This year Father's Day will be celebrated on 16th June, 2024. Fathers are a force to reckon with and often do not get the attention that they deserve. Although every day is indeed a Father's Day, an official Father's Day is a reminder for everyone to cherish their fathers in their lives.
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There is a famous saying that the way to a person's heart is through their stomach. It is a tried and tested saying as food is the way to make a person instantly happy and give them special treatment. If you want to surprise your father with something delicious and beyond ordinary, then here are some easy-to-make and exciting barbeque recipes to make it home.
The best part is that one can even include their father in the whole process to make it a more fun and indulgent activity while making delicious food.
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* Grilled Salmon
Grilled salmon is a very simple and awesome seafood option that one can barbeque at home. It has a zesty flavour because of the presence of orange zest and also has flavours of soya sauce, honey, and garlic cloves. To make this appetising dish at home, one has to marinate some Solomons with ingredients, such as orange zest, soya sauce, honey, chilli flakes, some grated ginger and a little bit of yoghurt, which is optional. Let this salmon absorb the flavours for at least 20 minutes before keeping it on the barbeque stand. One can let it cook until it turns glazy and serve it with some boiled vegetables.
* Grilled Pineapples
Grilled pineapples are one of the most indulgent fruits that taste so good after being cooked on a barbeque stand. One can make special pineapple skewers by carefully assorting pieces of pineapple, red onions, tomatoes, and any other fruit or vegetable of choice. On the top of the skewers, one has to sprinkle some lemon juice along with fresh parsley, and then keep it on the top of the griller. Let everything cook properly until it starts turning brown and then take it off the barbeque stand.
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* Honey Sausages
Honey sausages are a quintessential barbeque recipe that tastes more than just delicious. To make honey sausages at home, one has to make skewers by adding diced pieces of sausages with red onions, fields, papaya, and some tomatoes. A delicious dip made from honey, soya sauce, chopped coriander, lime juice, and some castor sugar can be made simultaneously. After cooking the skewers on the top of a barbeque stand, these can be served with the dip on the side. Or the dip can be simply spread on the top of the skewers before serving it.
* Tofu Skewers
Tofu skewers are a great and delicious vegan option that is also quite nutritious. It is prepared by cutting tofu into small cubicle pieces and then marinating them in a marinade made from soya sauce, light, brown, sugar, rice, wine, vinegar, groundnut, oil, fresh, ginger, peppercorns, and any other spice that one would like to add. The tofu has to be perfectly synchronised with this marinade and then cooked on the top of a griller. Once this is done, the tofu can be served after sprinkling some coriander leaves on the top.
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* Paneer Tikka
A paneer tikka is not just a delicious snack, but also a feeling unlike anything else. Paneer tikka is one of the most famous barbeque recipes in India and is the perfect way to surprise Indian dads. It is made by taking blocks of paneer and arranging them into skewers after marinating them in a spice mixture and yoghurt. Also, a lot of lime juice is added in the marination process. While arranging blocks of marinated paneer in skewers, one can also add red onions and tomatoes. The skewers can be cooked on the top of a barbeque and served with some mint chutney.
* Chicken Tikka
The list would be incomplete without giving a special mention to chicken tikka. Chicken tikka is one of those appetisers that can instantly change the mood of a party. To make the most perfect chicken tikka, one has to begin by marinating some fresh pieces of chicken in yoghurt and a medley of Indian spices. Then one has to carefully assort these pieces of chicken tikka with onions and tomatoes. Carefully grill it on a barbeque until it turns a little black from the ends. Chicken tikka is generally enjoyed with some mint and coriander chutney and vinegar onions.