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Grill Up Some Indian Street Food Inspired Good Eats With These 4 Recipes

Lifestyle Aug 04, 2020

by Geeta Wahab

Give your BBQ some Desi flavour with a few creative spins on the traditional Indian street food. Go ahead and heat up that grill!

The Classic Grilled Corn (Bhuttas)

**BBQ Up Some Indian Street Food Inspired Good Eats: Classic Grilled Corn.** Photo Credit: www.cookilicious.com

Ingredients:

6 fresh shucked corn

1 lemon sliced into 6 wedges

½ butter or ghee

1 tablespoon chaat masala

1 teaspoon ground chili

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon cumin

Fresh coriander, chopped, optional

Directions:

Preheat grill on high. While grill is warming, to make the spice mix, mix chaat masala, ground chili, salt, and cumin in a small bowl and set aside.
Grill corn on BBQ with lid closed, until done, approximately 10 mins.
Remove corn from grill, and brush with butter.
Sprinkle spice mix over butter corn, and squirt fresh lemon juice over corn. Sprinkle fresh coriander if desired and serve immediately.

Samosa Pizza

Ingredients (makes 4 small pizzas):

4 pre-made naan breads

Yogurt (for taste)

To Make The Sauce:

1 cup coriander leaves, stems removed

½ piece of ginger

½ lime, juiced

1 fresh chili

¼ teaspoon ground cumin

Salt to taste

Water for consistency

Toppings:

1 large potato, diced

½ cup peas

1 small onion, diced

½ cup paneer, diced

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground chili

Salt to taste

Directions:

To make the samosa toppings, add a drizzle of oil to a warm pan. Add onion and potato and cook for 6-8 mins or until soft. Add cumin, garam masala, chili, and paneer, continue to cook for 5 mins. Add peas and salt, cook for a few minutes and remove from heat.
To make the sauce, add chili, ginger, lime juice, and splash of water to a blender. Blend until smooth. Add coriander and cumin to the blender, and blend until smooth. Taste and add salt. Set aside.
Preheat one side of the BBQ.
To assemble the pizza, take the naan and spread 2-3 tablespoons of sauce on the naan, leave a small edge for holding.
Top with samosa filling.
Place on the non-heated side of the grill, rotate after 3 minutes and grill for a few more minutes until char marks appear. Serve with yogurt.

Butter Chicken Pizza

Ingredients:

2 chicken breast, cubed

1 small red onion, sliced thinly

½ cup hot pepper rings, drained

2 cups shredded mozzarella

4 pre-made naan breads

¼ cup fresh coriander, chopped

To Make The Sauce:

¼ cup heavy cream

1 cup passata or canned diced tomatoes

1 small onion, finely diced

1 teaspoon garlic paste

1 teaspoon ginger paste

1 teaspoon garam masala

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground chili

½ teaspoon ground coriander

Salt to taste

Directions:

To prepare chicken, add a drizzle of oil to a pan and warm to medium heat. Add cubed chicken to pan. Season with salt and pepper, toss and cook until done and chicken is lightly browned. Set aside
To prepare sauce, add a drizzle of oil to a pan and add onions. Cook onions until soft and add garlic and ginger. Fry until fragrant, about 20-30 seconds. Add garam masala, cumin and coriander and cook until fragrant, another 20-30 seconds. Add chili, tomato/passata and salt, and let simmer for approximately 15 minutes until thickened. If diced tomatoes were used, remove from heat and blend sauce until smooth. Place sauce back on the heat, and add cream and warm. Remove from heat and let cool.
Preheat one side of the BBQ.
To assemble the pizzas, take a naan and spread 2-3 tablespoons of sauce on the naan, leave a small edge for holding.
Top with chicken, red onion, hot peppers and cheese.
Place on the non-heated side of the grill, rotate after 3 minutes and grill for a few more minutes until cheese melts. Sprinkle with fresh coriander and serve.

Taters With Tandoori Dipping Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup yogurt

2 tablespoon tandoori masala

½ lime, juiced

Salt to taste

12 baby potatoes, wash and halved

Directions:

Heat grill and add a pan. Toss baby potatoes in oil and place in the pan. Grill until potatoes are soft.
To make dripping sauce, add yogurt, masala and lime juice in bowl and mix. Add salt if desired. Serve with potatoes or grilled naan bread.

Main Image Photo Credit: www.cookilicious.com, www.thekitchenpaper.com

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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Grill Up Some Indian Street Food Inspired Good Eats With These 4 Recipes

by Geeta Wahab

Geeta Wahab

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