GREEN TOMATO PACCHADI

Hi, This recipe comes straight from my MIL's kitchen. She gave me this recipe when I told her that I had a lot of green tomatoes growing in my vegetable garden. It's easy to make and tasty to eat. Here it goes, its called

GREEN TOMATO PACCHADI

Green Tomato Pacchadi

INGREDIENTS

GREEN TOMATOES: 3 MEDIUM CHOPPED INTO SMALL PIECES
COCONUT: 1/2 CUP
GREEN CHILLIES: 3
MUSTARD SEEDS: 1TSP
JAGGERY: 1 TSP
SALT
TURMERIC
OIL
CURRY LEAVES FOR GARNISH



MAKING

Take a pan and cook the cut Green Tomatoes with enough water, salt, and turmeric until its soft and tender. Meanwhile grind Coconut, Green Chilli's, and 1 Tsp. of Mustard seeds with a little bit of salt,  into a fine paste and add it to the cooked Tomatoes. Add a Tsp. of Jaggery for additional taste if needed.

Finally for the tempering/Tadka, heat oil and add Mustard seeds, 1 Red Chilli, and 1/2 Tsp. of Methi seeds. Once the Mustard seeds splutters add it to the finished Green Tomato Pacchadi and its ready to serve. Garnish it with fresh Curry leaves.

TIPS

Add a tsp. of Jaggery for additional taste. You can add the Curry leaves as Garnish at the very end or add the curry leaves during tempering/Tadka. Enjoy!

BROWNIE EXPLOSION

Hi there, hope all of you are having a wonderful summer. As a family,we like to go to TGIF''s (Thank God its Friday) and though we have little choices as vegetarians, their dessert is our favorite. I wanted to re-create it and so I did. It was delicious and I was so proud of the end result. So, here it goes, its called

BROWNIE EXPLOSION

I gave it that name coz the dish itself looks imperfect but is "perfect" that way and its an explosion of everything when you take a bite. The moist Brownie with Hot Chocolate Sauce topped with Vanilla Ice-cream, the flavor explodes in your mouth and gives you such an irresistible feeling.

Brownie Explosion

INGREDIENTS FOR BROWNIE

Unsweetened Chocolate Bar : 1/2 cup melted
Eggs: 2
All Purpose Flour: 1 cup
Milk Powder (Mawa): 1/2 cup
Sugar: 1 cup
Butter: 1 stick at room temperature
Baking Soda: 1 Tsp.
Salt: 1/2 Tsp.
Instant Coffee: 1 Tsp.

In a pan, beat the Eggs, Butter and Sugar into a fine smooth consistency and set it aside. In another pan, mix all the dry ingredients, add the melted chocolate and the above mentioned mixture. Mix them all together to make a nice smooth semi-liquid batter. Pour it into a well greased baking pan ( 8*8 round or square) and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Remove and allow it to cool. It's perfectly fine if the Brownie is moist as it works well for this dish.

HOT CHOCOLATE SAUCE

INGREDIENTS

SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS: 1 CUP
CONDENSED MILK: 3/4TH CAN

MAKING

In a pan, boil water, place a bowl on top of the boiling water pan so that the steam of the boiling water melts the chocolate and the condensed milk without burning them. Once the chocolate chips have melted and mixed well with the condensed milk, take it out and keep aside.

Take the Vanilla Ice-Cream from the freezer and let it thaw.

Once the Brownie is ready and cool, place it on a plate, pour a spoon or two of hot chocolate over it and finally add a scoop of cold Vanilla Ice-Cream. Delicious Brownie Explosion is ready to serve.

TIPS/VARIATIONS

Adding a Tsp. of Vanilla extract to the Brownie mix in good. I added Milk powder instead of take away the smell of the eggs. As I said, its perfectly fine if the brownies are moist as it works well for this dish. The dish works well when one part is hot and the other cold so make sure the brownies or the chocolate sauce is hot while serving. Do not get discouraged by the photo, its imperfect look is perfectly well as it tastes like heaven.