Tzatziki Sauce - Greek Sauce

Preparation Time: 15 mins

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

Hung curd - 250 grms
English cucumber - 1/4 th
Garlic - 1-2 cloves
Lemon Juice - 1/2  lemon
Lemon Zest - 1/4 tsp
Olive oil - 1/2 tbsp
Dill leaves - 1/2 tbsp
Freshly groung black pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste

Method:

1. Grate cucumber with peel and squeeze all water from it
2. Grate garlic, ground black pepper and finely chop dill leaves
3. Add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix
4. Pour it into a serving dish and cover with cellophane wrap tightly
5. Refrigerate for at least 8 hrs before serving. It helps all the flavors to blend together nicely

Hummus - Lebanese Cuisine

Ingredients

Boiled Chickpeas - 2 cups
Tahini Sauce - 1/3 cup
Garlic - 4 cloves  big size or 6 small cloves
Olive Oil - 1/3 Cup + 2 tbsp
Lemon Juice - 2 lemons
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Reserved water of chickpeas - 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Put all the ingredients in the blender and blend to coarse paste
2. Before serving, Spoon the hummus into a bowl and sprinkle olive oil over it
3. Season it with red chilli (optional)
4. Serve Chilled or room temperature

Notes:

1. Hummus can be garnished with very finely chopped coriander leaves 
2. Tastes best with fresh pitas and baked pitas chips