Recipes

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Wings, burgers, bowls, tacos, eggs, Indian snacks. The ones marked “Tested by” are the chef's own, cooked and photographed; the rest are from the GUSSA kitchen notebook. Cook one and tell us what you changed.

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Shrimp Scampi

Garlic, butter and white wine, with GUSSA stirred in before the wine goes down. Same scampi, more going on.

Tested by The GUSSA chef
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Matar Paneer Fried Rice

Matar paneer, reworked as a wok fried rice. GUSSA goes in early so it coats everything, and again on the side.

Tested by The GUSSA chef
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Grilled Cheese with Caramelized Onions

Sourdough, two cheeses and a spoonful of onions cooked down slowly with GUSSA. The onions are the recipe; the sandwich is the excuse.

Tested by The GUSSA chef
Either heat

GUSSA Glazed Wings

Oven wings that come out crisp without a fryer, tossed in a glaze of GUSSA, butter and lime. Sweet first, then the heat catches up.

Serves 455 min
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GUSSA Smash Burgers

Thin, crusty patties, melted cheese and a GUSSA mayo that does the job of ketchup and hot sauce at once.

Serves 420 min
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Crispy Paneer Bites with GUSSA

Cornstarch-dusted paneer, shallow-fried until it crackles, then tossed in warm GUSSA and lime. A snack that behaves like wings.

Serves 4 as a snack30 min
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GUSSA Egg Kathi Roll

A Kolkata street roll: a thin omelette cooked onto the flatbread, then a squeeze of GUSSA, onion slaw and a tight wrap.

Serves 225 min
Either heat

GUSSA Fried Egg Rice Bowl

Day-old rice, two crisp-edged eggs and GUSSA over everything. The ten-minute bowl for the nights you are not cooking.

Serves 115 min
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Sheet-Pan GUSSA Cauliflower

Roasted hard, then glazed with GUSSA and lemon and roasted again until sticky. Served on yogurt with peanuts and cilantro.

Serves 440 min
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GUSSA Shrimp Tacos

Seared shrimp tossed in GUSSA and lime off the heat, on warm corn tortillas with a cool cabbage slaw.

Serves 423 min
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Paneer Tikka Flatbread with GUSSA

Naan as the base, GUSSA where the pizza sauce would go, yogurt-marinated paneer on top. Twelve minutes in a hot oven.

Serves 227 min
Either heat

GUSSA Chicken Skewers

Chicken thighs in a yogurt and GUSSA marinade, grilled hard and brushed with more GUSSA at the end.

Serves 487 min
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Aloo Tikki Sliders with GUSSA

Spiced potato patties, pan-fried until crisp, on slider buns with GUSSA yogurt and more GUSSA on top.

Serves 4 (8 sliders)40 min
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GUSSA Mayo

Thirty seconds, one bowl. The condiment that goes on fries, burgers, sandwiches and roasted vegetables all week.

Makes about 1 cup5 min
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GUSSA Glazed Salmon

Salmon roasted plain for eight minutes, then glazed with GUSSA, soy and ginger for the last few. Rice and greens underneath.

Serves 420 min
Either heat

GUSSA Tofu Stir-Fry

Cornstarch-crisped tofu, broccoli and peppers, finished in a GUSSA and soy glaze that clings to everything.

Serves 327 min
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GUSSA Masala Omelette

The Indian breakfast omelette with onion, tomato and cilantro folded in, and GUSSA where the ketchup used to go.

Serves 111 min
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Sweet Potato Fries with GUSSA Yogurt

Oven fries that actually crisp, with a dip of yogurt, GUSSA and lime. Sweet against sweet, then the heat.

Serves 440 min
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Samosa Chaat with GUSSA

Crushed samosas under chickpeas, yogurt, chutney and GUSSA in place of the tamarind. Onion, sev and cilantro on top.

Serves 425 min
Either heat

GUSSA Chili Garlic Noodles

Sliced garlic fried pale gold, GUSSA and soy bubbled into a sauce, noodles tossed until glossy. A fried egg on top if you have one.

Serves 220 min
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GUSSA Chicken Meatballs

Ginger and garam masala chicken meatballs, baked, then rolled in GUSSA and butter until glossy. Toothpicks or rice.

Serves 4 (about 20 meatballs)35 min
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Grilled Corn with GUSSA Butter

Charred corn brushed with butter mashed with GUSSA, then lime, chaat masala and cilantro. Bhutta, upgraded.

Serves 417 min
Either heat

GUSSA Breakfast Hash

Crisp potatoes, onion and pepper in one skillet, GUSSA stirred through, eggs cracked into wells and covered until set.

Serves 435 min

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