Chef Santosh Shah | Mix Veg Pakora Recipe | Delhi + Samosa Chaat | by MasterChef UK Contestant.

✓ Chef Santosh Shah a finalist on MasterChef The Professionals, UK
MIXED VEGETABLE PAKORAS RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Vegetable Oil (for frying)
Potato
Red Onion
Cauliflower
Paneer
Mushrooms
Salt
Carom Seeds
Turmeric
Chilli Powder
Fresh Chopped Coriander
Chilli Flakes
Ginger & Garlic paste (optional)
Water

DELHI CHAAT:
Papdi
Boiled Chana & Potato mix
Kachumber (Pomegranate, Coriander, Tomato and Bombay Onion)
Green Chutney
Tamarind Chutney
Sweet Yoghurt Sauce (Sweetened with Honey)
Crispy Nylon Sev
Sweet Potato Crisps
Sprig of Coriander and Watercress

PUNJABI SAMOSA CHAAT:
Sweet Yoghurt
Tamarind Chutney
Kachumber
Nylon Sev
Coriander and Watercress

TANDOORI SAFFRON PANEER TIKKA:
Marinated Paneer, Capsicum and Onion cooked in a Charcoal Tandoor oven
Pickled Vegetables
Green Chutney
Curried Yoghurt
Coriander and Watercress

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Mix Veg Pakora Recipe, Delhi + Samosa Chaat, Paneer Tikka at Saffron Circle Indian Restaurant London

This video is a great honour and special treat, because we meet dynamic and inspirational business woman Lavanya Mahate + we also at long last get to catch Chef Santosh Shah in action.

In this video Chef Santosh Shah kindly share his recipes for making some famous and popular Indian street food classics.

This is Indian Street Food served up Fine Dining style where the emphasis is on presentation and of course capturing the authentic Desi taste (a well-known adage among chefs is: "You Eat with Your Eyes First".

Saffron Circle's various social media pages:
Instagram: @saffroncircleuk
Facebook: @saffroncircleuk
YouTube Channels:    / eastindiapantry  

&
   / @saffronvalleyindianrestaur8778  

Thank you to Lavanya Mahate, Satish Bhai, Executive Head Santosh Shah and all of the restaurant team who welcomed me and graciously allowed me a special glimpse into their kitchen to do the videoing.

Saffron Circle Indian Restaurant is located at: 7 New College Parade, Finchley Road, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 5EP

If you have any questions, such as their opening times etc their telephone number is:020 7722 8474

Located in Swiss Cottage, Saffron Circle serves famous and popular dishes vegetarian and non- veg from all over India, including chaats, small plates, curries and biryanis.

Saffron Circle is the first UK outpost from successful US restaurant group Saffron Valley, who operate five restaurants in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The restaurant kitchen is headed by Executive Chef Santosh Shah.

Chef Santosh’s story is very inspirational, born and raised in a small village in Nepal called Karjanha.

Santosh moved to India at age 14 and took a job as a kitchen porter at a five-star hotel. Inspired by the chefs he worked with, Santosh was promoted to tandoori assistant, which is where his love for food really began.

After 13 years of cooking in hotels in India and Montenegro, Santosh moved to the UK, starting his career at Dishoom, before moving onto Benares, working under Michelin starred chef Atul Kochar, always curious about all different cuisines from around the world, he decided to learn about French cuisine, and joined Brasserie Blanc, owned by Raymond Blanc.

He then spent two years at renowned City restaurant Cinnamon Kitchen, working with Vivek Singh.

After two years at Cinnamon Kitchen, Santosh moved on to become Executive Chef at Baluchi, a contemporary fine-dining Indian concept at the five-star LaLit Hotel in London, housed in the Grade II listed former St. Olave’s Grammar School’s Assembly Hall.

(Video recorded on two visits: Sunday 19th Jan & Friday 13th March 2020)