Ginger Pickle

Ingredients

• Chopped ginger (About 50 gm)
• Garlic (2 cloves)
• Tamarind concentrate (per taste)
• Jaggery (per taste)
• Red Chili powder (per taste)
• Salt (per taste)

For tadka

• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Cumin seeds
• Asafoetida
• Curry leaves
• Urad daal
• Dry red chilies
• Chopped garlic
• Pinch of turmeric
• Fenugreek seeds

Procedure

1. In little quantity of oil saute chopped ginger, let it cool down.
2. In tamarind concentrate add jaggery, ginger, salt, red chili powder and 2 cloves of garlic and blend it in smooth paste. If needed add very little bit of water.
3. for tadka add the ingredients in this order - oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped garlic, urad daal, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, dry red chilies, asafoetida and turmeric.
4. Add tadka on above paste.

Pineapple-Paneer Salad

1. Greens - none
2. Veggies/fruits - pineapple, cucumber, tomato, onion, red bell pepper (sauteed in olive oil), coriander
3. Protein - Boiled kidney beans
4. Crunch - dried cranberries and walnuts
5. Cheese - Cottage cheese a.k.a. Paneer cubes (sauteed in olive oil)
6. Dressing - mayonnaise + Black pepper + salt

In a pan heat olive oil, add paneer cubes and red bell pepper and saute for about 1 minute and then add it in salad.
This dressing is very mild, add chilli flakes or cayenne pepper to spice it up.

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.

Garlic Mushroom