Spiced Foie Gras Recipe With Naan & Fennel Salad

Spice seared foie gras, wild mushroom naan and fennel-mango chutney salad

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60 minutes, plus resting

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This foie gras recipe has an Eastern twist from Vineet Bhatia. Spiced foie gras is quickly seared and placed on a buttered warm naan. The crunchy salad with fennel and mango chutney cuts through the richness for the perfect accompaniment.

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Wild mushroom naan

3 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
700g of mixed seasonal wild mushrooms, stalks removed finely chopped
salt

Dough

1000g of self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting
1 tsp salt
530ml of water
2 tsp vegetable oil
2 tsp truffle oil
1 tbsp of unsalted butter, melted

Fennel-mango chutney salad

1/2 fennel bulb, thinly sliced lengthwise
1/4 bunch of chives, chopped
black pepper
1/4 lemon, juiced
2 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp of mango chutney
salt

Spice-seared foie gras

2 green cardamom pods
1 tbsp of fennel seeds
1 tbsp of coriander seeds
1 star anise
300g of foie gras, cut into slices 1cm thick
sea salt

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First, prepare the wild mushroom and truffle oil naan. Heat the vegetable oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds. As they begin to crackle, add the chopped mushrooms and sauté over a medium heat

3 tbsp of vegetable oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
700g of mixed seasonal wild mushrooms

They will release quite a lot of water; keep stirring until the mixture dries out. Season with salt, then remove from the heat and set aside

salt

Sift the flour into a large bowl, stir in the salt and make a well in the centre. Add the mushroom mixture, water and vegetable oil to the well and knead together to make a rough dough

1000g of self-raising flour
1 tsp salt
530ml of water
2 tsp vegetable oil

Cover with cling film and leave to rest for 20 minutes. Gently knead again for 2 minutes, then divide the dough into 10 portions and shape them into smooth balls

Place them on a lightly floured tray, cover with cling film or a damp cloth and leave to rest for 20 minutes

1000g of self-raising flour

For the fennel-mango chutney salad, put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well, then refridgerate while you bake the naans and sear the fois gras

1/2 fennel bulb
1/4 bunch of chives
black pepper
1/4 lemon
2 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp of mango chutney
salt

To prepare the spice-seared foie gras, roast all the spices in a dry frying pan, then leave to cool. Place them in a spice mill or coffee grinder and grind to a fine powder. Leave to one side until ready to cook the fois gras

Roll out each naan ball into a circle about 3mm thick. Place on a hot baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 200°C/Gas Mark 6 for 4–5 minutes, until golden brown. Baste with the truffle oil and melted butter

2 tsp truffle oil
1 tbsp of unsalted butter

Season the foie gras with salt, dust with the spice powder and sear in a very hot pan for 30 seconds on each side

300g of foie gras
sea salt

To serve, place a warm wild mushroom naan in the centre of 4 long plates and place the seared foie gras on top. Arrange the fennel and mango chutney salad to one side and spoon a little mango chutney on the other side

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Vineet Bhatia

While Vineet Bhatia has borrowed from European traditions to plate up his food, the manner and matter of his dishes are unmistakably those of India, handled with immense sophistication and personal panache.