Sunday, July 22, 2012

Mixed vegetable pickle


Mixed vegetable pickle
Ingredients
1. Cauliflower
2. Carrots
3. Peas 
4. Ginger
5. Lemon juice
6. Salt and chili powder 
7. Ingredients for tadka

Procedure
Cut all the vegetables in small pieces. Mix all vegetables add salt, red chili powder. Make tadka with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, asafoetida and turmeric, add it on vegetables and mix well.

Hummus


Hummus
Ingredients
1. 1 can of chickpeas (16oz) or garbanzo beans
2. 1/4 cup of liquid from chickpea can
3. Lemon juice around 5 table spoons.
4. 2 cloves of garlic
5. Olive oil
6. Tahini sauce 1 and 1/2 table spoon
7. Salt

Procedure
Drain chickpeas, combine all ingredients in blender, add little water if required. Place it in the serving bowl, make small well, add some olive oil in the well.

Note: Different flavors can be added by more garlic, cayenne pepper,  roasted red bell peppers. Serve with pita chips or warm pita bread.