Saturday, April 30, 2016

Bengali Style Enchor Er Dalna / Bengali Style Kathal Ki sabji / Bengali Style Potato & Jackfruit Curry ( No Onion & Garlic Recipe )

Kathal dalna  or Raw Jack fruit  curry is an ordinary vegetables curry . It is made  from unripe  jack fruit . It is  a tasty , simple , and ordinary  curry .

In  every  Bengali ,   the   Raw  green jackfruit     is   called   Gachn Patha , it is a meat like taste or  texture   ( Which  means is plants or trees mutton curry )   or (  Which means is  substitute  of vegetables    plant or tree mutton curry )  from  unripe jack fruit . Unripe jack fruit is  substitute for vegetarian  in  Bengali's  . 


Unripe  or young jack fruit  is a very  sticky vegetables . This vegetables  difficult  part is peeled  from  unripe jack fruit  skin . Then also difficult part is cutting  from  unripe jack fruit .

Chop , Cutlet , Kathal kofta , Kather dalna or jack fruit curry , Kathal Biryani  , Dal , and  Enchor chingri ( unripe jack fruit  curry with prawn fish )    is  made from unripe jack fruit . Jack fruit tree is popular  in South -  East Asia  ( like  Bangladesh , Sri lanka   ,  India, Philippines , Indonesia , Thailand and  Vietnam ) .

Unripe jack fruit is  tasteless and bit sour  of taste .  Unripe jack fruit is a Summer Special Vegetables .  

This curry  is made  from raw green jack fruit , potato , tomatoes , bay leaf and others spices . It  is a without  onion and garlic  the  curry . It is  easy to make  from unripe jack fruit .It is a  tomato and garam masala  based  curry recipe .

While  you are finishing  the cutting  to unripe jack fruit . You should soak  in  of  water  to cut  unripe jack fruit pieces . You can also along as   added  few drops of oil in water .  Unripe jack fruit is  a hard vegetables . 

It is a 4 in 1 recipe . First part is peeled and cutting unripe of  jack fruit . It is a trouble and difficult part from unripe jack  fruit .

Next part is boiled  methods  of unripe jack fruit  pieces .  Third  part is  drain and strain water from boiled  unripe jack fruit . Fourth part is  curry methods of boiled unripe jack fruit . So , this  process  is long .

But this curry taste is awesome and unique . The   curry is also popular in India and Bangladesh . Ripe jack fruit is  also tasty fruit  . 

Main ingredients is  potato and unripe jack fruit . It goes very well  with rice and Indian bread . This curry  is a side dish . Jackfruit  is good sources of  Antioxidants , Vitamins , and Minerals . Jack fruit is good for Diabetics patients .

This curry serve  is as during lunch .

Here is Full of Recipe   ( How To Make Unripe Jack fruit Curry With Potatoes )



Ingredients :

1. Raw  Jack fruit /  Kathal  -  1 medium  bowl , (  peel , Cut  into  Medium size Cubes or pieces )

2. Potato  - 1 , ( peel , cut  into  medium size cubes )

3. Salt  To Taste

4. Sugar - 1 Table Spoon ( optional )

5. Turmeric Powder As Required

6. Mustard  Oil  As  Required

7. Bay leaf  - 2 Pieces

8. Crushed  Green Cardamoms  - 2 Pieces

9. Whole cumin  Seeds - 1 tea spoon

10. Kashmiri dry red chili paste or powder - 2 table spoon

11. Curd / yogurt ( beaten )  -  1/2 cup  or half  cup

12. Ripe Tomato - 1 finely chopped

13. Cumin  Powder  or Cumin Paste - 2 Table Spoon

14. Coriander  Powder  or Coriander  Paste - 1 Table Spoon

15.  Dry  Red  Chili Paste -   1  Table Spoon

16. Garam  Masala Powder - 1 Table Spoon

17. Ginger  Paste - 2 Table Spoon

18. Ghee / Clarified Butter - 1 Table Spoon



Methods :

1. Step - 1 , Take a pressure cooker . In the pressure  add the jack fruit , salt  and  turmeric powder and  pour  water  mix it very well  . Cover and  close the lid  and  pressure  cook  till  2 whistles , Switch off the flame . Keep  aside . Once  pressure is    releases .  Open the cooker . Drain the water and strain it  from boiled unripe jack fruit . Transfer Raw Jack fruit  in  a  bowl .

2.  Step - 2 , Take a wok .Then add oil . When  oil  is  completely hot .  Add  potatoes  and  fry till light yellow . Stirring  occasionally . When  potatoes are done . Take  them out from the wok . Remove and drain potatoes .

3. Step - 3 , In  same oil  and  heat  the  oil .  While oil is completely hot . Then add bay leaf , whole cumin seeds and add  green  crushed  cardamom . Stir for a few seconds  .  Then add boiled jack fruit ,  add salt  to taste and add finely chopped  ripe  tomato  and saute  till  10 minutes . Reduce heat very low . Stirring  occasionally .

4. Step - 4 ,  Then add turmeric powder , saute till  2 - 3 minutes . Next add sugar ( optional ) . Saute till few seconds . Now add  Ginger paste 2 table spoon , cumin paste or cumin powder  2  table spoon , coriander paste or powder  1 table spoon , kashmiri dry red chili paste or powder  2 table spoon , dry red chili paste  1 table spoon and add  curd / yogurt  1/2 cup . Mix it  very well . On  medium  flame .  Fry  till oil starts to separate  from  sides . Then add fried potatoes  and add 1 table spoon garam masala powder . Mix well . Then pour  2 cup of  water into the curry  . Mix it very well . Cover the wok .

5. Step - 5 , After 10 minutes , when potatoes are tender and raw jack fruit are soft   . Then switch off the flame . Now  add 1 tea spoon of  ghee / clarified butter  into the curry .  Mix well . Transfer in  a serving bowl .

6. Serve hot .

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Enchor Diye Cholar Dal / Kacche Kathal Ki Chana Dal / Bengal Gram With Raw Jackfruit

Enchor  Diye  Cholar  Dal  is a  delicious  and  unique  of  taste  .  It is  a traditional  Bengali Recipe .
Made  with  raw green  jack fruit , Bengal gram  lentil , bay leaf , whole cumin seeds , gram masala powder and others spices .  Main ingredients  is raw green  jack fruit  and  bengal gram . You can  serve as  during  lunch .



It goes well  with steam rice  , chapatis  and Indian bread   and  phulkas . My personal choices is  it goes  very well  with steam rice .

You would  not be  disappointed  this dish . Pulses or dal is  complete protein food . Pulses  are good sources  of protein  , carbohydrates , iron  and micro nutrients .

As well  it is  a no onion  and no  garlic dish . You can along  serve as  to guests  and  friends .

Jack fruit  has high  sources  of Antioxidants , Vitamins ,  and  Minerals  .

My  grand mother used to  made  this  dal  during Summer  Season .  She   would   cooked    tasty  dal  often  .  She   would  added  to  hing (  Asafoetida  )  in  dal's  .

You will like it .  You will love it . Recipe is here  of  How to make Bengal gram  with Raw Green Jack Fruit .



Ingredients :

1. Enchor /  Raw Kathal /  Raw Jackfruit ( Peel and cut into medium size cubes ) - 1 medium size   bowl ,  and then   boiled

2. Bay Leaf - 2 pieces

3. Whole Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon

4. Whole dry red chili - 1 pieces

5. Whole   crushed cardamom  seeds  - 1 pieces

6. Kashmiri dry red chili paste - 1 table spoon

7. Whole Dry Red Chili Paste - 1 Table Spoon

8. Ginger Paste -  2  Table spoon

9. Cumin Powder or  Cumin Paste -  1 Table Spoon

10 . Coriander  powder or coriander  paste - 2 Table spoon

11. Salt To Taste

12. Turmeric Powder As Required

13. Sugar - 1 table spoon ( optional )

14. Mustard Oil As Required

15. Garam Masala Powder - 1 Table Spoon

16. Ripe Tomato - 1 , finely chopped

17. Bengal Gram / cholar dal / chana dal ( boiled ) - 1 bowl

18. Cinnamon - 1 crushed

Methods :

1. Take a wok . Then add oil . When oil  is completely  hot .  Switch  on the flame . Then add  Whole dry red chili 1 pieces  , bay leaf , whole cumin seeds , cinnamon , and add whole crushed  cardamom . Fry till 1 minutes or stir for a 1 minutes .  Then add boiled  raw kathal /  or raw jack fruit and add ripe chopped   tomato into hot oil   . Saute  till  5 - 6 minutes  on  medium flame . After 5 minutes , then add salt to taste into  boiled jack fruit  . Mix well . Then add turmeric powder  and  add 1 table spoon of sugar . Mix well . Saute  till   raw jack fruits are soft  and tender .

2. Step - 2 , Then add  kashmiri dry red chili paste  1 table spoon , add  whole dry red chili paste 1 table spoon ,  ginger  paste  2 table spoon , cumin powder or cumin paste  1 table spoon , coriander powder or coriander paste  2 table spoon and add  garam masala powder  1  table spoon . Mix well . Saute and fry spices   until   oil  is  separates . Then pour  the boiled  dal  and  pour  2 cup  of water  . Mix well .  Cook  until  high flame 5 minutes .    Then  reduce to  the  flame . Simmer for 10  - 15 minutes . Cover  it .

3. Step - 3 , After 10 minutes , open the cover . Meanwhile  dal is thicken . Then switch off the flame . Transfer to a serving bowl .

4. Serve hot with steam rice .



Saturday, April 9, 2016

How To Make Homemade Curd / Homemade curd








Ingredients :

1. Cows Milk - 1 Liter

2. Curd Or Yogurt - 100 gm  ( Whisk It Very Well )

Methods :

1. Take a Heavy Bottom Pan . Switch on the flame . Then add Milk . Keep stirring . Medium Flame . When Milk Half  Thicken . Then switch off the flame .  Allow it to cool . When its become lukewarm . Then pour the milk into a bowl and add whisk curd / yogurt into the milk  . Mix it well . Cover the bowl and close the lid . Transfer the bowl in a warm place  and let it rest for 10 - 12 hours .


2. After 12 hours , open the cover . Serve it . You Can be use home made curd healthy breakfast , vegetables preparation or Raita . 

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Bhapa Sandesh / Steamed Home - Made Cottage Cheese Fudge







Ingredients ;

1. Fresh  Chena / Chana / Cottage Cheese  - 1 Bowl

2. Sugar Powder ( optional ) - 1 Tea Spoon

3. Whole Cardamom Seeds Powder - 1 Tea Spoon

4. Ghee ( clarified  Butter Or  Butter ) - 1 Table Spoon

Methods :

1. Take a Flat Steel plate . Then add chana / chena / cottage cheese , add powder sugar  1 tea spoon and add whole cardamom seeds powder . Mix well .  Now start kneading with your palm . Knead it for 15 - 20 minutes . Make a smooth paste . Keep aside .

2. Step - 2 , Now take a steel tiffin box . Grease the box with ghee or butter . Now pour the mixture into the box . Keep aside .

3. Step - 3 , Take a wok . Switch on the flame . Then add half liter water . When it's start boiling  and place the container very carefully . cook on medium heat for about 20 - 30 minutes .Cover the wok and close the lid .  Once it is done . Then switch off the flame . Keep aside at least  1 hours . Once it cool .  Now put the  tiffin box  into the refrigerator for  4 - 6 hours  or refrigerate  at least  4 - 6 hours .

4. Step - 4 , After 4 - 6 hours , cut it into  the pieces .

5. Serve chilled or room temperature .


Sunday, April 3, 2016

Nolen Gurer Choto Rasogolla / Cottage Cheese Small Size Or Mini Balls Dumplings In Date Palm Jaggery Syrup







Ingredients :

1. Cows  Milk  - 1 Liter

2. Lemon Juice As Required

3. Nolen Gur / Gur / Date Palm Jaggery - 1 Bar Or  700 Gm

4. Water - 1 Liter

5. Refined flour / maida - 1  tea spoon

Methods :



1. Step - 1 , Take  a wok or kadai . Then add milk in a wok . keep stirring . Heat milk in a wok  and bring it to boil for about 10 minutes . After 10 minutes , when its starts boiling add  lemon juice  and wait  for the milk curdle completely . Then switch off the flame and let it cool  for  30 minutes . Once it cool , then pour over a thin cloth and tie it with a tight knot . Wash  ( chena / chana / paneer / or fresh cottage cheese well using cloth under  cold running water  to remove  lemon juice  flavor , press  out  or drain out excess water . Take in a steel plate and press down .

2. Step - 2 ,   Take a  round steel plate . Then add chana/ chena / paneer / cottage cheese  , and add  add  1  tea spoon  spoon  refined flour /   maida    . Mix  it very well . Knead  the  ( chana / chena / panner / cottage cheese )  with the heel of   your palm  for  10 - 15   minutes ,  until it become soft and smooth .

3. Step - 3 , Now make a smooth soft lemon size small  balls  or round size small balls . Then make 30  balls from the chana/ cottage cheese / chena dough .   Keep  aside .

4. Step - 4 , Now take a wok or kadai . Switch on the flame . Then add 1   liter water  and add  nolen gur / date palm jaggery  . Mix it very well . Bring  to boil on high heat  stirring till  gur / date palm jaggery  is dissolved .  When  gur / date palm jaggery  is dissolved . Then add raw rasogolla balls   to gur / date palm jaggery  syrup water one by one very carefully . High flame  for  about  20 minutes . After 20  minutes  , Reduce heat very low . Simmer for 10 minutes . cover it .

5. Step - 5 , After  30 minutes , open the cover . Stir .  You will notice the rasogollas  are double  in  their size . Switch off the flame . Transfer to a bowl and cover the bowl  . Keep  aside rasogolla in nolen gur / date palm jaggery  syrup for at least  6 - 8  hours .

6. Step - 6 , After  8  hours ,  place  rasogolla  in serving plate .

7. Serve at room temperature  or cold .





Saturday, April 2, 2016

Pabda Macher shorshe Bata Jhal / Cat Fish With Mustard Seeds Flavored Gravy





Preparation Time -   15 minutes 
Total Preparation Time -  15 minutes   
Cooking Time -  20     minutes 
Course -  Non Veg  / side dish 
Cuisine -  Indian / Bengal  
Serve -  3  
Author - Paramita's Kitchen   

Ingredients :

1. Pabda Mach / Pabo Fish Or Cat Fish - 4

2. Salt To Taste

3. Mustard Oil As Required

4. Turmeric Powder As Required

5. Whole  Mustard  Seeds  Paste - 1 Cup

6. Green Chili Paste - 2 Table Spoon

7. Slit Green Chili - 2 Pieces

8. Whole Nigella  Seeds /  Onion Seeds / Kalonji / Kalojeera - 1 Tea Spoon

9. Poppy seeds paste - 1 table spoon

10. Water as required 

Methods :

1.  Wash and clean the   fish  under running   water . Drain the water from fish .

2. Marinate  and  mix  with  salt and turmeric powder . Rub all over fish . Keep the cover  and marinate  at least 30 minutes . Keep a side .

3.  Take a wok or kadai . Switch on the flame . Then add oil . Heat for oil  2 - 3 minutes . When oil is   smoking  and  hot  . Now  put the fishes  one  after  one  into the hot  oil  and fry them . After one side is done , flip them and fry other side . Do not over fry . Transfer to a bowl . Keep  aside .

4. To  the  same oil & same wok . Heat for oil 2 minutes . Temper  1 tea spoon  of   whole nigella seeds / kalojeera / kalonji  and add  2  pieces  of  slit green chili  . Stir for a few seconds . Allow  the spices  to  splutter  .  Now add whole mustard seeds paste  , poppy seeds  paste ,  green  chili paste ,  salt to taste and add  a pinch  of  turmeric powder   . Mix well . Saute for  2  minutes . When  oil  starts  to  separates  from  sides  of  pan  .  Now add 1 cup  of  water . Mix  well . Cover the wok . Cook  till  15 minutes on medium flame .

5. Once   Gravy  starts  to  thick   and fish are done  . Then add 1 Tea spoon  of   mustard oil  into  the  fish  curry . Mix  well  . Switch off the flame . Transfer to a serving plate .

6. Serve hot with steamed rice .



Happy Cooking ,

With Love  ,

Paramita's Kitchen .