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Few days before I
visited my father`s house and stayed for five days .
When I go there I am really curious
in searching my old collage books ,diaries and copies.
Here I got my grandma`s
cookbook .I was so happy and excited to have it .It helps me so much for
cooking different old ,authentic dishes for my food lover husband .I told my
daughter that here is this
grandma`s cookbook
for the recipes I gather from all Bengali motherhood
Mator dal is relatively common in Bengal . It is called
split peas in English Dal is something, which
is an integral part of every
Indian meal. Me and my Mom made this dal as” Tak Dal”( a Bengali
recipe).It is
very common in Bengali but today I am sharing with you a different recipe which
is from
my Grandma`s cookbook ,the name is Whipped egg coated in rich Mator
dal.
HERE IS THE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS :
Mator Dal : 400 grams
Egg : 3
Tomato : 1
Onion : 1
Spices : Turmeric powder : 1 table spoon
Red chilly powder : 1 teaspoon
Bay leaf : 2
Red chilly :1
Garam masala : ( cinnamon stick ( 1 inch) ,clove :3 to 4
,cardamom :2 to 3 in number .)
Whole cumin : 1 teaspoon .
Ginger : 1 to 1 ½
inch
Green chilly : 2 to 3
Mustered oil : required amount
Salt to taste .
COOKING TIME : ½ HOUR
HOW TO MAKE : 1)Boil
mator dal with 1 pinch of turmeric
powder and required amount of salt .
2) Boil 2 eggs and cut into 4 pieces each .Keep 1 egg for coating on
boiled egg .
3) Make smooth paste of onion ,green chilly and ginger .
4) Cut each boiled egg into 4 pieces .Take a bowl and break
an egg in it . Smooth the egg batter with
spoon .Add little salt in it . Ready
a korai with mustard oil for frying egg pieces. Now dip an egg
piece in whipped egg batter and fry . Keep all ready coated egg pieces aside .
5)Keep a korai on gas oven with hot oil in it .Add bay leaf , red chilly ,and 1 tablespoon cumin
(whole)in it .Wait for cracking sound ,after 3 minutes add red chilly powder for good colour ,1
teasoopn of sugar , some pieces of tomatoes ,paste of onion ,ginger and chilly ,fry until good smell
comes out .Now add boiled dal , boil for 2 to 3 minutes .
6)Now the time for adding boiled coated egg pieces .Just boil for minutes
.Before taking off the heat
add little ghee .It is really a different delicious
dish,I share. I feel grandma`s touch in this dish.You
can cook this recipe with
chana dal also .
Serve Dal with hot rice or roti .
Hope you enjoy my grandma`s recipe .Stay with me.
Happy cooking .