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Check Out These Father’s Day Recipes That Any Desi Dad Will Love!

Lifestyle Jun 10, 2021

by Geeta Wahab

Whether you are doing a socially distanced drop-off, or going all in with a family meal in your bubble, this Father’s Day, give your dad a hearty and delicious feast with these amazing recipes with a Desi twist!

Massaged Kale Salad

Check Out These Father's Day Recipes That Any Dad Will Love! — **Check Out These Father’s Day Recipes That Any Dad Will Love: Massaged Kale Salad.** Photo Credit: www.mondaycampaign.org

Ingredients

1 bunch fresh kale
1/2 lemon, juiced
3-4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Salt and ground chili pepper to taste

Directions

Remove stalks from kale, and cut or tear leaves into ribbons.
Thoroughly wash and dry kale. Kale should be dry for salad.
Infuse olive oil with garlic by warming oil over medium heat and adding garlic. Warm on medium heat for 2-3 minutes until garlic is fragrant and toasts to a light golden colour. Set aside to cool completely.
To massage kale, add cooled oil, lemon juice, salt and ground Chili to a large bowl.
With clean, dry hands, start to toss, massage and scrunch salad. Massage kale for 3-5 minutes until the leaves start to wilt slightly. To check kale, taste a leave, leaves should be tender.

Tandoori Shrimp Tacos (makes 6 tacos)

Ingredients

1 lb shrimps, thawed, shell removed and de-veined
1 tablespoon dry tandoori spice
12 corn tortilla (each taco requires 2 tortillas)
1 1/2 cup massaged kale salad (recipe above)
Optional Pickled onions (click here for recipe)
Optional cilantro leaves

Directions

Warm a drizzle of oil in a pan over medium heat.
Add washed shrimp to pan and let cook until shrimp start to get pink on the underside.
Sprinkle with 1/2 tablespoon tandoori spice and turn shrimp over.
Sprinkle remaining tandoori spice on shrimp and continue to cook for another few minutes until shrimp are cooked through.
To prepare tortilla, warm in pan for 30 on each side.
To serve, place two tortillas together, place about 4 shrimp and kale in the middle. Add cilantro and onions if desired. Serve immediately.

Spiced Roast Potatoes

Ingredients

2 lbs baby potatoes, washed and cut in half
1 medium red onion, finely diced
1 teaspoon black Mustard seeds
3 tablespoon olive Oil
1 teaspoon Curry powder
1 teaspoon Chili powder
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
Pinch cinnamon
Salt to taste

Directions

Add potatoes to a large pot, fill with water and sprinkle salt. Bring to a boil and let potatoes cook for 5 mins. Drain and let potatoes cool and dry
In a large bowl, toss potatoes, oil, onion and spices. Add more salt to taste.
In the meantime, preheat oven and baking pan at 350. Carefully remove pan.
Place potatoes on hot pan and return to oven. Cook for 30-40 until potatoes are fork tender and cooked through.

Chicken Pilaf

Ingredients

2 chicken breast, cubed

Marinade

1 tablespoon ginger and garlic paste
1 tablespoon tandoori spice
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Pilaf

3 tablespoon vegetable oil or other neutral flavour oil
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
6 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
6 black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1 large onion, finely diced
1 tablespoon ginger and garlic paste
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 large tomato, roughly chopped
1 ½ cups rice
3 cups chicken stock
Optional fresh cilantro leaves

Directions

Add chicken to a bowl with marinade ingredients. Let marinade for 30 minutes in fridge
In a large saucepan, add a drizzle of oil and warm over medium heat. Add cumin seeds, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorn and bay leaves. Toast until fragrant.
Add onions and cook until they start to slightly change colour.
Add ginger and garlic paste, cook for 2 more minutes. Add tomatoes and garam masala and continue to cook until garam masala is toasted and fragrant.
Add marinated chicken to the pan and cook chicken for a few minutes on each side.
Add rice and toast until rice is coated in spiced. Add stock and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, reduce heat and let simmer on medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes. Continue to cook until rice is cooked through and there is only a little liquid let.
Turn off the heat and let the pilaf rest for 5-10 minutes. Serve with fresh cilantro sprinkled on top.

Chicken Pilaf. Photo Credit: The Spruce Eats

Geeta Wahab

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Cultivating a life she loves, Geeta (@geets.suites) is chasing all her passions, including her love for home décor. As a brand new home owner, her current journey has launched her further into that world - check out her Instagram @geets.suites for tidbits of her story and other decorating pieces. A...

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Check Out These Father’s Day Recipes That Any Desi Dad Will Love!

by Geeta Wahab

Geeta Wahab

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