Planning a low-key Halloween party? Last-minute recipes for filling meal, delicious cocktail
These easy recipes are here for your rescue.
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Make the most of your Halloween celebration.
Halloween is incomplete without a scrumptious meal and pumpkin-favoured drinks. If you are planning a small get-together on the eve of Halloween, these last-minute, easy recipes are here for your rescue.
The red-wine infused main course by Grover Zampa Vineyards and Diageo India's lip-smacking cocktail are sure to keep your nightmares away.
These spooky dishes will surely live up to the tradition.
BLOODY VEGGIE STEW WITH RICE BY GROVER ZAMPA VINEYARDS
Ingredients:
For the stew: Onion (chopped) : 1
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Beetroots (peeled and chopped into medium-sized pieces): 5 Garlic cloves (minced): 2 Carrots (peeled and chopped into medium-sized pieces): 3 Medium mushrooms (chopped): 5 Bay leaves: 2 Spring thymes (powdered thyme can be used too): 2 Tomato paste: 2 tablespoons Red wine: 1 and a half cup
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Water: 1 and a half cup Extra virgin olive oil Freshly ground black pepper Salt
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For the rice: Basmati rice (cooked) - 10 ounces (approximately 280 gms) Freshly chopped parsley Parmesan cheese Bloody Veggie Stew With Rice by Grover Zampa Vineyards Method: - Pour extra virgin olive oil on a sauce pan and heat it on a medium flame - Once the oil is heated, add bay leaves as this will add flavour to your dish - Add garlic and onion, and sauté them until the onion turns soft and pink - Add potatoes, French beans, beetroot and carrot, and add vegetable stock. Let is simmer for 20 minutes - Now add tomato paste, red wine, and water (as much as you need). If you want a thick stew, add less water. Simmer it on medium flame for about 30 minutes till the vegetables are cooked - Serve the stew with freshly cooked basmati rice, and garnish it with parsley and parmesan cheese - Bloody veggie stew with rice is ready
SPICED PUMPKIN MULE BY EVONNE EADIE, DIAGEO RESERVE BRAND AMBASSADOR – WEST
Ingredients:
For spiced pumpkin syrup Pumpkin puree: 1/2 cup Water: 1/2 cup Brown sugar: 1/2 cup Cinnamon powder: 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg: 1/4 teaspoon Star anise: 2 Clove: 1
For the spiced pumpkin mule Vodka: 45ml Ginger Juice: 20ml Spiced Pumpkin Syrup: 20ml Fresh Lime Juice: 10ml Soda Water: 100ml
Spiced Pumpkin Mule by Diageo India Method:
For the spiced pumpkin syrup - Whisk together all ingredients in a saucepan - Simmer for 5 minutes - Strain through a fine mesh strainer - Refrigerate and use within 4 days
For the spiced pumpkin mule - Combine vodka, ginger juice, pumpkin puree and lime in a shaker - Shake for 10 seconds - Strain into an ice-filled mug - Top with soda water - Garnish with a cinnamon stick and fresh herbs - Spiced Pumpkin Mule is ready to serve
House Party? Try These Simple And Delicious Cocktail Recipes
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Red, white or sparkling, wine in every form is to be loved. Those with a taste for wine know just how delightful the beverage is. From the flavour to the effect, one simply can’t stop at a glass of this delight. However, there is always room for improvement; you can play with the flavours, add a few ingredients and prepare a wine cocktail.
All you need is wine and a few ingredients to whip up a cocktail good enough to blow your mind.
(Recipes courtesy: Grover Zampa)
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Sauvignon Blanc: 90 ml
Dark rum: 30 ml
Vanilla extract: 10 ml
Pineapple juice: 10 ml
Method
- Add all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and mix for 10 seconds
- Take a highball glass and fill it with ice
- Strain the drink over ice
- Squeeze a lime over it and empty cocktail in the glass
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Chenin Blanc: 60 ml
Zampa Soirée Brut: 60 ml
Lemon juice: 10 ml
Vodka: 30 ml
Sugar syrup
Grapes for garnish
Method
- Mix all ingredients
- Set aside for an hour
- Garnish with grapes
- Serve chilled
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Ingredients
Grover Art Collection Rosé: 90ml
Gin: 30 ml
Strawberry puree
Lime juice and syrup
Method
- Mix all the ingredients in a shaker
- Serve in highball glass
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