Saturday, August 16, 2008

tomato-cilantro chutney


Ingredients:
Tomato,Ginger,Cilantro,green chilly,cumin powder,Salt,Sugar,Oil

Procedure:
Heat the oil in a pan.Add ginger and green chilly in it and fry a little.Add the tomato in it.Keep frying.Add the cumin powder in it.Add the cilantro when the oil separates from tomato.Adjust for salt and sugar.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

cucumber raita


Ingradients:
2 pints thick yogurt
1/2 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seed
1 lemon, juiced
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling(optional)
Procedure:
Put the yogurt, cilantro, cumin, lemon juice, and salt and pepper, to taste, into a blender and puree until the mixture is smooth and green. Pour it into a bowl and fold in the cucumber and mint. Refrigerate at least 1/2 hour before serving to allow the flavors to develop. Taste and adjust the seasoning before serving and drizzle with a little olive oil.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Badam Halwa



Ingredients:



1/2 cup Almond (Badam)
2 cups half n half Milk
Condensed milk
3 tblsp Sugar
5 crushed Cardamoms
3 tablespoon Ghee
a pinch of Saffron (Kesar), soaked in lukewarm milk (optional)

How to make badam halwa:
  • Boil half a litre of water in a sauce pan . add the almonds when the water is boiling and cook for 2 minutes. remove from the flame and drain.
  • Remove the skin of the almonds and grind to a fine paste.
  • Boil the milk in a thick bottomed pan.Add condensed milk to it. when the milk begins to boil add the almond paste and the sugar and cook for 5 minutes over a low flame stirring continuously.
  • Add the ghee and mix well.
  • Remove from the flame.. add the dissolved saffron and the crushed cardamoms.
  • Garnish with thinly sliced cashews and almonds.
  • Allow to cool and serve chilled.

Monday, June 30, 2008

mangsher achar


mangsher achar sunle onekei ektu obak hoy but it's really tasty.here's my recipe for it

ingradients:
boiled chicken(cut in very small pieces),sorsher tel,amchur powder,tetul jol ghono kore gola,lonka guro,bhaja jeere guro.chat masala,bitnun,nun,chini.gota jeere,panchforan are gota sorshe....

process:
tel ta korai te gorom korbe,besh onek ta tel debe dhoro normally chicken ta bhajte jotota tel lagbe tar 2-2.5 gun...gorom hole or modhye panchforan,sorshe r gota jire ta foran dao..ogulo fute potpot awaj korle or modhye chicken ta dhele bhajte thako...sim e korbe...ektu bhaja bhaja hole or modhye tetul jon r nun chini bade baki sob mosla diye dao..tumi jotota khabe sei bujhe...bhalo kore koshiye bhajo..tar por or modhye tetul golata dao..ar nun r chini ta amount taste onujayi thik kore dao...dhaka diye min 5 rakho..tate bhetore mosla dhukbe..erpor anch bariye high kore min 5 futiye namiye nao..besidin rakhte chaile namanor age olpo sodium benzoate add korte paro........

Sunday, June 29, 2008

aloor chop


amar rannaghor ta bhablam aloor chop diyei suru kora jak.tarpor eke eke noy baki favorite recipe gulo likhbo ..............

aloor chop

ingradients:
alooseddho,pneyaj kuchi,ada kuchi,rasun kuchi,kancha lonka kuchi,jire guro,bitnun,holud ,amchur,nun,chini ,besan

procedure:
prothome alootake sedhho kore chotke mekhe felo.tar korai te tel diye or modhye prothome pneyaj,lonka ar rosun ta bheje felo.ektu bhaja bhaja hoye ele or modhye ada,jire guro,lonka guro,bitnun r amchur diye ektu kosiye nao.tarpor or modhye alooseddho ta diye bhalo maton nere chere namiye nao.byas aloor chop er pur tairi.
khol tar jonya jole besan gule ekta paste banao.ote poriman moton nun dao.ebar alooseddho r purtake hate tule chapta kore gore oi besane dubiye chhaka tele bhalo kore bheje felo.tule ekta paper towel e rekhe excess tel jhoriye nao.
tarpor sorsher tel r chanchur diye murimakha r ekta asto kancha lonkar sathe poribeshan karo.
perfect for a rainy day :)