• 1/2 Cup mesquite-lime marinade
• 1 Green bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 Sweet onion, sliced
• 1 Cup cheese and garlic croutons
• Salt to taste
Method to make Chicken Caesar Salad:
• In a baking pan, place the chicken and pour mesquite-lime marinade over all.
• Cover and put it into the refrigerator to marinate for about 1/2 hour before grilling.
• Now preheat the charcoal or gas grill to the medium high heat.
• Grill the chicken breasts for about 15 minutes on each side till the meat is cooked through and is no longer pink inside.
• Remove it from the flame and slice it into strips, when cool.
• In a big bowl, toss together the lettuce, chicken, onion, pepper, salt, tomato, cheese, dressing and croutons, till evenly coated.

Chicken Pasta Salad.


Ingredients:
• 1 cup Red Bell Pepper (chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Ginger (ground)
• 3 Garlic Cloves (minced)
• 1/4 cup Green Onion (sliced)
• 2 tbsp Sesame Seeds (toasted)
• 3 cups small Broccoli Florets
• 1-3/4 cups Snow Peas (fresh and trimmed)
• 3-1/2 cups small Seashell Macaroni (cooked)
• 1-2/3 cups Chicken (chopped and cooked)
• 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 tsp Hot Sauce
• 5 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
• 2 tbsp Honey
• 1/2 tsp Salt
Method to make Chicken Pasta Salad:
• Mix chicken, onion, pepper, macaroni, broccoli and snow peas together in a large bowl and toss it well.
• Combine vinegar, garlic, ginger, hot sauce, oil, salt, honey and sesame seeds together and stir it well.
• Pour the dressing over the pasta mixture.
• Cover and chill for 2 hrs.
• Serve chilled.

Beans Salad.



Ingredients:
• ½ cup Celery, chopped
• ½ cup Onion, chopped
• ½ cup Green Pepper, chopped
• ½ cup Vinegar
• ½ cup Salad Oil
• 3/4 cup White Sugar
• 1 (15.5 oz) can Garbanzo Beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 oz) can Black Beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 oz) can Green Beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 oz) can Wax Beans, drained
• 1 (14.5 oz) can Kidney Beans, drained
• ½ tsp Salt
• ½ tsp Ground Black Pepper
Method to make Beans Salad:
• Mix the celery, onion, pepper, green beans, garbanzo beans, wax beans, and kidney beans in a large mixing bowl.
• Toss the bowl to mix well.
• In a separate bowl, mix vinegar, salt, pepper, oil and sugar, until all the ingredients are mixed well.
• Once the sugar dissolves, pour the solution over the mixed beans.
• Before serving, refrigerate for 8 hours or keep it chilled overnight.

Apple and cucumber salad.



Ingredients:
• 2 medium Apples (thinly sliced)
• 2 tbsp Lemon juice (cut into one inch long pieces)
• 2 medium Cucumbers
• 1 medium Orange (peeled, deseeded and segmented into two)
• 8-10 Button Mushrooms (sliced)
• 8 leaves Lettuce (trimmed)
• 1 tbsp Salad Oil
• 1/4 tsp Red Chilli Flakes
• 6-8 leaves Fresh Mint Leaves (torn)
• 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped)
• Salt
• 1 medium Carrot (cut into thin strips)
• 2 medium Tomatoes (quartered & sliced)
• 2 Spring Onions (sliced)

Method to make Apple And Cucumber Salad:
• Take the sliced apples and sprinkle some lemon juice on it and mix well to prevent apples from turning black.
• Take mushrooms in another bowl and treat it to lemon juice to avoid discoloration.
• Dunk the lettuce leaves in ice cold water to keep it fresh and crisp and then tear it roughly into pieces.
• In a bowl, take juice, salad oil, red chilli flakes, chopped coriander, mint leaves and salt and mix well.
• In a serving plate, arrange the lettuce leaves and pour out about one-fourth part of the dressing on top of it.
• Mix apples, orange segments, mushrooms, carrot, tomatoes, spring onions and rest of the dressing. Toss well.
• Arrange the mixture over lettuce layer.
• Serve.

Mutton Burger.


Ingredients:
• 1/2 kg Minced meat
• 200 gm Red pepper
• 2 tbsp Soya sauce
• 2 tsp Garlic, chopped
• 3 tbsp Fresh bread crumbs
• 100 gm Cashewnuts, roasted
• 2-1/2 tbsp Peanut butter
• 2 Green chilli, seeded and chopped
• 3 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped
• Oil for frying

For Sauce:
• 250 ml Chicken stock
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 60 ml Coconut cream
• 4 tbsp Sweet chilli sauce
• 3 tbsp Peanut butter
• 2 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped
Method to make Mutton Burger:
• Deseed and quarter the peppers and grill till the skin blackens.
• Peel the skin and chop the peppers.
• Combine it with rest of the burger ingredients, mix well.
• Shape them into patties and chill for about 30 minutes.
• Shallow fry them in hot oil till cooked through.
• For the sauce, place all the ingredients in a pan, mix well.
• Bring to a simmer till thickened.
• Add coriander leaves to it.
• Season and serve the burgers with this sauce.

Wednesday 10 August 2011

Aloo(Potato)Tiki Burger.



Ingredients:
• 10 Burger Buns
• 5 tsp Butter
• 2 Onions (sliced)
• 2 Cucumber (sliced)
• 2 Tomatoes (sliced)
• Cabbage (shredded)
• 10 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
• 10 tbsp Green Chutney

For Tikki

• 4 Potatoes (boiled & mashed)
• 10 slices Brown Bread (crumbs)
• 5 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 tsp Amchur
• Salt to taste
• ½ tsp Ginger Paste
• 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 100 gms Paneer (grated)
Method to make Aloo Tikki Burger:
• Mix all the ingredients of tikki except paneer and oil. After mixing it well, make 10 balls out of it.
• Heat oil in a nonstick pan. Now, take one ball at a time and stuff it with one tsp of paneer and shape it into a flat tikki.
• Make all the tikkis and shallow fry in the pan from both the sides on slow flame.
• Take one burger bun and cut it from the middle. Toast it with little butter.
• Put one tsp of ketchup on one side of the bun and one tsp of green chutney on the other.
• Place a tikki on the bun, followed by a slice of tomato, cucumber and onion. At last, put some shredded cabbage and cover it with the other part of the bun.
• Pierce a toothpick through the bun. Likewise, make all the burgers.
• Aloo Tikki Burger is ready to eat. Serve hot with green chutney and ketchup.

Chicken Burger.

Ingrediants
• 2 Onion, (1 chopped and 1 sliced)
• 2 tsp Minced Garlic
• 1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
• 1 cup Fresh Sliced Mushrooms
• 1 Tomato, seeded and chopped
• 2 Carrots, chopped
• 2 pounds Ground Chicken
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 cup Fresh Bread Crumbs
• 1 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste.

Method of making chiken burger:
•Firstly, pre heat the outdoor grill at about medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• In a pan, spray some cooking oil and put it to medium heat. Add onion and garlic and sauté the mixture until it turns golden yellow.
• Add the bell pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes and carrots. Set aside and allow all vegetables to cool completely.
• Now, in a large bowl, combine chicken and vegetables. Add the egg, bread crumbs and seasonings to taste. Mix all together well and form into patties.
• Put the patties onto the grate and grill for about 5 to 6 minutes per side.
• Roast the buns on their inner side and put one patty on each of the bun base. Toss it up with onion slices and serve!!