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Ingredients
- – Low-fat Paneer – 1 slab, from your local Indian grocery store. I love the ‘Swad’ brand
- – A handful of chopped cilantro
- – 1 tbsp chaat masala (available ready-made as a spice mix)
- – 1/2 tbsp Tandoori masala (available ready-made as a spice mix)
- – Juice of 1/4 lemon
- – 1 tbsp olive oil
- – 4 frozen or fresh Indian flatbreads
- – 3-4 tbsp Hummus – any flavor of your choice, or my preference – home made
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