Greek Salad
There is a notion that Salads are only well famous in America. But that it not true. Try out the exotic salad preparations in Greece. A Greek salad does not contain lettuce but instead it carries loads of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and onions, black olives, Kiwis and pepper, and of course some of the most exotic herbs like thyme and rosemary. To top it up, it has a fresh big chunk of feta cheese at the top.
Goujons are a small strip of fish or chicken, coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried but one can used potato fingers and made it a perfect evening snack. This almond flavored delicacy is bound to appeal both grownups and kids.
Method of Preparation
Serves 4
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
Batter:
Steps:
1. Mix brown bread crumbs with plain floor.
2. In a large bowl, mix potato fingers with oregano, chilli flacks and salt.
3. Break the brown bread slices into big pieces and grind in the mixer. You will get approximately 2½ cups of bread crumbs.
4. Now add powdered almonds, salt, coriander leaves and bread crumbs to a bowl. Mix well and keep aside.
5. In another bowl, mix all ingredients of batter. Make sure to break all lumps.
6. Dip the potato in a wheat flour batter and immediately roll into the bread crumb mixture to coat it completely. Do the same with remaining potatoes. Once done, chill in a freezer for 15 minutes.
7. Heat the oil in a pan and deep fry the Goujons until it turns golden brown and crispy.
8. Drain on paper napkin and serve.
For a healthier version, you can alternatively bake it. For doing that, preheat the oven at 200°C and bake the goujons for 15-20 minutes or till they are done. Make sure to grease the baking tray. Ideally, you should turn it once in between to make sure they are baked properly.
There may be people in this world that think otherwise, but potatoes are possibly the most boring food ever. I loathe eating them unaltered in any way: mashed, boiled, roasted… what else can you do with a potato? Oh, wait, I don’t care. Or at least I didn’t until I decided to try and add them in to recipes rather than just serving them next to one.
We all need to keep vegetables in our daily diet but the same old boiled veggies do not appeal to our taste buds. Grilling and roasting the vegetables is a great way of making them sumptuous without much toil. You must have found it difficult to feed veggies to your little ones but once you try feeding them roasted veggies you will be surprised by the difference in their attitude. The roasted veggies taste great especially in the winter months. Another reason why you should prepare this dish in winter times is that those are the months of festivity and there is a huge variety of veggies readily available in the market. You will get organic produce much more easily at that time of year. Some of the veggies which taste great when roasted are carrots, eggplants, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, turnips, and winter squash. You can have healthier meals by including roasted veggies in your daily diet and avoiding the dishes like potato hash which is made with lots of butter. People often try to make their boiled veggies tasty with the help of cheese, butter, sauce and mayo. The roasted veggies are much healthier than such fattening food stuffs.
Food is the fuel for the body and it keeps the body functioning and healthy. All of you reading this discussion will agree to the fact that we get bored eating the same dishes day after day and change is very important in order to retain the taste and flavor. For all of you who happen to be non vegetarians chicken must be one of the favorite recipes. Chicken is loved by people on a universal level as it is so versatile in nature. You can actually make so many dishes using chicken which you can eat in breakfast, lunch and dinner as well. Today let us discuss some easy dinner recipes using chicken.
Chicken dinner recipes
1. Braised chicken with capers and the ingredients for the same are: 1 pound new potatoes, 8 skinless bones in chicken thighs, salt, freshly ground black pepper, 3 tbsp olive oil, ¼ cup salt capers which must be coarsely chopped, 1 shallot, ¾ chicken broth, 1 tbsp cherry vinegar, lemon juice and 2 tbsp chives.
To begin the dish first clean the potatoes and the chicken and quarter the potatoes, then heat the oil in pan and sear chicken in it until brown. The next step would be to add potatoes to skillet and cook until brown and remove in a plate. Add capers and shallot to skillet and sauté for one minute. Add chicken broth, lemon juice and vinegar and then add the chicken. Arrange potatoes and chicken on a platter.
2. Chicken adodo will require 1 whole chicken, 12 whole garlic cloves, 1 cup apple cidar vinegar, ½ cup soy sauce, 1 tbsp coarsely ground black pepper and 4 dried bay leaves.
The first step will be to cut the chicken in ten pieces like thighs, legs and breasts. Then place the pieces in a large lidded Dutch oven or may be a casserole. Then add bay leaves, vinegar, garlic, soy sauce and pepper. Bring the whole mixture to a boil and then simmer the flame and cook at medium until the chicken is cooked. Do not forget the turn the chicken in between so that it is cooked from both the sides in an even manner. Remove cooked pieces and set aside and keep cooking the sauce. Cook until it is thick and then put the pieces back and toss nicely and serve on a platter.
