Yogurt Dip With Twist

Yogurt Dip With Twist, Is a creamy and healthy dip, and can be replaced with sour cream dip.  The inspiration behind this recipe is coming from my polish friend Anna. I modified her recipe a bit to suit my indian taste. I am using Dil in this recipe, you can replace with any herb of your taste. I hope you all will enjoy this with kababs, pita bread, falafels. 

Ingredients:

1 Cup Greek Yogurt (Hung Curd)

1 tbsp finely chopped Dil

1/2 tsp Paprika Powder

1 tsp Lime Juice

1 Garlic Clove finely chopped

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tsp Salt

Process:

1) Whisk greek yogurt a bit to make a smooth dip consistency. 

2) Put Dil, Garlic, Lime Juice, Salt, Paprika Powder, sugar in a Yogurt and mix well.

3) Transfer that in a serving bowl...Enjoy cold!

Karela Bhurji (Bittergourd Dry Curry)

Karela Bhurji, This is by far my favrt recipe when we talk about bitter guard..not so bitter anymore :). I request everybody to try this recipe, this may actually turns out to be one of your favorites...I just hope. So please give this a try and let me know your views. This goes well with Indian Chapati, Tortilla,.

Ingredients:

1 Kg Bitter Gourd

2 tbsp Mustard Oil

1 tbsp Salt
1 tsp Turmeric Powder


Spices Mix

 7-8 Medium sized Garlic Cloves
1 tsp Chana Dal
1 tsp Udat dal
8-10 Kadi Leaves
1 tsp Coriander Seeds
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Fennel Seeds
1 tbsp Tamarind

Process:

1) Dry roast all the whole spice mix together in an pan and grind them in a coarse powder.

2) Chop Bitter Guard in small pieces and remove the seeds. Wash bitter guard properly under cold water.

3) Rub bitter guards well with salt and turmeric, leave it for half an hour at least. Now squeeze bitter guard pieces to remove bitterness and now they are all set for use.

4) Heat Oil in large skillet on medium flame. Add in bitter guard and saute until it turns dark brown, then add in dry spice mix powder and stir for 2-3 minutes.

5) Cook for 5 minutes on medium low flame with lid.

6) Serve hot.....Enjoy!

Chickpea's Salad

Chickpeas Salad, This is a healthy and quick salad..i love to enjoy this after coming from office as a snack..you can enjoy this along with food. Also best way to serve your children requirement for raw salad.You can change vegetable with your own taste like grated cucumber etc.

Here Comes the Recipe

Ingredients:

Serving 2 Person

2 Cup Boiled Chickpeas

½ Cup Cucumber chopped

                                                             ½ Cup onion chopped

                                                              ½ Cup Tomato chopped

½ tsp Cumin Powder

½ tsp Chaat Masala

½ tsp Sugar

1/2 tbsp lime juice

½ tsp Green chili chopped Optional

Chopped Cilantro

Salt and Pepper as Taste

Process:

1) In a bowl, mix together boiled chickpeas, cucumber, onions, tomato, lime juice, salt, pepper, cumin powder, sugar, chaat masala, green chili chopped, cilantro.

2) Serve cold and Enjoy!!