Today’s recipe is one of the most famous & widely popular dip, Hummus, originated from Middle Eastern cuisine, it’s is the recipe with lots of healthy & nutritious benefits. This dip is mostly served with Pita bread (Middle eastern bread), vegetables, falafel (my favorite), vegetables, grilled chicken or meat. Hummus is the best recipe for…
Category: Pickles/Dippings
Home Made Tahini / Sesame Paste
Tahini is the paste made from sesame seeds used in Middle Eastern’s Cuisine. Tahini is served as a dip on its own or as a major component of hummus. Tahini-based sauces are common in Middle Eastern restaurants as a side dish or as a garnish, usually including lemon juice, salt and garlic, and thinned with water. Tahini…
Andhra Style Tomato Pickle / Chutney !!
Last wednesday, I bought two basket of wine tomatoes in our Farmer’s Market. Tomatoes were fully ripened, so I thought of pickled & store it for a while. Andhra style pickle is one of my favorite, during master’s degree many of my friends were from Andhra. They used to bring varieties of pickle, most of…
Brinjal Chutney / Eggplant Chutney (or) Pickle / Eggplant Dipping Sauce !!
Brinjal / eggplant chutney, it is very simple recipes. This chutney / pickle can be stored in refrigerator for a week. Always store the pickle in sterilized bottel or air tight plastic container . By using this pickle, we can also prepare brinjal rice / vangi bath (by simply mix the pickle with steamed rice),…
Homemade Lemon Pickle / South Indian Spicy Lemon Pickle
Pickling is a traditional way of preserving fruits & vegetable in Indian. Homemade pickles are the best, I never prepared pickles before, it is my first attempt, there is two ways to prepare, one is boiled / steamed the lemon, add salt, preserve it for 2 weeks, dry in direct sunlight every day & seasoned…
Mint Pickle / Mint Chutney / Puthina Pickle !!!
Who don’t love pickles? In India, pickling plays a major role in culture & religion. Pickling is connected to the ancient art of preserving food by curing it with salt or sugar. Mint pickle / pudina chutney is one of the famous pickle in south India. I love mint pickle, more than any other pickle. I…
Gongura / Kenaf Pickle !!!!!!!
Ingredients: Grind into coarsely: Gongura leaves (red stemmed) – 2 bunch (1 lb) Oil – 2 tsp Garlic – 10 cloves Tamarind – Lemon size (soaked in little water & seed less) Dry…
Tomato pickle/ thokku
This is the pickle I used to prepare and refrigerate it. Today is the last day of farmer’s market in our campus (Wayne State University, Detroit) of this season. I bought some fresh tomatoes and I thought of making my favorite Pickle. This recipe I learned from my siva amma (aunty), she prepares…
My Southern Flavours 