6 Easy Recipes You Can Make At Home This Weekend For Family And Friends

The long weekend is upon us. Some might be travelling, and some will use this opportunity to curl up in bed, enjoy the winter and cook some delish food. The three day holiday will give you ample time to prepare yourself to enter into kitchen and cook something for yourself and your fam jam.

The staple dal chawal raja, choley, paranthas can be given a break and you can try your hands at cooking somethin extremely easy and absolutely mouth watering. Presenting to you a 15-30 minute ready to eat recipes that will make you go Whoaaa!

Here are a 6 easy and quick recipes across different categories:

1. Marbled chocolate barks with cranberries and hazelnut by Chef Ajay Chopra

The Brand Ambassador to EU¡¯s More Than Food campaign, took time out and mentioned his special recipe to Indiatimes. The recipe is a delightful treat that combines milk chocolate from Spain, Speculoos cookies from Belgium, Almond & Orange Dark chocolate from Ireland, and cranberry chocolate from Germany. Topped with sea salt and dried rose petals, this recipe is a perfect blend of different flavors. With a preparation and cooking time of 30 minutes, the recipe can be served to four people.

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Ingredients:

250g Milk chocolate from Spain

200g Speculoos cookies from Belgium

250g Almond & Orange Dark chocolate from Ireland

250g Cranberry chocolate from Germany

10g Sea salt

10g Rose petal dried

100g Pistachios

100g Cashew nuts

100g Hazelnuts

Instructions:

1. Toast Nuts- Place assorted nuts on a baking tray and toast them in the oven

2. Roughly chop the toasted nuts and set aside.

3. Melt milk chocolate and almond dark chocolate separately.

4. Spread the toasted nuts, crumbled cookies, Almond & Orange Dark chocolate on the mat.

5. Pour the melted milk chocolate and almond dark chocolate over the nut mixture, making sure everything is coated.

6. Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt over the melted chocolate.

7. Set the mixture aside at cooler temperature for 20-25 minutes until the chocolate solidifies.

8. Once set, break the chocolate, and nut bark into uneven pieces.

2. One-Pan Baked Lemon Garlic Chicken:

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Ingredients:

Chicken thighs Garlic (minced)

Lemon juice

Olive oil

Paprika

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400¡ãF (200¡ãC). Mix minced garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, paprika, salt, and pepper in a bowl.

Place chicken thighs on a baking sheet, pour the mixture over them.

Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

3. Tacos with Cornitos Chunky Salsa Dip

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Ingredients

Cornitos Taco Shells pack of 6

Onion 50gm

Red bell pepper cubes

50gm capsicum cubes

50gm Tomato 50gm

Green Peas 50gm

Corn 50gm

Cheese dip 150gm

Lettuce 50gm

Salt to taste

White Pepper powder 5gm

1 pack of taco seasoning

Instructions:

For the Mixture - Heat some oil in a pan, add Bell Peppers, onions, and all vegetables.

Saut¨¦ nicely for 3 to 5 minutes, then remove from heat.

For the Filling Place Taco Shells on boat.

Line the Taco Shells with lettuce & fill with vegetable mixture .

Then spread Cheese dip evenly on top and sprinkle Cornitos Taco seasoning. Serve Tacos with Cornitos Chunky Salsa Dip.

4. Rocky roads by Chef Guntas Sethi

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Rocky roads recipe by Chef Guntas promises a delightful mix of chocolatey goodness with various textures and flavors. Combining Biscoff cookies from Belgium, crispy wafer cubes from Italy, crispy milk chocolate from Belgium, orange chocolate bites from Ireland, rice crackers from Bulgaria, chocolate with hazelnut from Finland, butter from Denmark, and vanilla extract, this recipe promises a symphony of tastes and consistency. With a preparation time of 10 minutes and cooking time of 15 minutes, the recipe can serve four people. The Brand Ambassador to EU¡¯s More Than Food campaign helped us in achieving this dish at home.

Ingredients:

50g Lotus biscoff cookies from Belgium

50g Crispy wafer cubes from Italy

50g Crispy milk chocolate from Belgium

50g Orange chocolate bites from Ireland

50g Rice crackers from Bulgaria

50g Chocolate with hazelnut from Finland

42g Butter unsalted 250 gr from Denmark

14g Vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Grease an 8x8" pan.

2. Melt 50 grams each of various chocolates (crispy milk, milk with hazelnuts, salted caramel with hazelnuts, dark, mixed berry white, and dark with tiramisu filling) in a saucepan with 3 tbsp butter.

3. Stir in 1 tbsp vanilla extract. Fold in the crispy wafer cubes and the rice crackers

4. Refrigerate the mixture until set.

5. Pasta Aglio e Olio

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Ingredients:

Spaghetti Olive oil Garlic (sliced or minced)

Red pepper flakes

Parsley (chopped)

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Cook spaghetti according to package instructions.

In a pan, saut¨¦ garlic in olive oil until golden.

Add red pepper flakes for a kick.

Toss cooked pasta in the garlic and oil mixture.

Season with salt and pepper, garnish with parsley, and serve.

6. Caprese Salad

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Ingredients:

Tomatoes (sliced)

Fresh mozzarella (sliced)

Fresh basil leaves

Balsamic glaze

Olive oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Arrange tomato and mozzarella slices on a plate.

Tuck fresh basil leaves between the tomato and mozzarella.

Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic glaze.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Happy Cooking. Happy Eating. Happy Weekend

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