Supping on Summer

As the mercury rises and even the thought of stepping into the kitchen becomes a chore,we speak to chefs from some of the leading restaurants and hotels in the city,and find recipes that beat the heat. Relatively easy and painless to make,the recipes are a four-part series that includes a starter,vegetarian and non vegetarian main courses and a dessert using summer produce such as courgettes,plums,garlic,tomatoes and garden-grown herbs. Spread over the next three days,the recipes,ranging from Indian and French to Italian,are great summer dishes,whether for barbeques,a quiet meal at home or simply a light snack.

This is a perfect recipe for summers. Fresh plums which come in the peak of summers are known for their refreshing sweet and sour taste and freshness. I have used them in making tikkis which are light,crisp and refreshing. Mint chutney and yoghurt,traditional coolants,can go as an accompaniment.

Anurudh Khanna,

Executive Chef,The Park

Recipe: Aloo Bukhare ki Tikki (Makes 20-25 tikkis)

Ingredients

Plums 500 gm

Channa dal 200 gm

deggi mirch powder 50 gm

ghee 80 ml

salt 6 gm

ginger chopped 5 gm

potato boiled and grated 50 gm

shahi jeera 3 gm

roasted jeera powder 3 gm

potato flakes 100 gm

Sweet curd 3 gm

Sauth chutney 30 gm

green chilli chop 3 gm

mint chutney 15 gm

METHOD

n Blanch plum in boiling water,deseed and deskin it

n Overnight soak channa dal. Heat ghee in a vessel,add shahi jeera and cook it till crackle. Now add the plum and soaked channa dal and cook it on a slow flame by covering the vessel with silver foil

n When the mixture is cooked and dry take out from the vessel and keep it in the freezer to get cool

n Take out the fine mince then add chop ginger,chilli,grated potatoes,deggi mirch powder,salt,jeera powder potato flakes and mix it well

n Now divide the mixture into equal parts and roll out into tikkis

n Heat ghee in a pan and pan sear the tikki till golden brown in colour

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n Now put sweet curd in a soup plate,tikki on top of it,put jeera powder,mint chutney and sauth chutney and serve warm

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