India, June 11 -- With temperatures touching 40 and beyond, eating a heavy dinner, let alone prepping one, sounds like quite the debilitating task up ahead. These three delicious, hydrating and light but filling recipes are the perfect antidote to your heat woes.

Ingredients: For the salad - chickpeas - 1 can, finely sliced celery - 3/4 cup, chopped capers - 2tbsps; for the tzatziki - grated cucumbers - 2 cups, Greek yoghurt - 1.25 cups, lemon juice - 1tbsp, extra virgin olive oil - 2.5tbsps, roughly chopped fresh dill - 1/4 cup, garlic clove - 1, salt to taste

Method: Put the Tzatziki ingredients in a big bowl and mix. Add the chickpeas, celery and capers, mix again. Wait for an hour to allow the flavours to settle in. It's going to ta...