Pacchai Milagai Thokku Green Chilli Thokku

Suddenly my son grew fond of spicy food and wanted to eat green chilly a lot. This recipe is handed down from generations - my mother-in-law was an expert and everyone loved the terribly spicy, sweet, sour chatni with the heavenly flavor of green chillies.

Ingredients

• 200 grams green chilly
• 3 to 4 tb. sp Urad dal
• 1 lemon sized tamarind soaked
• Some gur (jaggery) as per taste
• Hing ( asafotida) 
• salt
• 2 tb sp.Til oil 

Method:

• Roast  the urad dal and hing with little oil till golden brown and a nice flavor comes.

• Grind to a coarse powder

• Roast green chillies in little oil till a nice flavor comes. Should not brown.

• Add chillies, tamarind, gur , salt to ground dal and grind to a fine paste.

• Heat til oil and add the above chatni and toss till the oil blends with the chatni.

• Can be stored for a week or so in fridge

Chocolate

Easy to make Chocolate

100g white butter ( unsalted)

1 cup milk powder

1 cup sugar

2 to 3 tbsp. cocoa powder

2 to 3 tbsp. crushed nuts ( or as much as desired)

1. Mix milk powder, cocoa, nuts together and keep aside

2. In a thick non-stick pan, put sugar, add half cup water, boil till you get one string-consistency syrup

3. Turn off the heat. Add butter, milk powder mixture and mix thoroughly

4. Spread on a greased plate. Cool, Cut into squares or desired shape