AVOCADO DIP/SAUCE

1ripe avocado[pitted , peeled and cut to small chunks]

1garlic pod

1tbsp fresh coriander

1/4 cup yoghurt

1/4 cup water

2tsp lime juice

salt

Whip all the ingredients in a blender and refrigerate.

Serve with grilled and fried foods or with potato wafers and doritos.

GUAVA CHUTNEY

1big guava[less ripen][or 2-3 small]cut roughly to small pieces

2 green chillies[roughly chop]

6-7 black pepper corns

1'' ginger[roughly chop]

1tsp roasted jeera seeds

1 1/2tsp lemon juice

1/4 tsp black salt

salt to taste

1/2 cup  fresh coriander[roughly chopped]

Put all the ingredients in a mixie and grind to fine paste.
Serve with stuffed paratas.

JAMAICAN CARROT JUICE

2-3 carrots

sugar[if necessary to adjust sweetness]

1/2 cup condensed milk

1/4 tsp nutmeg powder

1/4 tsp vanilla essence

3cups water

Wash n cut carrots to small pieces. Put it in a mixie and grind to a fine paste, adding 1/2 cup of water.

Squeeze the pulp through a fine strainer. Repeat this process for 2 more times.Transfer the thick carrot juice in a large container, mix in condensed milk, nutmeg powder and vanilla. Add sugar or water  as per  your taste. 

Serve chilled adding a few ice-cubes.

GINGER ALE

2cups ginger[peeled and roughly chopped]

12 pieces lemon[yellow colour] zest[approx 1'' each]

1 1/2 cups sugar

club soda

ice cubes.

In a sauce pan, put together ...ginger, lemon zest and about 4 cups of water , cover and boil on a high heat.

Then boil in a low heat , uncovered for 10 minutes.

Add sugar and stir continously. Continue heating until it is reduced to 3 cups.

Using a fine strainer, seperate solids from liquid and discard solids.

Cool the syrup and pour the syrup in a glass container n seal tightly. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or until chilled.

For each glass, mix 1/4 cup of ginger syrup , pour 1 cup club soda and few ice cubes and serve chilled.

BREAD PIZZA

4 bread slices

4 cheese slices

1 cup mushrooms[sliced]

1/2 capsicum [cut small slices][u can use different colours]

1/2 tomato [deseedes and cut to small slices]

1 medium size onion[cut to small cubes]

1 birds' eye chilly[cut thin diagonally]

1tsp melted butter or magarine

1tsp sesame oil

MIX ALL THE SAUCES MENTIONED BELOW IN A BOWL

2 tbsp tomato sauce

1tbsp  chilly sauce

1tsp garlic-chilly sauce

PREPARE THE VEG-MIX IN A HIGH FLAME....KEEP ALL THE REQUIRED INGREDIENTS HANDY.........IF THE VEGGIES R SLIGHTLY BURNT, U WILL GET THE SMOKEY AROMA...

Heat sesame oil till hot and smoky. add onions and saute  briefly follwed by mushrooms, chillies , tomato and capsicums. DO NOT ADD SALT OR WATER. 

Remove from heat and add 1/2 tsp mixed sauce mix to it.

Using a bread toaster, toast the bread slices till brown and crispy.

spread  butter or margarine  all over it and place a cheese slice. Spread sauce mix over the cheese slice and then evenly spread veg-mix.

Place it in a microwave safe plate and cook for 30 seconds on high flame.

NOTE;    1. Cheese slice can b placed above the veggie- mix also. but then ,spread sauce-mix directly on the bread followed by veggie- mix and cheese......need not use butter.

2. Non-veg version: 

Marinate boneless chicken cubes with 2 tbsp garli-chilly sauce, 1/2tsp pepper powder and 1 tbsp sesame oil. saute the marinated chicken seperately and finally mix along with other veggies.

JEERA-ALOO

Jeera aloo( with baby potatoes)

Wash and cook pressure cook baby potatoes till one whistle on high flame.Peel off and prick each potato with a fork n keep aside.
Heat 2-3 tbsp oil, in a low flame, add 2tsp jeera seeds, 1/2tsp haldi, 1tsp chilly powder and salt to taste. Mix and immediately add boiled potatoes n mix. in a medium flame let the potatoes roast for sometime.
Serve hot with phulkas

EGGLESS STICKY PUDDING WITH DATES AND WALNUTS

3/4 cup[160ml cup] white sugar

1 1/2 cup plain flour or maida

1/2 cup milk

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup pitted dates[cut to small pieces]

1/2 cup roasted walnuts[roughly crushed]

1tsp vanilla essence

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

FOR THE CARAMEL SAUCE

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup water

2tbsp unsalted butter

Preheat oven to 190 deg. Grease a baking pan n keep aside.

In a large bowl, Combine white sugar, plain flour, milk,salt, dates,walnuts, vanilla and baking powder and mix well.[this mix is quite thick]

Pour this batter into the greased baking pan.

In a sauce pan, [over medium heat],combine brown sugar,water and butter and bring to a boil.

Pour this caramel sauce over the batter in greased pan and bake @ 190 deg for 30 min. 

Serve warm.[with whipped cream]