Whole grain shawarma
With the loosening of the lockdown, which comes into effect today, lunch or early dinner in restaurants can definitely be planned. But nothing can compete with the homemade feast for your dearest dad. So, if you’re one of the many planning to cook something delicious for your friend, philosopher, and tour guide, here’s a recipe from Chef Vivek Tamhane, Senior Executive Chef, BLVD Club – Bangalore that you can try to make him feel right give to be special and loved.
Whole grain chicken shawarma
Preparation time: 20 minutes | cooking time: 45 minutes
ingredients
- 10-15 boneless chicken legs (medium)
- 100 g yogurt (low in fat)
- 40 g ginger and garlic paste
- 3-5 green chillies (chopped)
- 5 g turmeric powder
- 10 g cumin powder
- 5 g masala salt
- Whole grain tawa roti or multigrain baguette (available in local stores)
- 1 tbsp Tabasco sauce
- 50 g iceberg lettuce
- 2 tbsp plain mayonnaise sauce (low in fat)
- Fresh coriander
- salt
method
- Cut the chicken into cubes.
- In a bowl, mix the following ingredients – yogurt, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies (chopped), turmeric powder, cumin powder, garam masala and salt to prepare the marinade.
- Pour over the marinade and mix thoroughly so that the chicken cubes are completely coated. Cover and keep for at least 4 hours.
- Add a little oil in a pan and cook the marinated chicken on a low heat until it is soft and tender.
- You can cook it in the oven or even on a charcoal grill for 35-40 minutes at 220 ° C.
- Once the chicken has cooled, chop the meat a little. Add the chopped iceberg lettuce.
- Warm up the whole wheat tawa roti. Add spread or mayonnaise, add lettuce, chicken, a few drops of Tabasco sauce, roll the whole wheat roll and serve with green chutney.
Baked apple without a crust
ingredients
- 3-4 large baked apples, halved vertically and pitted
- 100 g melted butter
- 75 g granulated sugar
- 15 g of ground cinnamon
For toppings
- 100 g muesli mix or old-fashioned oatmeal
- 20 g raisins
- 10 g black raisins
- 30 g butter, melted
- 150 g creamy peanut butter
method
- Preheat the oven to 170 ° C. Place each apple with half the flat side down on baking paper and cut into thin slices with a knife all around, but do not cut through so that they stay together. Place the apple halves on the prepared baking sheet.
- Brush the top of the apple lightly with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake until apples are soft and caramelized, about 25-35 minutes.
- Take it out of the oven. In a small bowl, mix together melted butter, ground cinnamon, muesli mix or old-fashioned oatmeal, raisins, black raisins. Once it has cooled, spoon the mixture into the apple slots and bake again for 10-12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix melted butter and peanut butter in a bowl to a sauce consistency.
- Drizzle with peanut butter sauce on each baked apple before serving.
