YUGAL KISHOR

REFORM SOCIAL GRILL DUBAI

Many would have not heard of Yugal Kishor, the chef who graced the household kitchens and cooked for the Indian Prime Minister and President. Hailing from Himachal Pradesh, the northern Indian state in the Himalayas, spending most of his childhood with his grandmother and mother, they passed on their passion for food to Yugal. His belief was “If you love food and cooking why not make a career out of it by becoming a professional chef” and so he did by getting his culinary diploma and started with Indian cuisine, over a period of time he learnt other cuisines, different styles of cooking under different chefs and today his style of cooking is very simple and different, he follows the basic thumb rule of cooking the old fashioned way with lots of love. He runs the kitchens of Reform Social & Grill Dubai is the city’s first true gastropub and family-friendly restaurant based on one of London’s most vibrant venues. Located in The Lakes, Emirates Living District, featuring a restaurant, bar and idyllic garden and lakeside setting with first-class British menu.

INGREDIENTS

450g onions, sliced 100g chickpea / gram flour 50g rice flour or corn flour 2g aniseed 70g ginger, chopped fine 10g green chilies, chopped fine 30g mint leaf, chopped fine 20g coriander leaves, chopped fine 2g red chili powder 8g turmeric powder 2g chaat masala 200g mint chutney Salt for seasoning Method Place the sliced onions in a bowl and add the finely chopped green chilies. Add the aniseed, turmeric powder and red chili powder. Mix chickpea / gram flour into with a pinch of rice flour, add salt for seasoning and mix well. Add water to make a batter. Transfer the onions in the flour batter and mix well. The batter should not be runny

In a deep fryer, heat oil and ensure that the oil is hot but not smoky, take small balls of the mix and fry till golden brown in colour. Do not add too many at once as this will bring the oil temperature down and you will have soggy onion bhai. Serve with mint chutney and sprinkle chaat masala on the onion bhajji.

ONION BHAJI

by YUGAL KISHOR