Category Archives: Spices & Sauce

Avocado Hummus

Hummus is a Middle Eastern side dish.  There are variety of Hummus recipes. Avocado Hummus is one of them which has Avocado creamy texture without tahini sauce. Adding all spices and Garbanzo beans (chick peas) gives a awesome taste to hummus. Avocado hummus is a nice dip or sauces for many recipes and is a healthy and easy to make side dish.

Tomato Chutney

Tomato chutney is among the various chutneys available as part of the Indian cuisine like a coconut chutney, peanut chutney, onion chutney, garlic chutney, ridge gourd chutney and so on. South Indian dishes are incomplete without chutney. The tangy and slightly spicy chutney goes very well with Idli, dosa, vada or any south Indian dishes and its really easy to prepare.

Sweet & Sour Mango Apple Chutney

Chutneys are very essential dishes in Indian cuisine. There are a variety of chutney recipes which can be found in India. Some are sweet and some are spicy. Indian food is incomplete without chutney. This recipe is made with two fruits which have tangy and sweet taste.  Apple and mango cooked with jaggrey and flavored with spices.It’s a great compliment with Paratha or with bread for breakfast. My kids love to take it to school with Paratha. It is very easy to prepare and you can store it for up to a couple of weeks in the fridge.

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Raw Mango Pickle

Mango pickle is a common supplement for Indian meals. It’s tangy taste adds flavor to food. Recently I visited India and learnt from my Mom how to make this. I am sharing her recipe. There are variety of mangoes available however the best pickle is made out of “Sukul” mango.

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Pizza Sauce

There are variety of pizza sauce available in the grocery stores, however this recipe helps you to prepare it at home and use it to make a pizza with fresh sauce. The fresh pizza sauce gives a nice and fresh aroma to pizza. Pizza is one of the favorite food for the kids and having this at home could help you satisfy their hunger quickly.