Spicy Garlic Pickle in Oil / Lahsun Ka Telwala Achar

This is my favorite pickle. Tastes very good on side with chapati/sabji and also with Rice and dal. Or you can just have it with piece of any bread of your choice.Ingredients:* 5 cups of peeled garlic cloves (~ 2 pounds of peeled garlic, I used already peeled garlic cloves from Costco) * 1/3 cup of split mustard seeds (Rai dal, available at local India grocer)* 1/4 cup of crushed Fennel seeds (Sauf)...

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Sun-dried Tomato Salsa

With graduation parties around the corner and for other summer parties, this is good recipe to make ahead of time. It is a recipe for large amount of salsa. This recipe yields 96 oz jar of salsa, but you can cut down the ingredients to make desired amount. I was inspired by my co-workers to make this salsa. Every Friday we take turns bringing snack for office, everyone...

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Moong Dal Palak (Moong dal Spinach)

Ingredients:* 1 cup moong dal* 3/4 teaspoon salt * 2 cups of water* 1 pound of spinach (can use frozen spinach)* 1 onion red or yellow* 1 tomato* 2-3 Serrano peppers* 1" piece of ginger* 8 pods of garlic* 1 tablespoon butter* 1 table spoon oil* 1 teaspoon cumin seeds* 1/4 teaspoon asafetida* 1 bay leaf* 1 cup of crushed tomatoes or tomato puree from can* 1 table spoon...

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