Black Bean Dip

Ingredients
1. One can of black bean or red kidney beans if black bean is not available
2. 2 tsp olive oil
3. ½ medium onion
4. 1 clove of garlic
5. 1 tbsp of green chili
6. 2 tbsp of lime juice
7. ¼ tsp ground cumin powder
8. Salt and pepper to taste
9. 2 tbsp of chopped cilantro/dhaniya leaves
10. 1 tbsp water

Directions
1. Heat Oil in non stick skillet
2. While oil is heating up chop onions and green chili and mince the garlic.
3. Rinse the beans and keep them separate.
4. Now when the oil is ready add onions.
5. Saute them for two minutes and then add garlic and chili and sauté them for one more minute.
6. Cool down for 5 minutes.
7. Now in a food processor add Beans, Onions garlic mixture, salt pepper, lime juice, cumin powder.
8. Make a smooth mixture add water if required.
9. Now take it out in container and add cilantro leaves and mix it well.
10. Spread this easy mixture in tacos or burritos or use as a dip with nachos chips.
11. A very quick and easy dip for your party.
-Chitra

Tangy Mexican Rice

Ingredients

1. 1 cup of uncooked basmati Rice or any long grained rice

2. 1 tsp of garlic salt

3. ½ tsp of ground cumin powder

4. ¼ cup of chopped red onion

5. 3 tbsp of vegetable oil

6. ½ cup of Tomato sauce

7. 3 tbsp of Tabasco hot sauce

8. 2 cups of vegetable or chicken broth

9. ¼ cup of green peas

10. 1 jalapeno pepper chopped finely

Directions

1. Heat oil in a non stick pan over medium heat.

2. Stir in onions and jalapeno and cook until tender.

3. Now add rice, cook by stirring constantly until golden by shaking the pan do not use the any spoon.

4. While Rice is cooking, sprinkle with salt and cumin.

5. Add peas to rice and toss.

6. Stir in tomato sauce and hot sauce.

7. Add vegetable broth or chicken broth.

8. Now bring the rice to boil and then reduce the heat to low. Now cook with a lid on.

9. In between fluff them with fork. It will be ready in 20 to 25 minutes.

10. Serve warm rice on chilled lettuce leaves with a beans and chilled raita.

-Chitra

Nachos and Cucumber Salsa

A quick snack for unexpected guests with ingredients from your refrigerator and pantry.My friend was always worried with her unexpected children friend's, specially when they are vegeterian.So I came up with this idea and instead of regular tomoato salsa, this is cucumber salsa.Cucumber is very good alternative in summers, it cools you down within no time.

Ingredients

• 1 chopped cucumber
• 1 chopped tomato
• 1 medium chopped onions
• Salt & black pepper to taste
• 2 tsp. of Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp of Hot sauce
• 1 tsp. of any Vinegar (not balsamic vinegar)

Directions

• Add everything in a large bowl and mix together.
• Garnish with Chopped cilantro (optional)
• Serve with Store bought Nachos chips any shape any color and serve a cool
healthy smoothie or drink.

Your children and their friends will be more than happy :)


-Chitra