This homemade authentic Indian pickle serves as a good accompaniment for any simple dishes.

INGREDIENTS:  

• Lemon-1 kg
• Black salt-3 tsp
• Salt-150 gm
• Ground black pepper-1 1/2 tsp
• Cloves-2 tsp(optional)

PREPARATION:

1. Grind all ingredients,except the lemons.
2. Slit the lemons to four pieces,but don’t cut fully,stuff the powders.
3. Keep in air tight bottle,pour juice of 6 lemons and shake well.Keep the bottle in sunlight for a month,shaking regularly.
4. Or until the lemons are soft and brown,
5. These homemade lemon pickles can be kept for more than a year.In Mediterranean countries they even add full spices like pepper,cloves cardamon,for extra flavor.
6. It can be added to any salad .Make a simple sweet sour salad with sliced onion,tomato,chili,along with the lemon pickle,mash well.Varieties of pickled salads can be prepared with this lemon pickle as basic.

INGREDIENTS:

• Ripe Bananas-3
• Yogurt-2 cup
• Mustard or cinnamon Powder-1/2 tsp
• Sugar-1 tsp
• Green Chillies -2
• Salt -As required

PREPARATION:

Cut the bananas into small pieces.Slit the green chillies.

Beat the yogurt in a blender.Mix the yogurt with all the remaining ingredients thoroughly.

Serve in a glass bowl.This salad is rich in vitamin,and a good diet recipe.It is a good fill up for a morning breakfast.

Fruits are rich in carbohydrates and a good source of vitamin c,its regular intake is must
in any form or such as salads or a dessert.

INGREDIENTS:

• Red apple-1
• Green apple-1                  
• Guava-1
• Orange-1
• Strawberry-10
• Grapes-10
• Berry-8
• Cheese cubes-2

DRESSING:

• Hung yogurt-1/2 cup
• Chaat masala-2 tsp
• Orange juice-2tbsp
• Curry powder-1/2 tsp
• Orange rind-1tsp
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste

PREPARATION:

1. Dice the apples,don’t peel the skin.Remove seeds from guava and dice it too.
2. Segment the orange without skin.Cut the cheese cubes in small bits.
3. Clean the strawberries,grapes.
4. Place the fruits decoratively in a serving bowl.Refrigerate it .
5. Mix the dressing ingredients together and refrigerate separately until serving.
6. Before serving pour the dressing over the fruits,and mix a little.

It is one of the classic dips,salads found in any party as an accompaniment for the rich variety of dishes.This side dish is simple easy to make .It tempts  the food lovers bound to crave for more and more food.

INGREDIENTS:   

• Onion-4      
• Green chilly-2
• Ginger Julienne-1/2 tbls
• Mint leaves-6
• A few Coriander leaves
• Carrot-1
• Cucumber-1
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION:

Finely slice the onions.Grate carrot and cucumber in a grater.Finely chop ginger as julienne’ s.Chop chilly,coriander and mint leaves to fine bits.Mix everything in a bowl with added salt.Keep refrigerated until serving.Serve chilled with spicy mughal biryani.It gives a great combination,and a good appetizer.