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  Minty Tomato Juice Ingredients 4 juicy ripe tomatoes 1 tbsp mint leaves 1/4 tsp oregano powder 1 tsp salt 3/4 tsp pepper powder 1 tbsp sugar 4-5 cubes of ice 3-4 mint leaves for garnish Method Quarter the tomatoes. Remove seeds with a small spoon. Keep aside. In a blender, blend together all ingredients with 1 1/2 glasses Chilled water and crushed ice. Strain with a not-too-fine strainer. Pour into glasses and add some of the seeds back. Stir and serve chilled. Garnish with a small tiny spring of mint.

Ingredients 3 tomatoes 2 capsicums 2 onions 200 gms. paneer 1 green chilli, finely chopped 1 garlic crushed 1 tsp. olive oil 1 tsp. assorted dried herbs, crushed (basil, thyme, rosemary, mint, etc) 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. sugar ground 1/2 tsp. soya sauce salt to taste 1/2 cup grated cheese Method Slit each tomato carefully, making a vertical incision. Scoop out inside seeds and pulp, mash it well, keep aside. Keep aside shell carefully. Put olive oil, lemon juice, soya sauce, sugar,salt in a bottle with fitting lid. Add herbs, garlic, chilli, tomato seeds and pulp, 2 tbsp water, close lid, shake well. Keep marinade aside till required. Chop capsicum, tomato shell, onions and paneer into similar sized chunks. Put each in a separate bowl, add one fourth of prepared marinade. Gently coat pieces with marinade by tossing or with hand. Allow to marinate for about 30 minutes. Grill each of the marinated ingredients for 2-3 minutes under a hot grill. Toss together in a large bowl, sprinkle g...

 Ingredients 1 tomato, finely chopped 1 capsicum, finely chopped 1/4 cup grated cheese salt as per taste pepper powder as per taste 2 tsp green chutney or 1 green chillies, chopped finely 6 slices of brown bread butter Method Mix all the ingredients except bread and butter Make 3 parts of the mixture Apply butter to the bread Put the 3 portions of mixture on the three slices of bread Place the other slices of top of these Grill in a pre-heated oven (sandwich toaster may also be used). Remove when golden brown