Pakistani Appetizers or Side Dishes

Ingredients

For Chicken:

  • 500 gm boneless chicken breast
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced

For Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup  plain yogurt (such as Fage)
  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • 2 tsp  fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp  salt
  • 1 garlic clove, minced

Remaining ingredients:

  • Cooking spray
  • 4 (6-inch) pitas
  • 1 cup  chopped romaine lettuce
  • 8 tomato slices

Method:

  • Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
  • To prepare chicken, combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl.
  • Add chicken to bowl; toss well to coat.
  • Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
  • To prepare sauce, combine yogurt and next 4 ingredients,stirring with a whisk.
  • Thread 2 chicken strips onto each of 8 (12-inch) skewers.
  • Place kebabs on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until done.
  • Place pitas on grill rack; grill 1 minute on each side or until lightly toasted.
  • Place 1 pita on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1/4 cup lettuce and 2 tomato slices.
  • Top each serving with 4 chicken pieces; drizzle each serving with 2 tablespoons sauce.
  • Chicken Shawarma is ready to serve.
  • Enjoy!
Chicken Shawarma Recipe

Chicken Shawarma Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 400gm mixed vegetables(carrot,cabbage,courgette etc),grated
  • 1 medium potato,coarsely grated
  • 1/2 small onion,finely sliced
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp red chili powder
  • 2 fresh green chilies,finely chopped
  • 150gm chickpea flour
  • 4 tbsp fresh coriander leaves,finely chopped
  • salt to taste
  • oil for frying

Method:

  • Blanch the grated carrot, cabbage, courgette and potato (with a little salt), then leave to drain and cool.
  • Put the sliced onion and green chilies in a bowl.
  • Add the vegetables, eggs and red chili powder.
  • Add the flour with some salt and sprinkle some fresh coriander and mix thoroughly.
  • Once mixed drop spoonfuls of the mixture in to your preheated oil.
  • Fry the pakoras until golden brown.
  • Serve hot with mint chutney & tamarind chutney.
  • Enjoy!
Mixed Vegetable Pakora Recipe

Mixed Vegetable Pakora Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 4oz cheddar cheese, grated
  • 3oz plain flour
  • 4oz butter
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method:

  • Mix well all ingredients together in a bowl.
  • Season with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.
  • Place grape-sized balls of mixture on greased baking sheets; flatten a little.
  • Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in a preheated oven.
  • Cheese Nibbles is ready to serve.
  • Enjoy!
Cheese Nibbles Recipe

Cheese Nibbles Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 12 medium sized potatoes
  • 1/2 cup green peas
  • 3 bread slices
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 green chilies, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp ginger,chopped
  • 1/2 tsp garlic chopped
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tbsp corn flour
  • a pinch of dried mango powder
  • 4 tbsp fresh mint leaves,chopped
  • salt to taste
  • Oil for frying

Method:

  • Wash, boil, peel and mash potatoes; cut bread slices into pieces, put it in a mixing jar and just run the mixer for few seconds; now the bread is powdered well; mix this with the mashed potato.
  • Heat a pan with one teaspoon of oil; add chopped onion, green chilli, ginger, mint, garlic and fry for a while; then add all dry spices, salt and mix well.
  • Now add boiled peas and mix; add mashed potato, bread powder and mix well.
  • Fry for few seconds and switch off gas.
  • Cool potato-peas mix; take small amount and shape it like a thick disc ; dust it with corn flour on both sides and put it in a greased hot skillet; cook both sides and sprinkle some oil in between.
  • Remove when the cutlet is cooked both sides.
  • Serve hot with green chutney and tomato sauce.
  • Enjoy!
Potato Peas Cutlets Recipe

Potato Peas Cutlets Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 12-14 bread pieces
  • 2 breast chicken
  • 2 cup Water
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 egg beaten
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • oil for frying
  • black pepper to taste
  • salt to taste

Method:

  • Boil chicken in water by adding salt, black pepper and ginger/garlic paste.
  • When chicken is boil shred it.
  • Now beat egg, add some corn flour, salt & black pepper in it and beat well.
  • Now put shredded chicken in beaten egg mixture.
  • Dip the bread pieces in it, remember chicken should stick to every piece of bread.
  • Take the pan, put some oil in it, and fry the bread pieces.
  • Now delicious chicken bread is ready to serve.
  • Enjoy!
Chicken Bread Recipe

Chicken Bread Recipe

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