Bitter gourd chutney powder

Ingredients:

-Bitter gourd 1

-coconut powder 1/4 cup

-black pepper

-tamarind(small pieces)

-jeera/cumin 1tsp

-mustard 1/2tsp

-Hing powder 1/4tsp

-oil

-salt

Directions:

-Heat oil in a non-stick pan

-add mustard,cumin seeds,and hing,black pepper

-when mustard splutter add tamarind pieces ,chopped bitter gourd and salt

-fry this this well till all the water from bitter gourd is gone and it become crispy

-now add dry coconut grates into it.

-Allow it to cool and then grind the mixture to make in to coarse powder.

-Can add 1/2 tsp of sugar if u desire

It is healthy and tasty with rice,dosa.

Chocolate-Banana Fudge

Ingredients:

- 1 can sweetened condensed milk

-2 cups bitter sweet chocolate chips

-1 ripened banana,mashed

-3 Tbsp unsalted butter

-Butter to grease the pan

-Salt optional

-Vanilla extract

Directions:

-Mix condensed milk, butter,chocolate chips in a pan

-Heat the pan (preferably nonstick) in low flame

-when the chocolates melt add pureed banana

-cook it till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan

-add vanilla extract at the end

-pour the mixture in to a baking pan and refrigerate it for 2hrs until it becomes firm

-Cut them into squares and store it in the refrigerator again in an airtight container.

Note:I have added walnuts too with this to give crunchiness to the fudge.

Black eyed peas and Garlic soup with Herbs and Garlic facaccia

Ingredients:

Soaked Black eyed peas and green peas (mixed) -1 cup

Onion/shallots -Half

Garlic- 2 pods

Italian herbs 1tsp

Olive oil- 2 Tsp

Butter- 1tbsp

Half and Half 1/2 cup

Salt

Pepper - 1 tsp

Directions:

-Pressure cook soaked Black eyed peas with salt

-Heat olive oil and butter in a pot and add onion/shallots and Italian dried herbs to it.

-when onions/shallots are fried a bit add sliced garlic to it.

-then add cooked black eyed peas to it and bring it to boil.

-when it cools down take half of this mixture and blend it in a blender into fine paste.

-add this fine paste into the remaining peas and bring it to boil with medium heat.

-add half and half and pepper powder while boiling.

-Add salt at the end before serving.

Serve it with grilled ciabatta bread or Herbs and Garlic focaccia