Try these special Iftar recipes this Ramzan: Thai-style Tempura, Cheese Meatballs, Chicken & Walnut Salad, Chicken on Roasted Potatoes, Onion Kebab, Potato & Peanut Cutlets

Tired of cramming up your Iftar table with the usual, traditional recipes every year? Fret not, as this Ramadan we are here to sort out your daily Iftar and Seher menu with a diverse yet lip-smacking assortment of dishes. Thai-style TempuraIngredients: Tofu (cubed) 1 cup Bean sprouts (small pieces) 1 1/2 cupPotatoes (cubed) 1 cupRed capsicum (cut finely) 1Tomato (cubed) 1Spring onions (cut finely) 3 stalksGreen chilli (cut finely) 1Oil 1 cupSpring onions, tomatoes, green chillies - for garnishingSauce Ingredients: Cornflour 1/2 cup Refined flour (sieved) 1 cupBaking powder 1 tbspCold water 1 cupSugar 1 tspSoya sauce 2 tbspEggs 2Method: Take a bowl and mix all sauce ingredients in it thoroughly. Add in all ingredients for the tempura except oil.In a wok, put oil and heat it. One by one fry one tbsp of tempura each till golden and remove.To garnish, add diced spring onions, tomatoes and green chillies. Cheese MeatballsIngredients:Beef mince 1/2 kg Onion 1Egg 1Breadcrumbs 1 cupMozzarella cheese (cubed) 500 gramsParmesan cheese 1 tbspBlack pepper powder 1 tspPaprika 1 tspMustard paste 1 tbspWorcestershire sauce 1 tbspGarlic (chopped) 2 tbspSalt 1/2 tspMixed vegetables as a sideMethod: In a bowl, mix egg, onion, parmesan cheese, black pepper, paprika, bread crumbs, garlic, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, oil and salt with the beef mince. Make meatballs with a piece of mozzarella in between of each.Grease an oven-tray; place meatballs on it and bake in a pre-heated oven at 200 degrees for 20 minutes, remove.In a wok, stir fry vegetables in 1 tbsp of oil.Season with salt and pepper and serve with meatballs. Chicken and Walnut SaladIngredients: Chicken breasts 250 grams Yogurt (whipped) 1/2 cupWalnuts (powdered) 4 tbspBread pieces (fried) 1 sliceCucumber 1Tomato 1Fresh milk 1/2 cupOil 1 tbspSalt 1/2 tspLettuce leaves for garnishingMethod: Cut chicken breasts in cubes. Heat oil in frying pan, cook chicken until tender and removeMix all ingredients except chicken and bread in a bowlPlace yogurt mixture in a serving dish. Place chicken on top of yogurt.Put bread pieces on one side and decorate with lettuce. Serve. Chicken on Roasted PotatoesIngredients 300 grams of chicken mince3 potatoes3 green chilies1 egg1 tomato1 onion1 red capsicum2 tablespoons of parsley½ teaspoon black pepper powder¼ bunch of mint leavesOil for fryingSalt as requiredGreen olives for garnishing in the endMethod: Heat oil in a wok and slice potatoes into round chip-like shape. Add the sliced potatoes into the pre-heated oil.Put mince, onion, capsicum, green chilies, mint leaves, parsley. Egg, black pepper, tomato and salt in a blender and blend.Set the fried chips on an oven tray and put one tablespoon of the blended mix on each chip.Put the tray in an oven pre-heated at 200 degrees centigrade for ten minutes. Garnish olives on top and devour the delicious snack. Potato and Peanut CutletsIngredients: 2 boiled potatoes ½ cup friend and crushed peanuts½ cup boiled kernels1 finely chopped capsicum1 beaten egg½ cup fresh milk1 cup breadcrumbs2 teaspoons crushed red chilies1 tablespoon crushed pomegranate seeds½ teaspoon saltOil for fryingMethod: Mash the boiled potatoes and add peanuts, corn, milk, pomegranate seeds, red chilies, salt, capsicum and mix thoroughly.Shape the thick dough into small cutlets and coat them first with egg and then with breadcrumbs.Heat oil in a pan and fry the coated cutlets till they turn golden. Onion KebabIngredients½ kilograms beef mince1 fried onion1 onion4 green chilies5 garlic cloves1 ginger medium sized½ teaspoon powdered nutmeg and mace1 teaspoon cumin seeds1 teaspoon powdered hot spices1 teaspoon turmeric powder1 tablespoon red chili powder3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander1 tablespoon poppy seeds4 tablespoon roasted gram flour125 grams kidney fat1 tablespoon oilSalt as requiredMethod: Put mince, onion, coriander and green chilies in a blender and blend. Add the rest of the ingredients in the blender after blending the first batch and put it in a bowl.After that add fried onions and shape the dough like mixture into long kebabs.Put the kebabs on a greased oven tray and bake for 12 minutes at 200 degrees centigrade in a pre-heated oven. 

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