1) Paneer and Pineapple Brochette with Thai Sweet Chilli sauce
Ingredients
250 gm Paneer
1 Tin Canned Pineapple
1 Tbsp Flour
1/4th Tsp Chilli Powder
1 tsp Salt
Pepper (as much as you like!)
2 Tsp oil and
Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce (can be bought at any
You will also need
A Frying pan, Knife, Chopping Board, Toothpicks, A serving plate and bowl for the sauce
Method
1) Cut the paneer into bite sized cubes
2) Mix salt pepper, chilli powder and flour together
3) Dust this mixture onto the paneer pieces so that all the pieces are lightly coated
4) Take 1 tsp oil per batch of paneer and lightly fry the paneer until it is light golden
5) Take the canned pineapple pieces and cut into similarly sized bites
6) Put the pineapple first and then the paneer onto a toothpick
7) Place on a dish and serve with the Thai Sweet Chilli sauce
2) Green Olive and Brie Brochettes
Ingredients
1 bottle Green Salty Olives with any stuffing you like (you know if you find this too saltyyou can do the same thing with those large Californian grapes halved and de seeded instead of the olives
2 roundels of Brie Cheese
A little bit of cumin seeds
(All three ingredients are easily available at any store near you)
Toothpicks, Knife chopping board
1) Take the Brie and cut it like a pizza into several small triangles each.
2) Take a toothpick and put the olive/(one half of the grape), the brie and (the second half of the grape)
3) Decorate with cumin (jeera) seeds
3) Strawberry and Blue Cheese Brochettes with Honey Sauce
1 box strawberries (approximately 400g)
150g Blue Cheese
40ml Honey
20ml Cream
Toothpicks, saucepan, knife, a serving dish and bowl to serve
1) In a saucepan on a low heat add the honey and let it thin out over a gentle heat
2) Add the Cream and switch off the heat and allow to cool
3) Wash the strawberries and cut the top green part and cut into half
4) Cut the blue cheese very gently into small bits
5) Put the strawberries on a toothpick and put just a small piece of Blue cheese on the bottom of this toothpick
6) Serve in a dish with the honey cream dipping sauce
4) Yoghurt Chicken Tenders on Brochettes with Mint Chutney
400 Grams boneless chicken
150 Grams Yoghurt
1 Tbsp Honey
½ Tsp Cumin Powder
½ Tsp Coriander Powder
2 cloves crushed garlic
One small piece ginger, grated
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp pepper
2 slit green chillies
Mint and Coriander Chutney – ½ bunch coriander, ½ bunch mint, ½ green chilly salt to taste all whizzed in a blender with ¼ cup water
Preparation one night in advance, a large bowl for marinating, a food mixer, an oven, toothpicks, a serving dish and a bowl to serve
1) Cube the chicken into bit sized pieces
2) Dump all Chicken and marinade ingredients in a bowl mix and cover in a cling film or put in an airtight box
3) The next day preheat your oven to 160 Degrees Centigrade
4) Take out the chicken, put one or two pieces on each toothpick depending on their size and bake for 35 minutes
5) Place onto a plate and serve with mint chutney
5) Fish Fingers with Tartar Sauce
A Packet of Fish fingers
Ready Made Tartar Sauce
Oil to fry it up!
A Frying pan, loads of tissue paper to absorb the oil, toothpicks, a platter and a bowl to serve
1) Fry the fish fingers
2) Line your platter with tissue to absorb the oil and serve with the tartar sauce
Ingredients
2 packets Cherry tomatoes
1 small packet Feta Cheese
50 Grams Pistachios
½ Green Chilly
Toothpicks, a mixie, a serving platter
1) Mash up the feta till it is a paste
2) Grind together the pistachios and the ½ chilly together
3) Wash the cherry tomatoes
4) Coat each tomato first with feta cheese and then with the pistachio mix and place on individual toothpicks and they are ready to serve!
7) Potato Wedges with Sour Cream
1 packet Mc Cain readymade Potato wedges
Oil for frying
For the Sour Cream -
100 gm Fresh cream
200 Grams yoghurt tied in a muslin cloth and hung overnight
1 pod garlic grated
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
Corriander and Mint – one handful Chopped
½ a chilly chopped finely
You will also need
A frying pan, tissue papers, a plate and bowl to serve
1) Fry the potato wedges
2) In a bowl mix all sour cream ingredients together. Be careful not to over-mix the fresh cream as it could curdle.
3) Tweak the salt and sugar f the sour cream according to your taste buds
4) Place on a plate and they are ready to serve!
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