Til Ka Ladoo / Til Er Naru / Sesame Candy

Ingredients :

1. Sesame  Seeds - 200 gm

2 . Grated  Jaggery - 180 gm

3. White Oil As Required

Methods :

1. Step - 1 , Take a wok  and add  200 gm sesame seeds  in it . But  on a low heat . On a low flame roast  the sesame seeds . Stir occasionally . When  the sesame seeds pop and change color . On  a low flame  this takes about 4 - 5 minutes . Take Out . Keep aside in a plate .

2. Step - 2 , Now add Jaggery  when the wok is heated up . Cook jaggery  until it melts down . Stir it a few time. Keep on stirring the jaggery so that it dissolves . In the melted jaggery mix roasted Sesame seeds and stir it well or mix the sesame seeds mixture with the jaggery solution very well .  Allow this mixture to cool a bit .

3. Step - 3 , Spread some white oil  in  your palms to form the ladoos . When the mixture is too hot , then wait for some seconds and then make the ladoos Or once the mixture is half cool to take in hand .Make them round ball . Make all the ladoos when mixture is still warm .
4. Serve the ladoo  at room temperature .

Dimer Paturi / Egg Cooked In Banana Leaf / Dim Paturi

Ingredients :

1. Eggs - 2 ( boiled , Peel )

2. Mustard Pate - 3 Table Spoon

3. Poppy Seeds Paste - 1 Table Spoon

4. Mustard oil As Required

5. Onion - 1 ( Peel ) , finely slice

6. Salt To Taste

7. Turmeric Powder As Required

8. Green Chili Paste As Required

9. Banana Leaves  As Required

10. Cotton Thread

11. Grated Coconut - 1 Table Spoon

Methods :

1. Step - 1 , Take a bowl . In a bowl , add the poppy seeds paste , Mustard seeds paste ,grated coconut , onion ,  Green chili paste , Salt To taste , Turmeric powder , add the mustard oil  3 Table spoon  and mix well . Add the boiled egg  into the spices  mixture  and   mix well .  Keep aside  for 1 hours .

2. Step - 2 , Now prepare the banana leaves . Wash and clean the leaves thoroughly. Dry completely with a kitchen towel  . Now in an open flame . keep the leaves one at a time for just 30 seconds or 1 minutes  or until the leaf becomes glossy in color . Set aside . Grease the leaves with few drops of mustard oil and places one steak of eggs on each leaves . Make sure that the spices are well coated on both sides of the eggs .

3. Step - 3 , Now take a non - stick pan and grease mustard oil . When  the oil is hot place the banana leaf  parcels in one layer and close the cover  with an air tight lid and cook on lower temperature for 10 - 15 minutes  each side .

4. Step - 4 , when eggs are done both sides remove them from the flame and place in an plate . When all the parcels will be done serve the closed parcels with steamed rice .

Aar Macher Kalia / Spicy Cat Fish Curry

Ingredients :

1. Aar Mach / Cat Fish  - 300 gm

2. Turmeric Powder as required

3. Salt To Taste

4. Bay Leaf - 2 Pieces

5. Whole Cumin Seeds - 1/2 Tea Spoon

6. Kashmiri Dry Red Chili Pate - 1 Table Spoon

7. Dry Red Chili  Paste - 1 Table Spoon

8. Onion Paste - 1 Cup

9. Ginger Paste - 1 Table Spoon

10. Garlic Paste - 1 Table Spoon

11. Ripe Red Tomato - 1 Pieces ( finely Chopped )

12. Cumin Paste / Powder  - 1 Table Spoon

13. Coriander Paste / Powder  - 1 Table Spoon

14. Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon

15. Potato ( peel ) - 1 small , cubes

16. Lemon Juice - 2 tea spoon

17. Onion medium ( peel ) - finely chopped

18. Mustard Oil As Required

Methods :

1. Step - 1 , Fish cleaned  and wash . Drain out all the water  and then mix it with 1 tablespoon salt , Mustard oil  1 table spoon , lemon juice 1 table spoon  and Turmeric powder . Rub all over fish cover and marinate . Keep aside for about 15 minutes .

2. Step - 2 , Now add Mustard oil in a wok . When oil hot or when it start smoking  add 2 pieces fish . Fry on both sides till light golden color . Fry remaining steaks in the same way except do not add oil .  Transfer to a bowl . Keep aside .

3. Step -3 , same oil and same wok . Heat for oil 1 minutes . When oil start smoke . Then add potato pieces . Fry on both sides  till golden brown color ( about  2 - 3 minutes on each side ) . Then take them out of the wok .

4. Step - 4 , Same wok and same oil . Heat for oil 2 minutes . Then add whole cumin seeds 1/2 tea spoon , bay leaf  and add crushed cardamom . Stir for a few seconds . When nice aroma comes out . Then add finely chopped onion . Mix well . Saute for 2 - 3 minutes . Fry till golden brown color . Now add onion  paste  and garlic paste  mix well . Keep stirring . Saute for 2 minutes .  Fry till golden brown color . When oil is  starts to completely separates . Then add finely chopped tomato , add salt to taste  and turmeric powder mix well . Saute for 2 - 3 minutes . Then add ginger paste , kashmiri dry red chili paste , dry red chili paste , cumin paste and coriander paste . Mix well . Keep stirring . Saute for all spices till oil separates . Then add fried fish pieces , fried potato pieces , and add garam masala powder 1 tea spoon . Mix well . Keep stirring . Saute for 1 minutes . Then add 2 cups water . Mix well . Cover it . High heat for 5 minutes . When it is start boiling . Then reduce heat to low . Simmer for 10 - 15 minutes . Cook till potatoes are tender and cooked .

5. Step - 5 , After 15 minutes , open the cover . When potato are completely tender and cooked . Gravy is thicken . Then switch off the flame . Transfer to a serving bowl .

6. Serve hot with steam Rice .