Ramadan kareem ☪️ May this Ramadan brings khair and barakat for all of us. In today’s blog, I am sharing three of my quick and easy recipes for iftar time. Every year, my target is to spend less time in the kitchen and more in ibada. That’s why I try to come up with quick recipes.
I hope you will find these recipes beneficial and would try these this ramadan In sha Allah! Please check my blog for other Iftar recipes as well.
Chicken tikka Puff pastry
Ingredients:
Chicken tikka chunks : one cup
Square puff Pastry sheets: 8
Shredded Cheddar cheese: 1/2 cup
Egg : 1/4 for egg wash only
Method:
Keep the frozen puff pastry on the kitchen counter top and let thaw for a couple of hours.
Take pastry sheet, place tikka chunks and cheese and fold the pastry.
Beat the egg in a small bowl.
Dip a pastry brush in the beaten egg and spread over the pastry squares.
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Place the puff pastry on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Keep on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or till the puff pastry has turned crispy and golden in colour.
Chicken tikka chunks
I make these in bulk and freeze for sandwiches/ pastries etc
Ingredients:
Bone less chicken: 500 gm
Shan chicken tikka masala: 2 tablespoon
Red chili powder: 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder: 1tablespoon
Lemon juice: 2 tablespoon
Oil: 2 tablespoon
Method:
Marinate chicken with all ingredients. Leave it in refrigerator overnight or Atleast 2 hours.
In a pan add oil a d sauté chicken until little brown. Cook it on low flame until its tender but moist.
Smoked effect: (optional)
Take a burning charcoal in a steel bowl and place in the pot. Now pour some oil over the burning charcoal. Once the smoke starts rising, cover and seal for 5 minutes.
Chicken spring rolls
Spring rolls wrappers: 20 frozen
Boiled and shredded chicken: 300 gm
Noodle: boiled 1 cup
cabbage: 1 cup shredded
Carrot: 1/2 cup Julian cut
Green onion: chopped 1/2 cup
Soya sauce: 1 tablespoon
Oyster sauce: 2 tablespoon (optional)
Sweet chili sauce: 1 tablespoon
Ketchup: 1 tablespoon
Sesame oil: 1 tablespoon
Any oil of your choice: 1 tablespoon
Flour: 1/2 cup
Water: 1/4 cup
Method:
Take out wrappers from freezer and let it thaw.
In a small bowl mix flour and water.
In a pan add half oil and saute chicken and gradually add noodles, sauces and vegetables.
You can stir fry each separately too.
Take one wrap at a time and spread flour mixture on the corners. Add one tablespoon of chicken filling to spring roll and fold it.
Hot and spicy drumsticks
Ingredients:
Drumsticks: 500 gm
Shaan chicken tikka masala: 2 tablespoon
Honey or brown sugar: 3 tablespoon
Sweet chilli sauce: 1/4 cup
Ketchup: 2 tablespoon
Method:
Mix all the ingredients and marinate chicken for two hours to overnight. Bake it for an hour. Dont dry the marinade completely. Dish out and pour marimade over the chicken. Enjoy :)
