My Cooking Wonders

 Yummy yummy chickpea salad with Avocado dressing. Perfect Summer salad with mouth watering rich creamy avocado dressing..what more can I say. Give it a try and enjoy!  Ingredients 1 cup dry garbanzo beans 1 whole cinnamon stick couple of pinches of amchur powder(Optional) 3/4 cup chopped tomatoes 3/4 cup chopped onions 1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped cilantro Avocado Dressing as much as you prefer.  Recipe here Method Wash and soak garbanzo beans overnight in water. Add soaked garbanzo beans, cinnamon stick, amchur powder, salt and 2 to 3 cups of water to a pressure cooker. Pressure cook till 5 to 6 whistles.  Once the pressure is off, open the lid and drain all the water. Let the chickpeas cool. 1 cup of dry beans should roughly yield upto 3 cups of cooked beans. Once the chickpeas are cooled down add in tomatoes, onions, cilantro and avocado dressing. Check the taste for salt and spice. If not enough salt or spicy add in salt and 1 or 2 minc...

I love Avocados. Avocado is one of the vegetable or fruit(who cares what it is..all I care about is the taste) that I fell in love with after coming to States. The rich and creamy textures always makes my mouth water. Here is one simple dressing recipe that will go well with salads and for people like me can eat it as is :).... Ingredients 2 Avocados 1/2 to 3/4 cup cilantro(I used leaves and stems) couple leaves of mint 5 cloves garlic 3 to 4 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice(adjust per taste) 1 tsp salt(adjust per taste) 1/2 tsp black pepper powder 1/2 cup thick yogurt 2 to 4 tbsp Water 2 green chillies(adjust depending on the spice level) Method Peel and cut the avocados into pieces. Take all the ingredients into a blender and blend to a smooth paste. Take it into a bowl. If you like it thick and creamy leave it as is. If you prefer little thinner add little water. Give it a taste and adjust the seasonings. Note: I love mint which is why I added it. ...

Boiled peanut chat is a spicy, tangy, delicious, lip smacking Indian street style food. This is one versatile dish that can be served as a snack or appetizer or salad or just as side dish for drinks. Being away from these are the kind of foods I miss a lot and I try to recreate them at home. Preparing this chat is super easy and always makes me feel nostalgic. Give the recipe a try and I bet you will be hooked... Ingredients 1 cup raw Peanuts(already shelled peanuts) 4 tbsp grated Carrot 1/4 cup finely chopped Onion 1/4 cup finely chopped Tomato 2 tbsp finely chopped Mint 4 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves Juice of 1 lemon(Use extra lemon if you like it tangier) 2 Green chilies finely chopped Salt per taste Method Soak peanuts in water for about an hour. Pressure cook peanuts with little salt and water for upto two whistles. Once the pressure is off, open the lid and drain all the water. Let the peanuts cool.  Add in all the ingredients and give i...

Today I posting a very simple and healthy Salad. This is one recipe for the people who are watching their calories. Really simple to make with loads of flavor. Here is my version of Iceberg lettuce chopped salad with Lemon and spicy mustard vinaigrette. Hope you guys will enjoy this!! Ingredients For Salad 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, core removed and chopped 4 radishes, chopped 1 shallot 1/3 cucumber, peeled and chopped 1 cup shredded carrots 1/4 yellow bell pepper or 1 small yellow sweet pepper 6 to 8 cherry tomatoes halved For Lemon - Spicy Mustard Vinaigrette 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 tsp Spicy Mustard (can use regular dijon mustard) 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil Method For Salad Combine lettuce and chopped veggies in salad bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and keep aside till you are ready for serving. For Vinaigrette In a bowl take the lemon juice and add in the mustard, salt and pepper and whisk...