Father's Day 2025: 5 simple recipes to surprise your dad with

Time of India

13-06-2025

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While a father never leaves even one day to make his child feel loved and cared for, children miss the mark sometimes. With all the working, studying and other growing up things to do, you end up ignoring a call, ditching a dinner and so on.
Thus, days that are especially dedicated to the people who gave you the life you have and filled it with their love and support must be celebrated grandly.
With Father's Day coming up on June 15th, what better way to surprise your dad than by cooking him a delicious dish that makes his heart and taste buds happy? Below are 5 easy recipes that you can cook up for your father this Father's Day.
BBQ ribs
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Take some St. Louis-style pork spareribs and marinate them overnight with spices such as paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper and some salt.
Next morning, bake them in the oven slowly and then baste them with a flavoured barbecue sauce made with some minced garlic, ketchup, unsalted butter, mustard, tabasco sauce and salt cooked together. Now, you can either bake them in the oven again or put them on the grill.
Frozen Grahamwiches
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If your dad loves desserts more, then these easy-to-make frozen sandwiches will be his favourite. Take some Graham crackers, peanut butter and whipped cream.
Spread 1 teaspoon of peanut butter on each graham cracker square followed by 1 tablespoon of whipped cream, make them into a sandwich and freeze for at least 1 hour before serving.
Cheddar cheeseburger sliders
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All you need are buns, beef/shredded chicken, cheese and some sauces. Firstly, brown the ground beef or cook the chicken, layer the buns with cheese, beef, and any sauces of your choice and bake until warm. Serve with burger toppings your dad loves and voila! You have a dish.
Picadillo Tacos
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You need some taco shells, cheddar cheese, ground beef and pork, chicken stock, lettuce, jalapeno, potato, tomatoes, carrots, chilli powder, cumin powder, oregano and salt and pepper. Blend the tomatoes and chicken stock in a puree, and in a large pan add the ground beef and pork. Once they have browned add the chopped vegetables and saute for 10 minutes. Now add in all the spices and the puree and cook for 10-15 minutes.
To plate, add the boof and pork mix, and cheddar cheese and serve with any of your dad's favourite sauces. For a vegetarian option, replace the beef and pork with tofu or paneer.
Chocolate brownie pudding
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The ingredients list includes, white sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, flour, vanilla ice cream, large eggs and unsalted butter. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and lightly butter a skillet. Melt the butter and let it cool. Sift the cocoa powder and flour together and set aside.
In a mixer, beat the eggs and sugar on medium-high speed for 5-10 minutes until thick and light yellow. Now add the vanilla extract, flour and cocoa powder mixture.
Mix them slowly and pour the cooled butter to mix until combined. Pour the mixture into the skillet and place it in a larger baking pan halfway filled with water up to the side of the dish. Put it in the oven for around 60 minutes and serve with vanilla ice cream.
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