Weekends are for keeping up with the household chores that you left unattended throughout the week because of work, catching up on episodes of your favourite series or watching a movie, and indulging in good food. Often people think about ordering food from their most cherished place, but nothing is more comforting than relishing home-cooked meals.
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While it seems like a task to cook an elaborate meal, you can always learn a few handy recipes that can be prepared in an OTG. Your weekends will be more sorted if you own Usha’s OTG, a modern-day kitchen appliance that can be used to air fry, grill, bake, toast, broil, and thaw.
Baked Salmon
Baked salmon is the easiest yet heartiest dish you can cook over a weekend. It takes less than 5 minutes to prepare for it, and you can catch up with other household tasks while Usha’s OTG bakes it. Brush the salmon with garlic butter, and place it on foil along with a few slices of lemon and fresh herbs. The foil will reduce clean-up and keep the dish warm even after the appliance is switched off.
Grilled Sandwiches
Who says that weekend meals need to be hefty? You are looking for something wholesome and grilled sandwiches are the ones to try. Keep the meat and vegetables ready. You can even roast shrimp or mushrooms in a pan with butter and garlic. Add everything between the slices and grill the sandwiches using butter or olive oil. It is a perfect snack to serve guests with a cup of hot coffee and masala chai on the side.
Baked Mac & Cheese
Lazy meals over the weekend require you to spend less time in the kitchen while enjoying the flexibility of relishing a creamy bowl of mac and cheese. Take a large glass bowl, spread macaroni, add a cream cheese block in the middle, pour water and milk, and add a few sliced cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, olives, salt, pepper, and peri-peri masala. Cover the dish with an aluminium foil to prevent the burning of ingredients and bake for 15-20 minutes until the pasta is cooked.
Vegetable Au Gratin
Pick the vegetables of your choice, grate some and chop a few. Layer these veggies and season them with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper, and a few spices of your choice. On the top, spread grated cheese and cover the bowl with a foil. While the ingredients bake for 15 minutes, spread garlic butter on bread slices and toast them. Garlic bread and vegetable au gratin are perfect partners to satisfy your hunger pangs.
Baked Potato Wedges
When you are in the mood for some snacks, bake potato wedges in Usha’s OTG. This is the easiest dish to prepare in under 10 minutes. If you have guests coming over, it would suit everyone’s palate, even children. Peel potatoes and cut them into wedges. Wash these wedges thoroughly in cold water, dry them with a paper towel, and toss them in a blend of salt, olive oil, and black pepper. Once baked to perfection, they can be served with mocktails.