Friday 7 November 2014

Bangalir Labra Tarkari (Mixed Vegetable Curry)



Ingredients: 

Potato- 250g
Pumkin- 150g
Brinjal- 200g
Cauliflower leaf- 100g
cabbage leaves-5/10 pcs
Ridge Guard (Jhinge)- 150g
Panch-phoron-half tsf
Red chilli- 2pcs
Cumin seeds & powder- half tsf
Corriander powder- half tsf
Ginger paste- half tsf
Turmeric powder-half tsf
Salt & sugar- To taste
mustarard oil- 10 table spoon
Ghee- 1tsp
water- Quarter cup(if needed)

Directions: 

Heat oil in a frying pan.
Add panch-phoron and red chilli.
when the seeds start crackling add all the vegetables.
Saute for five minutes.
Add all the spices and ginger paste alongwith turmeric powder,salt & sugar and mix well.
Cook for some time placing the lid.
when properly cooked spread ghee over it and serve hot with Bengali Khichuri (Khichdi){already posted}

Bengali Khichuri (Khichdi)




Ingredients: 

Govindo Bhog Rice- 500g
Moong Daal- 500g
Tomato- 1big
Ginger+green chilli paste- 3tablesp
Red chilli- 2pcs
Cumin Seeds- 1/2tablespoon
Bay leaves-2 nos
Salt & Sugar- To taste
Oil- 50ml
Potato- 3pcs
Cauliflower- 1/2 pc
Water- 1litre
Ghee- 1tsp
Turmeric powder- 2tablesp

Directions: 

Roast the moong daal in a dry pan and soak it in water along with the rice for sometime.
Heat the oil,then add cumin seeds,bay leaf and red chillies and fry little.
Now add, chopped tomato,ginger+chilli paste,potato and cauliflower and fry well.
Add turmeric powder,salt & sugar and then add the soaked Daal+rice to it and mix well.
Add the water and again mix well.
Pour it in a Pressure cooker and cook till one whistle.
Serve hot by spreading ghee on the Khichuri with vegetable fries as shown or with fried Hilsa

Monday 3 November 2014

Bangalir Macher Mathar(Fish Head) Lau( Lauki or Bottle Gourd) Ghanto


Ingredients: 

Chopped Lauki(Bottle gourd)- 500g
Rohu fish Head- 2nos.
Cumin seed(whole)- 3tsp
Green chilli- 4-5pcs chopped
Cumin powder- 1tsp
Turmeric-1/2tsp
Salt & Sugar- To taste
Red chilli powder & Whole- 1/2tsp/2pcs

Directions: 

Deep fry the fish heads in oil.
In the left over oil,add cumin seeds and red chillies.
To it,add the gourd and cook for 5 mins.
Add salt & sugar to taste,turmeric,cumin and chilli powder and mix well and continue cooking.
Now add the fried fish head and crush it to mix it well in the lauki.
When cooked take it from the oven and serve hot with white rice.

Chin-Bengal Chowmein (Noodles)

Ingredients: 

Noodles- 500g
Onion chopped- 1small
Chopped carrot+beans+capsicum+chilli- 1 medium sized bowl
Egg- 2pcs
Oil- 50ml
Salt & sugar- To taste
Ajinomoto- 3tsp
Dark Soya Sauce- 4tablesp
Cucumber & Onion- For salad
Tomato & Chilli Sauce

Directions: 

>Boil the Noodles in water and then dry up the noodles.
>Mix oil thoroughly to the noodles so that the strings remain unattached to each other and keep it for 3hr to soak the oil.
>Now heat the oil in pan add fry the onions along with the chopped veggies till light brown.
>Then add the noodles and mix well with the veggies.
>To it,add soya sauce,ajinomoto,salt n sugar and mix properly in light hand.
>Now make a fried scrambled egg and add to it and take away from the oven.
>Garnish it with Salad and Sauce and serve hot with Improvised Chilli Chicken.

IMPROVISED CHILLI CHICKEN









Ingredients

Boneless Chicken- 500g
Onion chopped- 500g
Smashed Garlic- 5-6pcs
Egg- 2pcs
Vinegar- 3tablesp
White oil- 200ml
Ajinomoto- 3tsp
Dark Soya Sauce- 4tablesp
Salt & sugar- To taste
Corn flour- 3tablesp
Water-20ml
Green Chilli- 5-6pcs chopped

Directions

Marinate the chicken pieces with vinegar and keep it atleast for 3hrs.
Now after marination time, take the marinated chickens and add bitten eggs to it with little corn flour to make the batter thick.
Now deep fry all the chicken cubes individually.
Now fry the green chillies first and then add onions in the left over oil till it becomes light brown.
Add smashed garlic and fry well.
Then add the fried chickens to the onion add mix well.
To it,add soya sauce and mix uniformly so the color is evenly distributed.
Now dilute the corn flour in little water and add it to the chicken.
Mix well to make a smooth gravy and take away from the oven.
Decorate it with Onion-Rose and Green chilli and serve hot with Noodles.

Footnotes

In the fried chicken oil,fry the chillies first to bring a different flavor.