GUACAMOLE DIP RECIPE – HOMEMADE MEXICAN AVOCADO DIP FOR NACHOS & TORTILLA

I wanted to try Mexican style avocado dip also known as Guacamole for long time. I was looking for tortilla chips & nachos to try this guacamole dip recipe. Last week I got a pack of nachos and I immediately tried this dip. 

This homemade guacamole is easy to make, healthy and tasty too. I referred this perfect guacamole recipe from Simply Recipes. Use ripe avocado for best taste. Raw avocado tastes bitter.  Now, without this dip, we are not able to eat nachos. I’ve given few tips at the end on how to buy good avocado if you are buying for the first time. Its for beginners. Please go through it.

 

 

Guacamole Dip Recipe - Mexican Avocado dip

Guacamole - Mexican Avocado dip recipe for Nachos and Tortilla

 

Cuisine: Mexican

Category: Starter

Serves: Serves 2

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 5 Minutes

Total time: 10 Minutes

 

Chitra Ganapathy

INGREDIENTS

Ripe avocado – 1 no Big onion – 2 nos (Finely chopped) Green chilli – 1-2 nos (Finely chopped) Tomato – 1 no ( Deseed and chop finely) Lemon juice – 1.5 – 2 tsp Coriander leaves / Cilantro – 2 tbsp (Finely chopped) Salt – As needed. Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp (adjust)

HOW TO MAKE GUACAMOLE

1. Cut the avocado in half and remove the seed and take the pulp using a spoon. Discard the skin.
2. Using a fork, mash the avocado roughly. Don’t overdo it. It should be little chunky.
3. Chop the onions, green chillies , coriander leaves very finely.
4. Now in a big bowl, take all the finely chopped veggies except tomato.
5. Mix everything and add the avocado pulp. Mix little.
6. Close the bowl with a plastic wrap or lid and refrigerate it until use.
7. When you are about to serve it, chop the tomatoes finely and add it to the dip. Mix well, check for salt and spice.
8. Serve with nachos or tortilla !!

 

NOTE

I have given the quantity of ingredients as per our liking. Please adjust them as per your wish.  Refrigerating tomatoes changes the taste of the dip. So please don’t chop or add to dip until ready to serve. Always keep the guacamole mixture wrapped or covered to prevent oxidation and change of color. Refrigerate until ready or make it fresh and eat.

TIPS

How to buy good avocado Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Good-Avocado There are varieties of avocado available in the market. They are Hass, Lamb Hass, Gwen, Reed, or Sharwil , Bacon and Zutano. Bacon and Zutano varieties are light in flavor. Others have a nutty taste. Good avocado can be first identified by its color.Ripe avocado looks dark green to black in color. Some varieties look light green in color. When you want to examine them. Take an avocado and keep it in ur palm. Just press it lightly. Do not use your finger tips as it may bruise them. If it gives slightly, it is ready to eat. If it is over ripe, pressing them gives a mushy feeling and your finger may sink into the skin.  If the skin is hard to touch and if it doesn’t give, avocado is not ripe yet. If you planning to keep it for some days, you can buy the unripe avocado , wrap it in a paper and keep it for 4-5 days to ripen. It can be kept in room temperature. Avocado can be stored in a refrigerator until eaten to slow the ripening process. Avocado with the highest oil content are the Hass, Pinkerton, Sharwil and Fuerte varieties. This buying method may be useful for people who plan to use avocado oil for health and diet or skin and beauty purposes.

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