Guacamole - Si! Hurra, Oh Si!

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Guacamole, in my opinion, is the quintessential dip with lebanese bread, nachos, chips or crackers at any party, lazy evening, or just because ...

Traditionally from Mexico, this delightful side made with ripe avocados, lemon, <garlic>, <tomato>, <coriander> (<x> implies that x is optional) is refreshing, healthy, and tasty all at the same time unlike many Indian dishes :D

Ingredients (serves 3-4 as a dip before mains)

3 just a little ripe avocados (i don't like them too ripe, else you get a squishy smelly brown guacamole). the easiest way to check ripeness is a) color - bright green implies not ripe (but sometimes due to artifical ripening, even green ones can be ripe) and hence b) just press them a bit at the top and if they are soft like a fresh banana, they are ripe. they should NOT be tooooo soft like a banana turned black

1 clove of garlic

salt to taste

1 green chilli

1/2 lime

Optional:

1 tomato (not too ripe), diced fine
1/2 spanish onion
1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander

crush the garlic (and if you are using, green chilli) really well in a mortar pestle to get the juices out. trust me, you don't want to have a conversation with anyone after you have chewed on one of those bad boys, especially if you have made it for a first date :D

if you are using them, dice the tomato and onion fairly finely

scoop out the avocados, mix all the ingredients, serve in a bowl with bread/ chips/ doritos, naan, etc.
My favorite bread with guacamole is lebanese