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Dal (Lentils)

Ingredients:

6 oz. oily toor dal

Salt

½ tsp. Red chilies

1 tsp. Dhanajeeru

¼ tsp. Turmeric powder

Vagar marcha

Rai

1 tsp. oil

Gol

Pinch of asafetida (hing)

 Directions:

Wash and cook dal with water in pressure cooker

Once cooked then mash it with hand blender

Add about ½ cup of water until desired thickness

Add salt, red chilies, dhanajeeru, turmeric power, and gol

Heat oil in the small container

Add rai and vagar na marcha, hing

Let it cook until thickens like a soup

(Serves 2)

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Mexican Bhel

Ingredients (for Ragda):

Refried Beans

Picante Mexican Sauce

Oil

Ginger, Garlic paste

Water as needed

Ingredients (for Bhel):

Tortillas

Vegetables of your choice (Chopped Green, Yellow, Red bell peppers, Onion, Tomatoes, Green Onions, Lettuce, Jalapeño)

Guacamole

Sour Cream

Directions (for Ragda):

Heat oil

Add Jeera

Add Garlic, Ginger Paste

Add refried beans

Add Taco Seasoning

Add Picante Sauce

Add water as needed and let it cook for few minutes.

Directions (for Bhel):

Add Onion, Tomatoes, Peppers, Corn

Add Guacamole

Add Sour Cream

Add Ragda

shredded cheese

garnish with cilantro & green onion & lettuce

(Serves 4)

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Mexican Spring Rolls

Ingredients:

Spring rolls wrapper

1 tsp. Jeera

1 Onion chopped (very small pieces)

Green onions (chopped)

1 each Red, Green, Yellow bell pepper chopped (very small pieces)

1 can each Red, Black kidney beans Washed, chopped (very small pieces)

Taco seasoning

Mexican Shredded Cheese

1 Jalapeño chopped

Red crushed pepper

 Directions: 

1) Heat oil and add Jeera.

2) Sauté Onion, garlic, yellow, red & green peppers.

3) Add taco seasoning & red crushed pepper

4) Let it cool for little while.

5) Once cool, add shredded cheese & green onions & jalapeño.

6) Put little bit of mixture in each wrapper and deep fry in the oil.

(Serves 4)

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Mexican Soup

Ingredients:

1 onion

2-3 Garlic

1 jalapeno

Knorr Vegetable boullion - Yellow pkt (1 cube = 2 and half cups of water)

1 Diced Tomatoes can

1 Black Bean can

Salt, Crushed Red Pepper, Oregano

 Directions:

1) Grind Onion, Garlic, and Jalapeño in food processor.

2) Sauté Onion Paste.

3) Grind Diced tomatoes in food processor.

4) Add Knorr.

5) Wash and grind black beans in food processor

6) Add salt, crushed red pepper, oregano

7) While eating add tortilla chips, green onions, shredded Mexican cheese            

(Serves 4)