Recipes for the New Year

By IANSlifeNew Delhi, Jan 6 (IANSlife) Whether you are hosting a big dinner for family and friends, craving a carb-heavy meal to give you energy for a night out, or staying in to watch the ball drop, here are some recipes to try out by Swapnadeep Mukherjee, Executive Chef, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa.Chicken Sausage Sandwich Ingredientsthinly sliced yellow onion red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips chicken sausages bread, such as French bread Dijon mustard Method:Preheat the grill to medium.

On the grill, cook the sausage, turning occasionally, until cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.

Remove from heat and place on a cutting surface.If desired, toss bread slices on the grill for a few minutes to toast.

Heat the olive oil in a skillet over very low heat.Add onions and green peppers and cook slowly for about 15 minutes until onions are tender and brown.

Split the sausage in half (lengthwise), so that it forms two thinner pieces of equal length.Place the sausage split-side down on one slice of bread.On the other slice, spread mustard.

Top sausage with peppers and onions, and place the second slice mustard-side down on top.Pasta Belle RomaIngredientsPasta Tomato Sauce Cherry tomatoes Onion Garlic Oil Leeks Celery Fresh basil Salt & pepper Method:Put oil in a pan and fry onions, garlic, leeks & celery for a minute.Add tomato sauce in pan.Add fresh basil & chilli in panAdd boiled pasta, cherry tomatoes (cut into halves) pepper and salt in panCook the mixture for 2 minutes and put it in a bowl.Spread grated cheese on top.Pasta is ready to be served hot with tomato sauce Deep Fried Fish with Sweet Chilli SauceIngredientsSliced sea bass or grouper Corn flour Red chillies Shallots Garlic Coriander roots Salt Tamarind juice Stock Cooking oil Method:Pound coriander roots, garlic, red chilli and shallots.dip fish slices in corn flour and deep fry them, drain well and arrange on a plate.Stir fry the mixture from no.1 with 1-2 tbsp of oil, add seasoning and stock, shimmer for a while or until thickened.Pour on the plate of fish and garnish with coriander leaves, tomato slices and chili sauce.Chicken Khurchan Kathi RollIngredientsFillingChicken breast Onion, sliced Ginger Garlic Tomato puree Beaten curd Kasoori methi Chili powder Garam Masala Chat masala Olive oil ChapatiWheat flour Milk Salt Method:Cut chicken into 1/2 cm wide strips and keep asideHeat oil in a non-stick pan and saute cumin seedsAdd sliced onion, ginger garlic paste and saute over medium flame, add chicken pieces and simmerWhen the chicken is cooked, cut it into small bite portion as per liking, add remaining spices and beaten curd, adjust the seasoning and leave asidePrepare a chapatti using the ingredients and cook on a hot plateSpread the filling on chapati and roll up tightly, cut into twoServe hot with mint chutney, pickled onions and boiled seasonal veggies as per your taste(IANSlife can be contacted at ianslife@ians.in)ianslife/tb #Recipes #Delhi #Soori #Jan #Soori #Delhi #New Delhi .