Awards & A CHEESY RED BEAN DIP

I donno whether I was stuck by amnesia or is it the hectic pace of life that is turning me in to a forgetful person. I made this dip during October last year at a friend’s request who wanted to have an easy-to-make healthy dip for her Diwali dinner party. Besides suggesting Crudités with Sour Cream Dip, I shared with her the recipe for this dip and sent her the pictures too. After clicking the pictures, I put them in a folder and somehow managed to forget all about them. 

Recently I was going through my folder and I chanced to stumble upon them. I couldn't believe that I had forgotten all about this dip! It is healthy, simple and very easy to prepare. It goes well with tacos and tortilla chips. Serve them with the chips of your choice. I would suggest go for the baked ones so that you can indulge guilt free! Though I must warn you that it will disappear faster than you can imagine ;-)

Feel free to adjust the ingredients to suit your taste. Here is the quantity of ingredients I used:

½ cup red kidney beans (lal rajma)

1 medium red onion, finely chopped

1 medium tomato, core removed and finely chopped

1 tbsp cilantro, chopped roughly

1 green chilli, finely chopped

1 tbsp cottage cheese, grated or crumbled (as preferred) 

½ tsp dry herb of your choice (I used mixed herbs)

1 tsp lemon juice

Crushed black pepper to taste

Salt to taste

Soak the red kidney beans for 3-4 hours (or overnight) and boil them till they soften

Coarsely mash them and add all the ingredients. Mix them with a fork.

Serve with taco or tortilla chips.

Makes 1 medium bowl

Another opportunity to thank my friends for sharing these awards with me and giving me an opportunity to share with my blogger friends. I am thankful to Tina of Pinay Cooking Corner and Ramona of Curry and Comfort. Tina awarded me the 'Blog on Fire' award & 'Cute Little Chef' award and Ramona for the 'Happy Blogger' award.  Thank you so much for these awards dearies. I am really touched and elated! 

I would like to share these awards with:

Anne of From My Sweet Heart

Tina of Flour Trader

Ramona of Curry and Comfort

Teena of Teenz Yummy Delights

Faseela of Faseela Noushad

Asmita of Compulsive Foodie
Mary at Inside a British Mums Kitchen

Johanna of Me and My Sweets

The Flourista

Gursahiba of Exquisite Niche

Tobias of T and Tea Cake

Nicole of Bake Me Blush

Rathai of Rathais Recipes

Deepthi of Naughty Curry

Food for Fun

Tina of Pinay Cooking Corner

Joanne of Apple Crumbles

Nish of Nish Whips Up a Dish

Ayeesha of Taste of Pearl City

Kiri of Healthy Foodie Travels
Neetu at Simple Gluten free Kitchen

Thanks for visiting. See you soon!


Post linked to Fusion Friday by Jennifer



Post linked to Whole Food Wednesday by Beyond the Peel