Lima Bean Spinach Dressing Recipe

Need a healthy yet tasty dressing for your salad? Try this easy-to-make Lima Bean Spinach Dressing that can be prepared with just a handful of ingredients. Lima Beans give a creamy texture to the dressing, while other ingredients like spinach, onion, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, mayo, yeast and salt add a variety of flavours to the dressing. You can also use this dressing as a dip with fried, chips, nachos etc. This healthy dressing tastes amazing with carrot and cucumber sticks. You can enjoy it as an evening snack and even serve it at parties and get-togethers. Be it kids or adults, everyone will love this recipe for sure. Do try this recipe, rate it and let us know how it turned out to be by leaving a comment in the section below.

How to make Lima Bean Spinach Dressing

  • Step 1 Boil the lima beans

    Wash the lima beans well and add them to a pot of water. Boil until fully cooked. You can also pressure cook the beans until soft.

  • Step 2 Blend the ingredients

    Add the boiled lima beans, spinach leaves, chopped onion, garlic cloves, mayo, lemon juice, olive oil, nutritional yeast and salt as per taste to a food processor. Blend until all the ingredients are combined.

  • Step 3 Dip is ready

    Once the ingredients turn into a smooth and creamy mixture. Take it out in a bowl. Your dip is ready.

  • Step 4 Ready to be served

    Lima Bean Spinach Dressing is now ready to be served. Pair up with chips, nachos, fries etc and serve.

Baharatli Hummus Recipe

Do you have a get-together planned at home and are not sure what to keep with those nachos and artisanal bread? Well, here is a hummus recipe that will surely save you as it’s loaded with flavours! Bahratli Hummus is one of the most delicious hummus recipes that can prove to be an ultimate winner during such occasions. This hummus is made with roasted bell peppers, onion, boiled chickpeas, garlic, tahini & harissa sauce along with salad oil and soaked Kashmiri red chillies. It is such an exciting dip that will only take 10-15 minutes to prepare and the best thing about it is that it doesn’t require much cooking. All you need is to saute bell pepper with onion and a few spices and blend to perfection along with chickpeas and sauces. And the hummus will be done in no time! Do try this amazing hummus recipe and let us know how it turned out to be

How to make Baharatli Hummus

  • Step 1 Saute the veggies with spices

    To prepare this delicious hummus, put a pan on medium flame and heat pomace olive oil in it. Next, add whole garlic, thyme, coriander seeds, caraway seeds, cumin seeds, celery, onion and red bell pepper in it. Stir well and cook till slightly golden brown in colour.

  • Step 2 Grind the mixture to a paste

    Once the veggies are sauteed, add the soaked Kashmiri red chillies to it and cook for 2-3 minutes. Once done, turn off the flame and let the mixture cool down. Then, grind it in the mixer into a fine paste and keep it aside.

  • Step 3 Boil chickpeas and blend

    Now, put a pressure cooker on medium flame and boil the chickpeas with a little salt and baking soda for 5-6 whistles. Turn off the flame when the chickpeas are boiled, and let them cool. Then, transfer the chickpeas to a blender jar and blend them into a paste.

  • Step 4 Mix harissa sauce to prepare the hummus

    Next, add harissa sauce, ice cubes and salad oil to the jar and blend once again to a fine paste. Finally, transfer the prepared hummus to a bowl and add tahini paste to it and stir well. Garnish with harissa drops, fried red chilli, roasted black sesame and white sesame seeds, chopped parsley and red wine vinegar. Enjoy with the bread of your choice.

Mango Flax Chutney Recipe

Mango Flax Chutney is a typical Bihari side dish that’s prepared in the summer months. This chutney is rich in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, as it is made with healthy and seasonal ingredients. Flax seeds are first roasted and added to fresh raw mango, to which green chutney and ginger are already added. Typically enjoyed with Dal Chawal, this chutney is said to prevent the people from sun stroke. It also serves as a healthy dip and can be enjoyed with vegetable chips such Tapioca Chips and Carrot Chips. Also, since it is not a common chutney, one can put this dip in the party menu as well and enjoy with different delicacies.

How to make Mango Flax Chutney

  • Step 1 Roast the flax seeds

    Put a tawa or a pan over medium flame and add flax seeds on it. Roast the seeds over medium flame and stir in between so that they don’t burn.

  • Step 2 Blend to paste

    Peel and roughly chop the raw mangoes and add to a blender jar. Next, add all the remaining ingredients except mustard oil and jaggery to it and pulse to a fine paste.

  • Step 3 Sweeten the chutney

    Transfer to a bowl and add jaggery powder to it. Pour mustard oil in the last and mix well and your chutney is ready to serve. Enjoy with Dal Rice or Sabji Roti.