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Looking for meal ideas but don’t want to go grocery shopping? Don’t worry, you can still create delicious dishes with the ingredients you already have in your pantry. There are recipes which you can make using pantry staples like grains, canned goods, and spices. With some creativity and these recipes as inspiration, you can turn your pantry into a culinary playground. Here are some recipes from Dine with Colors you can note down:

Mirchi Salan:

Ingredients

• Some Jalapeno Peppers
• Olive oil and Vinegar marinade (mix ½ of each in a cup)
• 1 TSP cumin seeds
• 1 TBSP vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped red onions
• 2 TSP Haldi
• 1 TSP Garam Masala
• 1 cup chopped coriander
• 1 cup yogurt

How to prepare: 

• Cut Jalapeno till the stem
• Marinate with oil and vinegar and refrigerate for 8 hours
• In a pan add oil and cumin seeds
• Add red onions and haldi
• Add Garam Masala
• Add Yogurt and a pinch of Haldi again
• Let it cook for about 10 minutes
• Now garnish it with Coriander and serve hot.

Guacamole: 

• 2 ripe avocados
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 Serrano pepper finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1 TBSP of fresh lime juice
• 2 TBSP of Cilantro leaves chopped

How to prepare: 

• Place 2 peeled Avocados in a bowl
• Mash with fork
• Add lime juice
• Add onion and all the other ingredients
• Now mix everything and serve.