Sun Dried Tomato Hummus

Ingredients:

(1) 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained (garbanzo beans)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil or rehydrated
2 tbsp lemon juice
3 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp paprika or chili power
2 tbsp water
1/4 tsp salt

Preparation:

1. Process all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth, adding more liquid if needed. 

2.That's it! Enjoy your homemade hummus.

Spinach Rice

Ingredients:

Cleaned and Chopped Spinach - 4 cups
Cooked Rice - 2 cups
Thinly Sliced Onions - 1 medium
Ginger Garlic Paste
Slit Green Chillies - 2-4
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Jeera/Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil/Butter - 2 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Cook 2 cups of Basmati rice and keep aside. Make sure it is not overcooked.
2. Heat oil/butter in a wok and splutter mustard seeds, add onions, green chillies, Turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste and saute till the onions begin to brown.
3. Add some of the cleaned and chopped spinach and saute till the spinach becomes a little tender but make sure its not completely cooked. You can cover and cook the spinach on low flame for 2 minutes.
4. Next, add the two cups of cooked rice to the wok and along with it add 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp Curry Masala Powder, Salt to taste and saute for 2 minutes. Add more salt if required.
5. Switch off the flame on the stove and sprinkle some remaining chopped spinach and stir in the rice mixture and cover the wok.
7. Serve along with Raitha.

Note: Make sure that you don't cook the spinach completely, it needs to be crunchy and hence sprinkling some spinach at the end helps give that taste.