August 2020 - Relish The Bite

Pulled Turkey Naan Pizzas are such an easy and delicious way to use up some of that pulled turkey. If you haven’t made before, definitely add it to the weeknight list, or even weekend meal prep. Simple ingredients all thrown into the cooker or instant pot and you’ve got a tasty protein that can be made into so many fabulous meals!

To make the most delicious pulled turkey in our Instant Pot, I used an awesome rub, that is a mix of Indian and Mexican flavours, itprovides such a delicious taste.

I collaborated with Turkey Farmers of Canada this year and I did a couple of tasty recipes for the think Turkey Campaign. Turkey easily fits into our weeknight recipes like stir-fry, meatballs or curries. It is aa lean protein ption that is great for healthy eating and meal prepping.

My favourite Turkey recipes: Turkey Kurma, Turkey Lo mein.

Pulled turkey Naan pizza

Author: Suganya Hariharan

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Fusion

Prep time: 5 mins

Cook time: 50 mins

Total time: 55 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

Pulled Turkey:
• 1 lbs boneless skinless turkey breast
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1Tbsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp cayenne
• ½ tsp white pepper
• 1.5 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
NAAN Pizza
• 2 naan bread
• ½ cup fontina cheese shredded
• ½ cup smoked Gouda cheese shredded
• 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro
• 2 green chillies (optional)

Instructions

Pulled Turkey:
Combine all the pulled turkey ingredients to the bowl of your pressure cooker A
Pressure cook. Cover and set the pressure cooker lid valve to “sealing.” Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes, followed by a 5-minute natural release, followed by a quick release (carefully flip the valve to “venting”) to release whatever pressure remains.
Shred. Remove the lid and use two forks to shred the turkey. Give it a thorough toss with the remaining juices in the pressure cooker.
Arranging Naan Pizza.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place naan bread on a large baking sheet. Sprinkle with half of the shredded cheeses (save the rest for the top).
Arrange the pulled turkey evenly between the two naans. Top with the rest of the shredded cheese and green chillies. Bake this for 10-12 minutes, or until golden and bubbly. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro.

Notes

The store-bought naan bread can usually be found in the bakery section. I like to use the garlic-flavoured variety for added flavour.

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Paneer cooked with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and ginger garlic with a spicy masala known as ‘’Kadai masala’. The main flavours of this dish come from the Kadai masala, which is dry roasted ground spices. I have tried making this dish with pre-ground spices and it just does not taste the same.

This curry is called Kadai Paneer because this dish is authentically prepared in a ‘Kadai’ (kadhai), an Indian wok. This Indian cookware ‘Kadai’ has steeper sides and thick bottom. However, you don’t necessarily need a Kadai for making Kadai Paneer recipe, you can simply use any other wok or a regular cooking pan the way I cooked it.

Paneer or Indian cottage cheese is a very versatile and popular vegetarian option for protein. I tried eating paneer regularly just for protein intake. Tofu or Paneer or edamame or soy protein helps that if you are a vegetarian. Skipped it for last few weeks and finally got a chance to do today. This COVID has caused a lot of good and bad things for many. I see lot of people have turned themselves into more disciplined in regards to what they eat, how they workout or they have taken up some kind of hobby. I am still struggling to be on track with whatever I start. Not sure if it is COVID or just life. But I am really proud of people on what they have achieved. Everything will be okay for everyone. I got 99 problems but hope is not one :).

Today I choose Joy :). Why did I say so? You can’t be happy unless you’re unhappy sometimes. Today was not a bad day compared to last few days so thought will share a recipe to make the day better? I made a Ganesha god in clay today, which was not bad for the first time. I am proud of myself. Then made this paneer with other recipes. Everyone said this paneer was really good and I should start a restaurant. I am sure they were honest because they did not not say anything on my clay god hahaha. A lot of people have told me that I should and I always waited for a perfect day to start. Looks like I need to move on and start it soon as blogs and websites will not be my thing always. Done for the day with all my blah blah blah..!

Other favourite Paneer Recipes: Butter paneer Pizza, paneer Biryani, dum paneer mirch.

DHABA STYLE KADAI PANEER

Author: Suganya Hariharan

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Indian

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 40 mins

Total time: 50 mins

Serves: 6 cups

Ingredients

Spices:
Kashmiri red chilli – 2
Black peppercorns – 1 tsp
Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1 tsp
Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
Paneer:
Ghee – 3 tbsp
Red chillies whole - 1
Coriander seeds ½ tsp
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Garlic cloves – 5, sliced
Green chilli – 2, sliced
Ginger – 1 inch, Juliennes
Tomatoes – 3, medium-sized, chopped
Onions – 1, medium-sized, diced
Bell pepper – 1 medium size, diced
Paneer – 250 Gm, cubes
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Kasuri methi/ dried fenugreek leaves – 1 tsp
Fresh coriander leaves – 1 tbsp, chopped finely
Salt – 2 tsp (change according to your taste)

Instructions

Set a pan on medium heat, add the whole roasted spices under ‘Spices’ and dry roast for 2 minutes. This will give you a good fragrance.
When it cools down, add to a grinding jar and grind it coarsely.
Set the same pan on medium heat, add ghee, whole red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds and sauté them for a minute and wait till it gets roasted to a brown colour.
Add the tomatoes and half of salt; cook them until they are mushy.
Add the Kadai masala, garam masala powder and red chilli powder, cook until the oil separates which is around 6 minutes.
Add bell pepper and onion, mix well for 20 seconds.
Add rest of salt and add paneer cubes. Gently mix without breaking paneer cubes. Cook for another 3 minutes. Check for seasoning and salt now.
Add Kasuri methi and chopped coriander leaves, mix well and the Dhaba style Kadai paneer is ready.