With all of us focusing on our health these days, we see a lot of recipes being tweaked to fit our taste and body. Making significant changes from guzzling unhealthy food to a much healthy lifestyle surely brings better physical and mental strength and endurance.
And keeping the same in mid here are some recipes of Almond- sweet potato toast, Almond and Cauliflower rice salad and Almond Amaranath kebab recipes by none other than renowned Chef Manish Mehrotra
Recipes
Almond and Amaranth Kebab
Ingredients
• For almond kebab
• Whole almond ¼ cup
• Amaranth flour ½ cup
• Almond flour ½ cup
• Chopped ginger 2 tsp
• Chopped garlic 1 tsp
• Chopped green chilli 1 tsp
• Chopped red onions 3 tbsp
• Boiled potato mashed 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Red chilli powder ½ tsp
• Garam masala powder ¼ tsp
• Freshly chopped coriander leaves 1 tbsp.
• Oil (for grilling)
Method
• Roast almond in preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 4 minutes and cut them roughly once cooled
• In a bowl, combine amaranth flour, almond flour, roughly chopped almonds, chopped ginger, chopped onion,
• chopped green chili, mashed potatoes, salt, red chili powder, garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves. mix thoroughly
• Portion the mix in 25 gm size and keep aside in plate
• Heat oil in pan on medium flame, pan fry kebabs to golden and crisp
• Serve hot kebabs with chutney
Almond and Cauliflower Rice Salad
Ingredients:
• Almond with skin 1 cup
• Pulsed cauliflower 2 cups
• Sea salt to taste
• Black pepper powder ½ tsp
• Chopped fresh coriander 1 tbsp
• Lemon juice 2 tsp
• Chopped root ginger 1 tsp
• Chopped green chilli 1 tsp
• Cumin seed ½ tsp
• Olive oil 2 tbsp
Method
• Roast the almonds with skin in preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 4 minutes and cut into slivers, once it is cooled
• In a pan, heat olive oil and crackle cumin seed, add chopped ginger, chopped green chilli and saute for 10-15 seconds
• Stir-in pulsed cauliflower and cook for a minute or till tender
• Take off the pan from flame and finish up with lemon juice, freshly chopped coriander and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper
• Add roasted slivered almonds to it
• Serve fluffy textured pulao
Almond & sweet potato toast
Ingredients
• Ingredients
• Almond with skin ¾ cup
• Bread slice 3-4 no
• Diced roast sweet potato 2 cups
• Sea salt to taste
• Black pepper powder ½ tsp
• Chaat masala ½ tsp
• Chopped fresh coriander 2 tsp
• Lemon juice 2 tsp
• Chopped root ginger 1 tsp
• Chopped green chilli ½ tsp
• Green chutney 1 tbsp
• Olive oil 1 tsp
• Mayonnaise 1tsp
Method:
• Roast the almonds with skin in preheated oven at 180 degree celsius for 4 minutes and cut into slivers once it is cooled
• In a bowl, add dices of roast sweet potato with salt, pepper, chaat masala, lemon juice, chop ginger, chop green chilli, green chutney and mayonnaise. toss it well to mix evenly
• Toast the bread till golden colour.
• Layer the mix of diced sweet potato over toasted bread and drizzle olive oil over it.
• Sprinkle the almond slivers on it and serve.
• Toast the bread till golden colour.
• Layer the mix of diced sweet potato over toasted bread and drizzle olive oil over it.
• Sprinkle the almond slivers on it and serve.
