Sorse Phuler Bora /Mustard flower pakoda

 

winter recipe

We used to get a lot of mustard flowers when we were in North Bengal. One of my neighbour used to bring me lots of mustard flowers from the neighboring land. The mustard field looks so beautiful....looks like someone has spread a yellow sheet. The mind fills. You only have to see from a distance.

 
We, Bengalis usally want to eat all kinds of vegetables and others in all seasons. So why is the mustard flower omitted?
So let's come to the cooking....very simple but delicious to eat.
Ingredients: Mustard flowers- 100 grams (I took....you can use as you like)
Gram flour: 1 cup plus a little
Black cumin: 1 teaspoon
Rice powder: 1 tbsp. If not then omit it. Adding rice powder makes pakoras very crispy.
White oil: 2 tbsp
Salt to taste.
Mustard oil for frying
Process: Remove the mustard flower from the stem and wash it. Now mix all the ingredients well. Add 2 tablespoons of white oil to this mixture. Be careful not to make the mixture too thin. Place the pan on gas and add mustard oil. Heat it well and reduce the gas and fry slowly in the form of pakoras. Ready all mustard flower pakoras carefully. Try it with hot dal and rice ...give a comment that how does it taste.

 
Eat and be happy in winter.

Custard Apple Dessert /Atar Payesh

 

Custard Apple dessert/Atar payesh

At first I thought it would not taste good, but after cooking it, I realized that it is so delicious that guests coming home will not leave without praising it.

 
So without further delay let's get to the recipe.

 
Ingredients: 1 liter of milk (milk with fat is best.)
Custard Apple : 1 large
Sugar: 100 gms...not more than this is needed as custard apple is sweet and I used little date plam jaggary (khejurer gur) also.
Cashews, Raisins3Tablespoons... Cut into small pieces.
Method:

Put 1 liter of milk on gas and thicken it. Scoop out the seeds of custard apple and put the palp in a bowl. Add sugar and jaggary(khejurer gur) while thickening the milk. Now mix all palp of custard well so that the milk does not curdle. Garnish with thinly sliced ​​almonds and raisins when dessert become thick.
Give rest for 1 hour, then serve in small glass bowls. If you want keep it in refrigerator for perfect setting.
Eat happily.

WHOLE GREEN MOONG SALAD

Health benefits of green moong, Mung,Whole green gram.

1) It is rich in folate,folic acid... so helpful for pregnent lady.

2) Lower blood pressur.

3) Full of antioxidants like flavonoids which protect heart from free radicals that damage blood vessels of our body.

4)Rich in Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium which help for formation of bones,teeth.
Magnesium helps to protect cardiovascular desease specially for women.

5)Rich in protein for vegetarians that help to make new cells.

 
6) It is helpful for good skins, for healthy eye sights.

7) Helpful for weight loss.

So it is good for us taking green moong as breakfast or for any meal in different way.

PROCESS OF MAKING GREEN MOONG SALAD

Soak green whole moong in water yesterday night. I also soak handful of kabli chana ( white chick pea)with it. Boil green whole mung n white chick pea together.
Take atleast 15 to 20 minutes for proper boiking in pressure cooker.
Transfer boiled materials in a bowl. Add black pepper, corriander leaves, green chillies ,lettuce, 1 to 2 teaspoons of mustard oil. I use mustard oil but you may use olive oil or any white oil. You may use sliced tomatoes also. Mix well n have in breakfast.

 
Eat healthy, stay healthy.

FISH HEAD BOWL CURRY/MACHER MUROR BATI CHOCHORI

 

It is very simple yet delicious cooking. A very old recipe, basically this type of cooking was common in villages.
Today I am sharing the easiest recipe.

Ingredients:

1 large head of good Rohu fish
Onion-1 large (finely chopped)
Raw Chillies - 2 (cut into small pieces) Garlic - 3 cloves (finely chopped)
Ginger- 1 inch (finely chopped)
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Mustard oil - 2 tbsp
Tomato-1, finely chopped, leave out if not desired.
Salt to taste.

Method: 

Cut the whole head of Rohu fish into 2 pieces. Mix well all the above mentioned ingredients in a large steel bowl and add water (1 cup). Add mustard oil on top. Place a steel bowl on gas, cover and boil for 10 minutes. When it is very smooth (not too much water is remain) take it off and serve with hot rice. You can also use kadai for making this recipe... in that case you use a lid on karai for perfect boiling. But you will enjoy real taste for this recipe when you use a steel or alluminium bowl to make this " bati chorchori".
Have a nice lunch with Bengali " Macher mathar bati chorchori".

SIMPLE STREW

 

This recipe is for when you don't feel like cooking but your stomach is asking for food.

Ingredients -
Carrot (1), Beans (3 to 4), Onion (1 cut into 4 pieces), Garlic (4 cloves...chopped), Ginger (about 1 inch...chopped) Cheese (100 gm), Eggs (2...1 boiled, 1 raw)
Process...

Cut carrots, beans, paneer into thin lengths. Place the pressure cooker on the gas...turn on the gas. Add white oil.. Add a piece of cinnamon, a small cardamom and a bay leaf, these are for tempering.
. Now add all the ingredients at once.. lightly stir.. 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp pepper, salt, sugar.
Add 4 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder...stir. Now put the boiled egg in the middle and break the raw egg and put it on top. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and wait for a whistle. Give standing time and then serve with hot roti or rice. It didn't take long time but healthy dish is ready to serve. But it's good to eat 😋😋