Chicken Pesto Spaghetti is a delicious Italian entree which is prepared with thin spaghetti (pasta), chicken and pesto sauce. Pesto sauce made with fresh basil leaves gives a nice aroma to spaghetti. This recipe can be used either for lunch or dinner. You can find the pesto sauce recipe here as you would need that for this recipe. You could also used leftover grilled chicken if available.
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Methi Bhatura
Chole bhatura is very yummy Punjabi dish and very popular in northern as well as southern India. Bhatura is a puffed Indian bread, which is made with all purpose flour. This recipe uses a mix of wheat flour and all purpose flour and is flavored with fresh methi leaves and carom seeds. Adding sour yogurt gives a tangy taste to bhatura. Bhatura goes very well with chole or any Indian curry. Everybody loves Chole Bhatura.
Mushroom Kabab
Mushroom kabab is an awesome appetizer for parties and gatherings. There are a variety of mushroom kabab recipes, however this recipe brings a little Indian flare to it. The mushroom is stuffed with bell peppers, paneer flavored with pickle masala and marinated in yogurt and spices. When served with grilled zucchini and yogurt mint chutney it has an unique taste.
Tandoori Salmon Fish Frankie
Frankie or kati roll is a popular delicious street food in India. The Frankie could be prepared either vegetarian or non- vegetarian by just adding grilled meat either chicken or fish. This recipe is prepared using grilled/tandoori salmon fish with roasted bell peppers, onions, green lettuce and flavored with yogurt mint chutney. The outer layer used is carrot round paratha/chapati. This is really a great travel food which you can prepare and carry with you on your travel. Kids love this dish on the go and it’s very easy to serve when rolled in aluminium foil. You can always experiment with your own veggies.
Grilled Tofu
Grilled Tofu as such is a nice appetizer recipe, however marinating it with raw mango gives a unique taste. The recipe is prepared with sweet & sour sauce made from raw mangoes and marinating Tofu in that sauce along with other vegetables. Raw mango sauce gives a tangy flavor to tofu. This recipe is quite easy to prepare and perfect for summer appetizer.
Kalakhattha Mango Stuffed Khandvi
Khandvi is a Gujarati snacks which is made with gram flour(besan). I have shared another version of Khandvi earlier and you can find it here. Making khandvi is easy however it’s very important to get the right consistency of batter. Kalakhattha khandvi uses ingredients like Indian blackberry (Jamun), beetroot and some spices and stuffed with khatta meetha raw mango chutney or chundo. Jamun and beetroot gives a nice color and different taste then normal khandvi. The khatta meetha and tikha taste of this recipe gives a nice twist to khandvi. All colors are natural color in the recipe.
Fafda
Fafda is a very popular traditional Gujarati snacks. The recipe is made of gram flour and spices. The crunchy Fafda, Jalebi and roasted chili is a awesome snacks combination and generally it is served to guest in the same manner. Although not very hard but recipe requires some practice so don’t get disheartened when you are trying first time. It would need some practice to get it going. Generally Fafda is deep fried however I also tried baking the same and that too came out pretty tasty.
Barley Minestrone Soup
Minestrone soup recipe is an Italian soup recipe which is prepared with ingredients like chicken, vegetable, beans, pasta or grain like barley or Quinoa. This recipe is a vegetarian barley minestrone soup. The soup is generally served with Italian bread and salads. This is a very light recipe and good for dinner or lunch.