Christmas is here and so is the time to experiment with our culinary skills. And, what can be better than trying your hand at Indian Accent's Chef Manish Mehrotra's recipes? Want more? These recipes are easy and can be prepared with the ingredients easily available in your kitchen.
Almond Smoked Hummus
Ingredients: Almond with peel - 1 cup, Hot water - 11⁄2 cup, Olive oil - 5 tbsp, Lemon juice - 50 ml, Garlic - 3 cloves, Kashmiri red chilli powder - 1⁄2 tsp, Roast cumin seed - 1 tsp, Sea salt to taste
Method:
• Soak almonds in hot water for at least three hours and then remove their peel.
• Blend almonds, garlic cloves, cumin seed, lemon juice, sea salt and olive oil until it becomes a thick paste.
• Put this mixture in a bowl and smoke it using coal to get a smoky aroma, and then allow it to chill for 30 minutes.
• Arrange almond hummus in a serving bowl. Sprinkle Kashmiri red chilli powder and drizzle olive oil over the hummus.
Almond Crumble & Avocado Chaat
Ingredients
Almond flakes - 3⁄4 cup, White rice puff - 1⁄4 cup, Avocado - 1 no, Chaat masala - 1⁄2 tsp, Salt to taste, Chopped fresh coriander -1 tbsp, Lemon juice - 1 tsp, Chopped red onion - 2 tbsp, Deseeded chopped tomato -1 tbsp, Crushed black pepper - 1⁄4 tsp
Method:
Almond, Ginger and Custard Apple Smoothie
Ingredients:
Almond milk - 1 cup, Custard apple pulp - 1 cup, Minced ginger - 1⁄2 tsp, Honey -1 tbsp, Almond flakes - 1 tbsp, Green cardamom powder a pinch
Method: