Monday, March 16, 2009

Egg with Poppy Seed/ Dim posto


It is purely a Bengali dish, nice & easy, serve 3, takes 20 minutes.
Ingredient:


  1. Egg 3 boiled

  2. Capsicum 1

  3. Poppy seed 2 tbsp.

  4. Mustard seed 1 1/2tbsp

  5. Onion 1 small, shredded finely

  6. Tomato 1, 1/2 cuted into small pieces & 1/2 as long strips

  7. Coriander leaf

  8. Salt

  9. Turmeric powder

  10. Chili powder

  11. Whole red/green chili

  12. Oil 2 tbsp

  13. 1/2 tbsp mustard oil
Method:

  1. Soak 1 tbsp mustard seed & Poppy seed together for 1/2 h, paste them with 2 green chili.

  2. Heat oil in a container

  3. Cut Eggs In halves, rub some salt & turmeric on it & fry upside down up to light red, turn to fry other side.

  4. Now Take egg out of the heat and in same oil put some whole mustard seed, when crackles add onion

  5. When onion start to change color put small pieces of tomato and fry until they mix well

  6. put capsicum fry for 2 min when a nice smell comes out add poppy seed & Mustard paste along with chili powder, turmeric powder & salt.

  7. Bring it to biol.

  8. Add egg very care fully

  9. Cover and put in medium heat for 3-4 min more.

  10. Put 1/2 tbsp mustard oil on the top.

  11. Turn off the heat and on a flat dish take each half of egg & arrange them one by one as circle

  12. Pour the sauce on the top of the Eggs

  13. Decorate with tomato strips & coriander leaves.
serve with roti or rice...

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Mango Lassi

This is very easy & good Yogurt drink. Takes about 10 minutes....
Ingredient:
  • Ingredients
    1. 3 cup plain yogurt 1 cup milk
    2. 1 cup water
    3. 1 cup mango pulp
    4. 1/2 cup sugar
    5. 1 oz Mixed Dry Fruits (Coconut, Cause, Pista, Dates, Almond) Crashed
    6. Rose Water
  • Method:
  1. In the biggest container of mixer take yogurt, milk, & water turn on the mixer for 1 minute.
  2. Now mix mango pulp & sugar with the yogurt mix and turn on mixer for 2 minute.
  3. Put 6-7 drops of rose water, and turn on the mixer for another 1-2 minute.
  4. Pour into glasses, put some crushed ice, and 2 tbsp of dry fruits on the top.
serve about 4

Friday, March 13, 2009

Patoler Misti (sc. Name: Tricosanthes dioica) /small guard

It's a dessert, not so sweet but yummm........
Ingredient:
  • 500 gms. Whole patol.
  • 250 gms. Castar sugar
  • 450 gms. khoya/ kheer
  • 50 gms whole milk powder
  • 10 almonds
  • 10 green pistachios
  • 10 Casue nut
  • 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
  • A pinch saffron strands
Method:
  • Crush together almonds, pistas, in mixer.
  • Peel patol carefully, just take out the upper skin by rubbing it with a knife
    Make lengthwise slit from top to bottom. Take All seed out.
  • Put in boiling water, and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  • Drain, remove, carefully squeeze out all water. Keep aside.
  • Roast khoya stirring continuously, till light pink and crumbly.
  • Take off fire, cool a little, add milk powder, crushed nuts,cardamom, saffron.
  • Stuff into each patol. Tie each with some clean thread, if required.
  • Make sugar syrup with 1 cup water. When syrup is just 1 thread consistency, (check in between to finger) drop in patol,Simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Remove carefully,and place on a mesh.
  • Cool, remove strings, cover with silver foil if desired. Sprinkle few Saffron Strands. Serve chilled.


Thursday, March 12, 2009

Chicken Tariyaki


very easy Japanese dish, takes only about 20 minutes.
Ingredient:


  1. Chicken Thigh fillet/ breast fillets 500 gm

  2. Japanese soy Sauce - 1/4 cup

  3. Cooking Wine- 2 tbsp (Mirin).

  4. Wine (Sake)- 2 tbsp

  5. Sugar- 2 tbsp
Method:


  1. Cut chicken Pieces into 1cm wide Strips.

  2. Mix soy sauce, sugar ,wine in a bowl, stir it until sugar dissolve.

  3. Heat the oil in a pan, put the chicken outer side down, fry it up to golden and turn to other side fry it for 3-4 minute in medium heat.

  4. Now Drain the excess oil form the pan.

  5. Add sauce to it and increase heat to high and bring it to boil.

  6. cook until sauce is reduced and glossy.

  7. Turn the fillets other side to coat well.

  8. Remove the fillets from the pan to a plate. pour over the sauce and serve hot.
serve with rice.

Egg Chicken Masala

this is a very tasty dish for main course. takes about 1/2 hour to cook.
Ingredient:
  1. Boneless chicken- 1/2 kg
  2. Egg 3
  3. Corn flour-2 tbsp
  4. salt
  5. chili powder
  6. onion-2 big size, cuted into Small cubes & separated each petal
  7. ginger-garlic paste-2 tbsp
  8. cumin powder 1 tbsp
  9. capsicum, green- one, cuted into small strips
  10. green chill -3-4
  11. oil- 1/2 cup
  12. Lemon Juice- 2tbsp
  13. Turmeric
  14. Tomato
Method:
  1. Cut chicken into small curry pieces, marinate with lemon juice& salt for 1/2 hour
  2. Mix 3 eggs, cornflour, chili powder, salt in a bowl, stir until cornflour mix well.
  3. Heat the pan and put all oil into it .
  4. when the oil is hot put marinated chicken to egg mix and coat it well and put into the hot oil.
  5. Fry both side until golden brown.
  6. keep fried chicken pieces in a plate, now add onion, fry for 2 minutes.
  7. Add capsicum, fry for another 5 minuter in medium heat.
  8. Make a paste of ginger -garlic, red chili, turmeric, salt , tomato and cumin,Add the paste & fry until oil come out of it and leave a nice smell.
  9. Put 1/2 cup water, bring it to boil.
  10. Add chicken Pieces.
  11. Add Slited Green Chills.
  12. Cover in low heat for 15 minute.
  13. When The meat is done add rest egg mix on the top and stir well.
  14. sprinkle shredded coriander leaves.
serve with rice,naans or roti