Quick fix recipes for the football season!

MasterChef India judge and celebrity chef Kunal Kapur shares five easy-to-prepare snacks recipes for the soccer season.

We start with:

Chicken Porcupine

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 250 gm chicken (minced)
• 1 tbsp garlic chopped
• 3 tbsp carrot finely chopped
• 3 tbsp spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp soya sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup rice (small, thin grain)
• Oil for greasing
• Salt to taste

Method

• Wash and soak the rice for two hours. Drain the water and keep aside.
• Place the chicken mince in a bowl. Mix all the ingredients well and divide it into equal-sized balls.
• Roll these balls in the soaked raw rice and carefully place these small porcupines on a greased plate.
• Get the steamer ready and steam these on high heat for 15 minutes.
• Remove and serve these cute chicken porcupines with soy sauce on the side.

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Click NEXT for the recipe of Pesto hummus with crispy bread

Preparation time: 20 minutes

No of portions: 4

Ingredients

• Chickpeas boiled 2 cups
• Garlic cloves 4
• Lemon juice 1/4 cup
• Salt to taste
• Tahini 2 tbsp
• Red chilly powder a pinch
• Olive oil virgin 3tbsp
• For Pesto
• Basil leaves 1cups
• Pine nuts or walnuts (lightly toasted) 2 tbsp
• Garlic clove 2 nos
• Salt to taste
• Olive oil 1/4 cup
• Parmesan cheese grated 1/4 cup
• Bread slices as required

Method

• Blend the boiled chickpeas with garlic, lemon juice, 2tbsp olive oil, salt and tahini into a fine paste.
• Separately in a blender add basil, garlic, salt, olive oil and pine nuts.
• Make into a coarse paste.
• Remove and add grated cheese.
• Combine hummus with pesto and mix well.
• Pour on top olive oil and serve with crispy bread.

Click NEXT for the recipe of Bread quiche

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

No of portions: 4

Ingredients

• Bread slices 4
• Egg 1
• Milk 1/2 cup
• Cheese grated 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• Thyme 1 sprig
• Peppers chopped 1/2 cup
• Baby corn chopped 1/4 cup

Method

• Cut the sides of the bread. Using the rolling pin slightly flatten the soft bread.
• Line a muffin mould with the sliced bread. Push the bread to the corners of the mould.
• Place these moulds in a preheated oven for 2 mins at 180 degrees Celcius.
• Remove and keep aside. Now mix together milk, egg, cheese, thyme, pepper, salt, chopped bell peppers and baby corn.
• Using a spoon fill the bread with this mixture. Now in a preheated oven bake the quiche at 180c for 12 mins.
• Remove and serve immediately.

Click NEXT for the recipe of Desi style fried fish

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

No of portions: 4

Ingredients

• Fish sliced 8
• Lemon juice 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Green chilly chopped 2 tsp
• Kasundhi (mustard paste) 5 tbsp
• Flour for dipping
• Eggs 2
• Bread crumbs 2 cups
• Oil for frying

Method

• Apply salt and lemon juice to the fish. Keep aside 2-3 mins. Now add green chillies to kasundhi and dip the fish slices in it.
• Immediately roll the fish in flour, nicely pat it so that the flout coats the the fish evenly.
• Now break eggs in a bowl and lightly whisk them.
• Dip the fish in the eggs and then roll the fish in bread crumbs.
• Heat oil and deep fry the fish in hot oil. Serve hot with kasundhi.

Click NEXT for the recipe of Crostini of cherry tomato and olives

Prep time: 15 minutes

No of portions: 4

Ingredients

• Focaccia slices 6 nos (regular bread if focaccia is not available)
• Extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp
• Olives sliced 1/2 cup
• Garlic chopped 1 tsp
• Cherry tomato 20
• Few basil leaves
• Parmesan cheese flaked 1 cup (use any hard cheese if not parmesan)
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

Method

• Slice the cherry tomato.
• Chop up the basil leaves.
• In a bowl combine olives, chopped garlic, basil leaves and olive oil.
• Toast the bread till crisp.
• Remove and spoon the olive and tomato topping on this crisp bread.
• Sprinkle parmesan cheese.

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