Hina’s World: Recipe Hummus & Pita Chips & Grilled Peppers

I had a few sweet peppers which I thinly sliced up, along with some diced pineapples and chopped tomatoes, drizzled some olive oil, sprinkle of sea salt, and black pepper.  These go great with the hummus and pita chips.

I used a store bought hummus for a quick snack; usually I like to make it fresh from scratch and I’ll post the recipe here as well.     As for the pita chips.    I used regular and brown pita bread, and cut them into slices.   Then on a large cookie sheet, I added the pita, and drizzled olive oil on top, sprinkled shawarma seasonings and this spice/herb called zatar which consisted or oregano, parsley, rosemary, sesame seeds and sumac in it.  I sprinkled that on top of the pita, then slightly toasted it in the toaster oven for about 5 minutes, it should be lightly soft and almost brown but not burnt.   Keep that aside.

Then in a large bowl; add the store bought hummus, drizzle olive oil on top, sprinkle red chili powder, and decorate with fresh parsley and cilantro, along with fresh olives, and sprinkle the zatar and shawarma seasonings.     Then serve with the pita chips.

OR

in a food processor or bowl using a blender or hand blender, add 1 can of chick peas.  blend that until smooth, add some yogurt, sea salt, black pepper, and tahini, blend again.    then add in red chili powder on top, and the oil, and other spices such as garlic ginger paste, lemon juice and cumin powder.        I like adding yogurt as it’s not as thick, but very cool and refreshing.   You can add other variations to this too, some use sour cream, and use greek yogurt, or even mayonnaise.  Totally up to you.    It’s a quick and easy preparation and a total hit with everyone.

Feel free to like, comment, and share this recipe.   Let me know how yours turned out.

Hina’s World: Spicy Indian Chick Peas (Cholay)

Hina’s World: Recipe: Spicy Chick Peas (Cholay)

Grilled Chicken with Shawarma seasonings & Grilled Veggies

This is what I had for dinner the other night.  Took just 20 minutes to prepare, but everything was done within minutes.  My kids loved it so much, that they asked me to make it again.  So, I’ll be making it another night, but with some tandoori, and some other veggies around.

Shawarma seasoning is a bottle I bought from Wild-tree (organic seasonings), but here is the recipe for the seasonings in it;

Ingredients:
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp garlic powder
1/2 tbsp paprika
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp Himalayan pink salt

Directions:
Just cut up some chicken breast into half, drizzle olive oil on both sides, then add the seasonings above, and grill it on a griller until chicken is done on both sides, and all around, add the chopped veggies; chopped bell peppers, onions, zucchini, and eggplant, grill for a few minutes.
Serve it onto a serving platter.
Decorate it with fresh cilantro, parsley.

Dinner: grilled chicken with shawarma seasonings & onion rub & olive oil with grilled veggies. Took 20 mins. Smells wonderful. Tastes good. I decorated on top with parsley & cilantro.