A hearty “yes" to evening snacks cause it really assists in controlling blood sugar levels and can help counteract the exhaustion that many of us experience as the day draws to a close. Avoiding intense hunger in the evening increases the likelihood that you won’t choose a nutritious dinner and will instead turn to processed and junk food.
The key to maintaining your weight and overall health is to eat frequently. In fact, all of your meals are equally necessary, and no one meal is more important or beneficial than another.
Chef Supreet Ghai, Director of Culinary, ibis & ibis styles India, provides a few delicious evening snack dishes in that case to make your evening a lot more delicious and healthy.
Take a look at them here.
I. Naughty Patty Avocado Burger
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Burger bun | 80 | gm | 80 |
| Avocado Patty | 1000 | gm | 80 |
| lettuce Romaine | 1000 | gm | 15 |
| chipotle mayo (spread) | 1000 | gm | 15 |
| Gucamole salsa (Inhouse) | 1000 | gm | 20 |
| Butter | 500 | gm | 15 |
| Potato Wedges | 2500 | gm | 80 |
| Chipotale mayo on side | 1000 | gm | 20 |
| English Cheddar | 1000 | gm | 15 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 340 |
Method:
- Cut the Sesame burger bun from the centre horizontaly. Apply butter on both the sides.
- Toast the bun under the salamander oven or on hot plate.
- Spread chipotle mayo on the bottom bread of the burger bun.
- Add and arrange crispy lettuce on top.
- Add deep fried Avocado patty and Add fresh guacamole.
- Topped with Cheddar cheese, melt under salamander oven and close the bun.
- Serve along with potato wedges and mustard mayo.
Chipotle Mayo
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Mayo | 1000 | gm | 500 |
| Chipotle Paste | 1000 | gm | 75 |
| salt | 1000 | gm | 1 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 576 |
Method:
- In a mixing bowl add Mayo, Dijon mustard, salt and mix it well.
Guacamole
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Hass Avocado | 1000 | gm | 150 |
| Tomato(deseed) | 1000 | gm | 12 |
| Onion(Fine chopped) | 1000 | gm | 18 |
| Chilly(Fine chopped) | 1000 | gm | 5 |
| Corriender(Fine chopped) | 1000 | gm | 6 |
| Salt(Tata) | 1000 | gm | 2 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 193 |
Method:
- Finely chop all the vegetables
- In a bowl mix all the ingredents together.
Avacado Patty
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Hass Avocado | 1000 | kg | 1000 |
| Bread Crumbs | 1000 | kg | 250 |
| Lemon Juice | 1000 | ml | 100 |
| Salt (Tata) | 1000 | kg | 10 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 1360 |
Method:
- Mash the Avocado and add the bread crumbs,
- Salt and lemon juice and mix well. Mould the mixture into Patty
shape and freeze.
Method:
- Cut the Sesame burger bun from the centre horizontaly. Apply butter on both the sides.
- Toast the bun under the salamander oven or on hot plate.
- Spread chipotle mayo on the bottom bread of the burger bun.
- Add and arrange crispy lettuce on top.
- Add deep fried Avocado patty and Add fresh guacamole.
- Topped with Cheddar cheese, melt under salamander oven and close the bun.
- Serve along with potato wedges and mustard mayo.
II. Bhoot Jalokia Chicken Wings In house marination
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Chicken Wings | 1000 | gm | 200 |
| Tempura Batter | 1000 | gm | 50 |
| Bhoot Jalokia (homemade paste) | 1000 | gm | 50 |
| Red Chilli Dry Slice | 1000 | gm | 5 |
| Sesame seeds (garnish) | 1000 | gm | 2 |
| Spring onion (garnish) | 1000 | gm | 2 |
| Oil | 1000 | ml | 80 |
| Aromat powder Knorr | 500 | gm | 5 |
| Salt | 1000 | gm | 2 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 396 |
Method:
- In a mixing bowl add chicken wings. 6 pieces 200 gms in a portion.
- Marinate it with tempura flour, salt, Aromat and Deep fry the chicken wings and keep it aside.
- In a wok add chopped ginger and garlic. Add home made Bhoot Jolakiya chicken wings as per the below recipe. Garnish with spring onion and sesame seed.
- Serve in round appetizer platter.
Bhoot Jalokia Sauce Home Made
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Glucose | 1000 | gm | 200 |
| Kikkoman Soya | 1000 | ml | 50 |
| Water | 1000 | ml | 200 |
| Garlic | 1000 | gm | 10 |
| Ref Oil | 1000 | ml | 10 |
| Bhoot Jalokia Powder | 1000 | gm | 1.5 |
| Dry Red Chilly | 1000 | gm | 10 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 482 |
Method:
- Heat Oil in a pan and
- Add all the ingredients together, mix them
Tempura Batter
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Tempura Flour | 1000 | gm | 30 |
| Water(chilled) | 1000 | gm | 30 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 60 |
Method:
- Mix the ingredients to create a batter.
III. Avocado Toast
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Sour Dough Bread Slice | 400 | gm | 70 |
| Plain Hummus (Home Made) | 500 | gm | 15 |
| Tahini Dressing | 1000 | gm | 30 |
| Imported Hass Avocado | 1000 | gm | 100 |
| Crumbled Feta cheese | 1000 | gm | 15 |
| Cherry tomatoes | 1000 | gm | 18 |
| Olive oil | 1000 | gm | 5 |
| Salt | 1000 | gm | 1 |
| Lemon Juice | 1000 | ml | 10 |
| Microgreen’s | 100 | gm | 4 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 268 |
Method:
- Toast a slice of sourdough bread.
- Add hummus spread.
- Arrange thinly slice avocadoes and season it with salt and lemon juice.
- Drizzle tahini dressing on top. Cut into 1/2 from centre.
- Garnish with feta crumble, cherry tomatoes halves and microgreens.
Tahini Dressing Home Made
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Tahini Paste (Al Ameera) | 1000 | gm | 100 |
| Honey | 1000 | ml | 15 |
| Lemon Juice | 1000 | ml | 10 |
| Salt | 1000 | gm | 1 |
| Water | 1000 | ml | 30 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 156 |
Method:
- Heat oil in a pan
- Add all the ingredients together
IV: Bhapa Doi
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Red apple(Imported) | 1000 | gm | 36 |
| Green apple(imported) | 1000 | gm | 36 |
| Grapes(Imported) | 1000 | gm | 20 |
| Parsley G crumb | 1000 | gm | 15 |
| Baked curd | 1000 | gm | 40 |
| Caramel sauce | 1000 | gm | 1 |
| Mint fresh (Spring) | 1000 | gm | 1 |
| Rock salt | 1000 | gm | 1 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 150 | ||
| Weight after wastage: | 143 | ||
| Weight per piece: | 143 | ||
| Total pieces in recipe: | 1 | ||
| Number of pieces in 1 sku: | 1 | ||
| Total weight per sku: | 143 |
Method:
- Cut the apple ( diamond cutting), place it on the plate.
- Cut the grapes into half( deseed).
- Place the crumb at the centre.
- On top of crumb, place a scoop of baked curd.
- Spread the caramel sauce on the plate in round shape.
- Garnish it with mint leave and pinch of rock salt on top of caramel sauce
Bhapa doi mixture
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Hung curd | 1000 | gm | 600 |
| Corn flour | 1000 | gm | 6 |
| Sugar(powder) | 1000 | gm | 150 |
| Lemon (Zest) | 1000 | gm | 2 |
| Lemon (juice) | 1000 | ml | 20 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 778 | ||
| Weight after wastage: | 778 | ||
| Weight per piece: | 150 | ||
| Total pieces in recipe: | 5 | ||
| Number of pieces in 1 sku: | 1 | ||
| Total weight per sku: | 150 |
Method:
- Use thick hung curd.
- Whisk the curd, smooth creamy texture.
- Add corn flour, sugar powder, lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Bake the mixture at 160*c for 18minutes.
- Cool the mixture in fridge for scooping.
Biscuit crumb
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Parsley G crumb | 1000 | gm | 500 |
| Butter | 500 | gm | 100 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 600 | ||
| Weight after wastage: | 570 | ||
| Weight per piece: | 143 | ||
| Total pieces in recipe: | 4 | ||
| Number of pieces in 1 sku: | 1 | ||
| Total weight per sku: | 143 |
Method:
- Use mixer for biscuit crushing.
- Melt the butter.
- Pour the melted butter in biscuit crushed.
- Crumb should be sandy texture.
Caramel Sauce
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Sugar | 1000 | gm | 400 |
| Butter(Amul) | 500 | gm | 50 |
| Cream (Amul) | 1000 | gm | 600 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 1050 | ||
| Weight after wastage: | 998 | ||
| Weight per piece: | 143 | ||
| Total pieces in recipe: | 7 | ||
| Number of pieces in 1 sku: | 1 | ||
| Total weight per sku: | 143 |
Method:
- Take a pan, add sugar
- Heat until the colour comes.
- Remove the pan from range, add butter.
- Let is cool little bit, slowly pour cream and mix well.
Hang Curd
| Ingredients | Unit | Unit | Qty |
| Curd (Modern) | 1000 | gm | 436 |
| Muslin Cloth | 1 | litre | 1 |
| Total weight of ingredients: | 436 | ||
| Weight after wastage: | 436 | ||
| Weight per piece: | 143 | ||
| Total pieces in recipe: | 3 | ||
| Number of pieces in 1 sku: | 1 | ||
| Total weight per sku: | 143 |
Method:
- Use muslin cloth for hanging the curd.
Method:
- Cut the apple ( diamond cutting), place it on the plate.
- Cut the grapes into half( deseed).
- Place the crumb at the centre.
- On top of crumb, place a scoop of baked curd.
- Spread the caramel sauce on the plate in round shape.
- Garnish it with mint leave and pinch of rock salt on top of caramel sauce
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