Ishani Bose

Friendship Day Recipe Special

by Dec 27, 2024Food

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What’s Cooking?

Someone once very rightly said, “Three things are needed for a good life – good friends, good food, and a good song.” And what better way to bond with friends than through food? So, call all your buddies home this Friendship Day and cook some fine food with good music in the background for added company. Ishani Bose speaks to Pune’s finest chefs, who suggest four mouth-watering dishes with your friends. 

Barbeque Chicken Wings:

Chef Chandrashekhar Pandey, executive chef at Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre, recommends that you cook this dish on the big day. Enjoy the barbeque chicken wings as you watch your favourite movie with friends at home. They’re fun cooks, taste delicious, and even delightful to share! Cheese Fondue:

Chef Alpan Govitrikar, executive chef at Out of the Blue, recommends you to dish out the cheese fondue as you chill with friends and forget to count your sorrows and calories. Dip those pieces of bread in the pot of sinful cheese while sharing gossip and LOL’ing with your friends.

Vegetable Fajita:

This is a recommendation from Santosh Jori, executive chef at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park. It is a dish that Ross from the sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S cooks for his friends. That is reason enough for you to follow suit. Honey Chilli Potatoes: Another recommendation from Jori is honey chili potatoes, a delicious dish that is very easy to cook. It doesn’t take much time, and the hot-and-sweet taste of these potatoes is also perfect for the weather.

Honey Chilli Potatoes

  • 900 gm Potato bites
  • 50 ml Honey
  • 30 gm Dry red chilli
  • 200 ml Tomato ketchup 100 gm Chopped garlic 200 ml Chilli sauce 200 gm Spring onion 250 ml Oil
  • 25 ml Soya sauce 15 gm Salt

METHODS OF PREPARATION

  1. Deep fry the potato bites in hot oil.
  2. Add oil, garlic, and sauté in a pan. Then, add tomato ketchup, soya sauce, and chili sauce. Then, add fried potato bites and toss them. 3. Drizzle with honey and garnish with chopped spring onion.

BARBEQUE CHICKEN WINGS

INGREDIENTS:

Marination

  • 200gm Chicken Wings
  • 50ml Pineapple Juice
  • 10gm Honey
  • 5gm Salt
  • 5gm Mustard
  • 10 gm Coriander Leaves
  • 20 gm Onion
  • 10gm Garlic
  • 10 gm Celery 
  • 5 gm Paprika Powder

Mustard Dip

  • 5 gm Mustard
  • 100 gm Pineapple
  • 5 gm Whole red chillies
  • 20 gm Onion
  • 10 gm Garlic
  • gm Coriander Leaves
  • 5 gm Butter
  • 5 gm Milk

 

METHOD:

  • Marinate the wings with honey, mustard, pineapple juice, paprika, chopped
  • 20 ml Red Wine Vinegar garlic, celery, coriander and
  • 100 gm Bell Peppers
  • Crudités
  • 20 gm Carrot
  • 10 gm Celery 20 gm Cucumber Cheesy Dip
  • 5 gm Blue cheese
  • onion chopped. Keep aside for 1 hour.
  • Dust the wings with flour and grill on a hotplate till cooked.
  • Glaze with honey mustard, and grill again to make it crisp.
  • Mix the ingredients in the barbeque dip and simmer until the ingredients are soft. Blend to a smooth consistency.
  •  Cut the crudités vegetables into batons. Refresh them in ice water.
  • Simmer milk and butter in a double boiler. Add blue cheese and keep stirring until the cheese melts and becomes saucy.
  • Serve the wings with crudités, mustard dip, and cheese dip.

FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions pertaining to the recipe.

What other types of cheese can be used to make the pineapple casserole?

Usually, this dish is made with cheddar cheese. The sharpness of the cheese works well with the overall sweetness of the dish. However, if you were to substitute it, you could use Gouda cheese, Longhorn, or Colby Cheese.

Can you store pineapple casserole?

It is best to have the dish fresh as it tastes better that way. However, if you have to store it, wrap the container ( in which it is kept) tightly with plastic before putting it in the refrigerator. You can refrigerate it for up to 5 days. Freezing the casserole is not recommended. While reheating it, you can cover it in foil and keep it in an oven for 10 minutes or so. You can also put it in a glass bowl and microwave it.

How is the dish best eaten?

The dish can be devoured as a side dish or as a dessert. If had as a side dish, you can serve it alongside:

    • Tender and Juicy Pork Loin Roast Recipe 
    • Beef Wellington: A Delicious Recipe of Meat Served in a Pastry Crust
    • Pepper-Roasted Beef Tenderloin Recipe 
    • Perfect Roast Chicken Recipe 
    • Easy, No-Fuss Thanksgiving Roasted Turkey

If you tried our pineapple casserole recipe, we would love to hear how it turned out. Write to us in the comment section below.