Lavang Latika / Lobongo Lotika ( Holi Special Recipes )

Labongo lotika  is a  Traditional Bengali Dessert . It is made with all purpose flour , khoya or mawa , sugar , cardamom powder , grated coconut and cloves . Which is  made  using  with  all purpose flour and cloves . This dessert can be  to  served  any occasion or party .

It  is made  very easy .  Lavang latika  is  melt in mouth  dessert . Lavang latika  is also serve to any occasions  like Holi  Party , Diwali  Party  or any occasions .  It  is  Envelope  type   sweet  .

Lovang Latika Or Lobongo  Lotika is  a  2 in 1 sweet . Central  part  is filled with khoya  or mawa , sugar and many types of dry fruit .  Last  or  outer  part is coat with envelope or Pastry .

Lavang Latika is a mouth watering or delicious sweet . It is served  after the meal .

 (  For  Making  The  Filling )      

Ingredients :

1. Grated coconut -  5 - 6  table spoon
2. Grated Khoya / Mawa - 1small bowl
3. Raisins - 2 table spoon ( finely chopped )
4. Cashew Nuts - 2 table spoon ( finely chopped )
5. Cardamom powder - 1/2 tea spoon
6. Sugar As required

Methods :

1. In a pan or wok  add grated coconut , sugar , cardamom powder, finely chopped cashew nuts & raisins . Mix together .

2. Mix it very well and continuous stir .

3. The Mixture  is releasing  more  water  and  keep string   because  prevent  the  burn  from the  mixture .

4. When water is evaporated from the mixture  . Mixture is completely dry .

5. Now ready is mixture .

6. Switch off the flame .

7. Allow  to cool for  about 2 hours and keep a side .

      (  For   Making  The  Dough )

Ingredients :

1. All purpose flour / maida  - 1 medium  bowl
2. Oil  / ghee ( clarified butter )   as   required
3.Water  As required
4. Pinch of salt 

  Methods :

1. In a bowl  add all purpose flour / maida , pinch of salt  and oil . Mix it very well .

2. Then  add  water gradually into the all purpose flour . Mix it very well . Knead the dough from the flour .

3. Make a soft dough from the All purpose flour .

4. Rest the dough  for about  10 - 20  minutes . keep a side  and cover it .

              
   ( For   Making  The  Sugar  Syrup  )

Ingredients :

1. Sugar  As Required
2. Water As Required

Methods :

1. Put  water , and sugar in a pan .

2. Bring to boil  on high heat  stirring  till  sugar is dissolved .

3. When sugar syrup is completely thicken  reduce to heat very low .

(  For  Making  The  Pastry  )

Ingredients :

1. Handful of cloves

2. Oil / Ghee As Required

3. Water  as required 

Method :

1. Now  take  rest  the  dough .  Rub hands with little oil .

2. Break  the  dough  and  Divided  into  10  equal  parts .

3. Roll  the  ball  by of  hands . Now put the ball into of  bowl . Keep a side .

4. Take one ball . Dip the ball into the oil .  Then   Roll out the ball from the ball .

5. Take  One tea spoon of mixture .

6. Put  1  tea spoon of  mixture  in  the center of the circle  and  then fold from all the side . Seal the edges  of  Lavang Latika .

7.  Make a square packet or  parcel .

8. Now take 1 pieces of cloves . Seal  the edges or  center  by 1  pieces of   cloves  . Keep a side .

9. Take a wok , add oil into the wok . When oil is hot . Oil should not very hot . Reduce the flame to very low .

10. Drop one after one  lavang latika   into the hot  oil fry till golden  brown  color  on very low heat  .

11. Take out them from the oil . Remove excess oil from the lavang latika  .

12. Now , dip  the lavang latika  one after one  into the sugar  syrup for about 5 minutes .

13. After 5 minutes take out them from the sugar syrup .

14. Put the lavang latika  on  a  serving plate .

15. Serve the lavang  latika  at room temperature .

Chal Thor / Chal Diye Thor / Banana Stem In Aromatic Rice Gravy / Banana Stem With Rice Gravy

Thor or Banana Stem is a very popular food in west Bengal  ( A   State  Of  India  )  . It  is  made with    Gobindobhog  rice , tomato , coconut and potato .  It  is  a   Completely  vegetarian  dish .Chal  Thor  can be serve it  to  lunch time . Chal   Thor    goes  very  well    with   steam   rice . This   recipe  is  easy  to  make . Chal Thor  is  a  very   flavorful  dish .  Serve  it  along  with  steamed  rice  for  a  simple  weekday  lunch.

Banana Stem is  best source of  Fiber , Iron , Potassium , Vitamin B12 , Vitamin B6  and many  types of   Micro nutrients  . This vegetables  good for diabetic patients , Anemia Patients , and constipation patients . Thor  prevention  of  constipation . Banana stem  good  for  High Blood Pressure . Banana Stem good for obesity patient and reduce the weight .

Tomatoes  is  good  source  of vitamin A , Potassium , Protein , Minerals   and Carbohydrates . Tomatoes  are  provides  essential   Antioxidants  . Tomatoes are good for Heart and prevention of bad Cholesterol .    

Ingredients :

1. Thor ( banana stem ) - 1
2. Gobindobhog  rice -  4 - 5 table spoon
3. Cashew nuts - 1 tea spoon
4. Kishmish / Kaju ( cashew nuts ) - 1 tea spoon
5. Cumin paste - 1 tea spoon
6. Coriander paste  - 1 table spoon
7. Kashmiri Dry chili paste - 1tea spoon
8. Dry red chili paste - 1 tea spoon
9. Salt to taste
10. Sugar - 1 tea spoon
11. Turmeric Powder  as  required
12. Garam masala powder - 1 tea spoon
13. Coconut ( finely chopped ) - 2 - 3 table spoon
14. Coconut ( grated ) -  5 table spoon
15. Bay leaf - 2 pieces
16. Whole cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon
17. Ghee ( clarified butter ) - 1 table spoon
18. Whole cardamom ( slit and crushed ) - 1 pieces
19. Ripe tomato - 1 ( cut into very finely chopped )
20. Potato - 1 , ( peeled and cut into cub pieces )

Methods :

1. Take  a bowl  and  add gobindobhog  bhog rice  into the bowl  . Pour 1 cup water into the bowl . Soak the rice for about  3 - 4 hours . Cover the bowl and keep a side .

2. Wash and clean the thor or banana steam under running cold water and keep a side  . Cut into both sides end of part . Cut and remove outer skin lairs from the banana stem .  Cut  into very finely chopped  pieces  to  banana steam . Keep a side . Take  a bowl  and  pour  water into the bowl . Marinate  banana steam with turmeric powder and sprinkle  some salt . Mix it very  well  and cover it . Keep a side for about 5 - 6 hours .

3. After 6 hours , take a pressure cooker and add the marinate banana stem into the pressure cooker . Pour  the   water  into the pressure  cooker .Cover and close the lid . Pressure cook   for    2  whistles . Then switch off the flame . Keep a side and allow to cool .  Pressure  will  be   releasing  naturally    from  the pressure cooker . Once  the pressure release  completely . Then open the pressure cooker . Drain , strain  and  squeeze  out  excess water   from the boiled  banana steam . Put the boiled  banana stem ( thor ) into  other  bowl . Keep a side and allow to cool .

4.   Once it completely cool . Then  start to  mashed the banana stem ( thor )  with  hand  . Keep a side .

5.  Drain out the water from the  gobindobhog  rice and keep a side .

6. In a wok  or pan  and  heat the  oil .  When oil is completely hot .

7.Then  add  cube potato into the hot oil . Fry till golden brown color. Take out  from  the oil . Keep a side .

8. Fry  gobindobhog rice in same  oil . Fry till golden brown color . Take out from the oil . Keep a side .

9. Next  add  finely chopped coconut  into same  oil . Fry till golden brown color . Take out them and keep a side .

10. Now add oil into the wok . Heat the oil and heat for about 2 minutes .

11. Temper with  bay leaf , cumin seeds and crushed cardamom . Fry till golden brown color . When fragrance comes from the spices .

12. Next  add  finely chopped tomato . Saute for few minutes .Saute till tomatoes are soft .

13. Add salt to taste and turmeric powder . Mix it very well . Saute for few seconds . 

14. Add kashmiri dry red chili powder  , add  1 tea spoon sugar ,  dry red chili  powder , cumin powder    coriander powder  .  sprinkle   few drops of water  . Stir constantly   prevent  to the  all spices  from  burning   . Saute  all the spices . When  All  the  spices  starts  to  separate .

15. Next add  Mashed banana stem ( thor )  into the spices  and  mix it very well .

16. Now add  grated coconut , fried potato , fried gobindobhog  rice , fried  chopped  coconut , cashew nuts and raisins  . Mix it very well.

17. Add 1 cup of water into the spices and Boiled stem ( thor ) . Mix it very well  .

18. When water is evaporated from the curry . Then add 1 tea spoon of  ghee  and  1 tea spoon of gram  spices  powder into the curry . Mix it very well .

19. Switch off the flame .

20. Transfer to a serving bowl .

21. Serve hot .

Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe / How To Make Gajar Ka Halwa / Carrot Halwa Recipe

Gajar  ka halwa  is made  with milk , carrot , lot  of nuts  or many types of dry fruit ,  sugar  and ghee . Traditionally gajar ka halwa  is  made with    milk , condensed milk , khoya , ghee  and  nuts . It is a rich dessert .

  Gajar  ka  Halwa  is popular dish  in  North India . Gajar ka Halwa is  a mouth watering  and  delicious  dish  .

              It is a  very delicious dish . It is a winter season and winter special dish .  It is also occasional    dish . Gajar ka halwa can be serve  with warm or chilled . Gajar ka halwa is also serve with  ice cream .
This halwa serve after meal .

     Carrots  are  root  vegetable  and crunchy vegetable  .  It  is a highly nutritious food .  Carrot is a good for eye health  . Prevention of Night Blindness . Gajar ka halwa good for child  and school going  children .

Carrot   is  best  source  of  Fiber , Vitamin  A , Potassium  and  Antioxidant . It is a power house of  Nutrition  . They are also good source of  fiber , micro nutrition  and minerals . Carrot  is good source of vitamin A .Carrots are best source of Vitamin B6 and  Biotin .

Gajar  ka halwa  is made  with milk , carrot , lot  of nuts  or many types of dry fruit ,  sugar  and ghee . Traditionally gajar ka halwa  is  made using   milk , condensed milk , khoya , ghee  and lots of  nuts . It is a rich dessert . Gajar  ka  Halwa  is popular dish  in  North India . Gajar ka Halwa  is  a mouth watering  and  delicious  dish  . It is a  very delicious dish . It is a winter season and winter special dish .  It is also occasional    dish . Gajar ka halwa can be serve with  warm or chilled . Gajar ka halwa is also serve with  ice cream . This halwa serve after meal .


     Carrot  is  root  vegetable  and crunchy vegetable  .  It  is a highly nutritious food .  Carrot is a good for eye health  . Prevention of Night Blindness . Gajar ka halwa good for child  and school going  children .
 Carrots  are best source of Fiber , Vitamin A , Potassium  and Antioxidant . It is a power house of  Nutrition  . They are also good source of  fiber , micro nutrition  and minerals . Carrot  is good source of vitamin A .Carrots are best source of Vitamin B6 and  Biotin .


Recipe is Here , How to Make Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe
    



    




        Ingredients : 

1. carrot : 1 kg
2. cow's milk - 1 liter
3. Sugar  as required
4. Cardamom Powder - 1 tea spoon
5. Ghee ( clarified butter ) - 1 tea spoon
6. Raisins / Kishmish - 1 tea spoon
7. Cashew nuts / Kaju  - 1 tea spoon

Methods :

1. Wash  and clean the carrot .

2. Peel  the carrot  from the skin .

3. Take a grater machine . Grate the carrot . Keep a side .

4. Take  a wok . Then add  1 table spoon of ghee  into the wok . When ghee start to melt .

5. Then add  grated carrot into the ghee . Reduce the flame .

6. Next  add sugar into the carrot . Mix it very well . Stir for 1 minutes . Carrot release more water .

7.  Pour  the   milk  into the carrot . Mix it very well .

8. Now  add  cardamom powder into the mixture . Mix it very well .

9. Cook  until   all milk is absorbed and  carrot  mixture . When  milk  is evaporated  from the carrot mixture   .  Mixture  is  completely  dry . Mixture  starts to leave on side .  Then add cashew nuts and raisins . Mix it very well .

10 .  Switch off the flame .

11. Transfer to the gajar  Ka halwa  in a  serving bowl .

12. Garnish  with  cashew nuts and raisins .

13. Serve warm and chilled . 

Indian Style Tomato Fish Curry

                            

This  fish curry is a very healthy . Tomato fish curry is made with tomato  puree , finely chopped ripe tomato , cumin powder  and coriander  powder  . Tomato is a very good vegetables . Fish is  good  dietary source  of vitamin D , calcium , potassium , zinc . Fish  is also best source of Omega - 3 fatty acids . Omega - 3 fatty acids prevention  to  heart attack  and stoke . Fish  great  sources of minerals . Fish  is  also good for skin  and hair .   Tomato high sources of vitamin A . Fish  high sources of protein . Protein  is  also  good  for Anemia patient . This fish curry is   very  easily  to  digestible  . Tomato fish curry  goes well  with  plain steam rice . Tomato fish curry good for health . It is easy to make . This  fish  curry recipe  is  made with tomato  puree  or ripe tomatoes .

Ingredients :

1.  katol / Catla or Rui  / Rohu  fish or rohu fish  - 4 pieces
2. Bay Leaf - 2 pieces
3. Whole Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
4. Ripe tomato - 1 , finely chopped
5. Tomato Puree - 1 cup
6. Cumin powder - 1 tea spoon
7. Coriander powder - 1 tea spoon
8. Kashmiri dry red chili powder - 1 tea spoon
9. Turmeric powder as required
10.  Salt to taste
11. Mustard oil as required
12. Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tea spoon

Methods :

1. Wash and  clean the fish pieces under running water  . Keep a side .
2. Marinate the fish pieces with salt and 1 tea spoon  turmeric powder . Mix it very well . Rub the fish pieces  of hands  with  help .  Keep a side for about  30 minutes  .
3.  After 30 minutes , switch on the flame . Take a wok .
4. Now add the  oil into the wok .
5. When oil is  completely  hot and smoking .
6. Then reduce the flame medium . Add  one by one fish pieces into the oil . Fry the fish pieces on both  sides  till golden color .
7. Take out the fish pieces into the hot oil .  Put the fish pieces into the bowl . Remove  the excess oil from the fish pieces .
8. Temper with   bay leaf and whole cumin seeds into the oil . Fry till golden color . When spices starts to crackle .
9. Then add ripe tomato pieces  and add sprinkle salt to taste  . Saute for few seconds . When tomatoes are soft and release more water from tomatoes .
10. Then add  turmeric powder  and saute for few seconds .
11. Next add cumin powder , coriander powder , kashmiri dry chili powder ,  and  tomato puree .
12. Saute  all the spices for about 2 - 3 minutes . When oil start to separate  from the spices .
13. Then add garam masala powder into the masala  . Saute for few seconds .
14. Next  drop the  fried fish pieces  into the masala . Mix it very well .
15. Now pour  1 cup   water into the fried fishes .  Mix it very well . Cover to the wok .
16.Simmer for about  10  minutes . Reduce to the flame very low .Indian Fish Curry gravy should be thicken .
17. After 10 minutes , switch off the flame . Pour the fish curry into the bowl .
18. Serve  to  the fish curry  hot  with hot steam rice .

Bengali Style Choto Aloo Dum Recipe / Choto Aloor Dum Recipe / Bengali Style Spicy Babay Potato Curry Recipe

Choto Aloor  Dum  is a  Delicious  curry  . It  is  made  from  Potato , onion , capsicum , tomato and  other spices  . So , it  is  one  onion  and  garlic  curry  dish .

Aloo  dum  is  popular  dish  in  India  and   Bangladesh  . Which is completely  curry dish . Even it is  made  from  baby  potato . It  is  also  as   side dish . You  can serve  for  dinner .  

It goes well with  luchi , paratha  and rice . It  is  serve  with breakfast . You can   serve  also  along  to friends and relative .

Main ingredients  is  baby potato  and  capsicum in  this  recipe . It is easy to  make . Even  Aloo Dum is a popular dish  of Bengali Cuisine .

In  Bengali's  the  Aloo dum  is  serve  to  weekend  for  Breakfast  with luchi's .  Aloo dum is  serve  during  Bengali  occasion  . Today i am sharing  this  recipe . You  would not  be  disappoint  for  my  recipe . Even  alooo  dum  you  can  enjoys with luchi or puri . You can also  serve as  to Home party .

Fresh  coriander leaves  give a flavor and taste in this recipe .  Green Capsicum , fresh coriander leaves  and garam masala powder is secret and magical  flavor ingredients  .  This  Aloo  dum  is   also   a  Restaurant   Dish  .

Aloo  dum   has    many   way  recipe   . It  is   one   another   recipe . Even   it is Nutritious , Flavorful  and  aromatic  dish .  It is  one  tangy flavor curry . Which  flavor is  tangy  and aromatic . Taste  is unique , delicious  and  yummy .     

Ingredients :

1. Baby Potato - 300 gm

2. Bay leaf - 2 pieces

3. Whole Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon

4. Ripe Tomato - 1 , ( finely chopped )

5. Salt to taste

6. Turmeric powder as required

7. Sugar - 1 tea spoon

8. Fresh coriander leaves - 2 table spoon ( finely chopped )

9. Green  Capsicum - 1 , ( Cut into sliced pieces )

10. kashmiri dry red chili powder - 1 table spoon

11. Cumin seeds powder - 1 tea spoon

12. Coriander powder - 1 tea spoon

13. Garam masala powder - 1 tea spoon

14. Ginger paste - 1 table spoon

15. Garlic Paste - 1 Tea spoon

16. Onion - 2 , ( Peeled the onion , cut into sliced pieces )

17. Mustard Oil As required

Methods :

1. Wash and clean the potatoes .

2. Take a pressure cooker . Then add the potato and water  into the pressure  cooker .  Mix it very well . Close the pressure cooker lid . Cook the potato for 2 whistles .

3.  When it is done . Then switch off the flame . Allow to cool .

4. Once it cool . Open the pressure cooker .

5. Drain the water from the baby potatoes . Peeled the potato from skin  . Keep a side .

6.Take a wok . Then add oil  into the wok . When oil is hot and smoke .

7. Then add bay leaf and whole cumin seeds . Stir for few seconds .

8. Next add finely sliced onion into the oil . Fry till golden brown color . Then add green capsicum pieces into the oil . Fry till few minutes .

9. Add boiled potato into the wok .Mix it very well .

10. Now add salt to taste and ripe tomato pieces . Mix it very well . Reduce to the heat . Cover the wok . Cook for few minutes .

11. After few minutes , open the cover . Give a stir .

12. Now add turmeric powder into the potatoes . Mix well . Saute for few seconds .

13. Next add sugar , kashmiri red chili powder , cumin powder , coriander powder , ginger and garlic paste . Mix it very well .

14. Now add finely chopped coriander leaves and garam masala powder  . Mix it very well .

15. Saute for  all species until oil is separates from the spices  .

16. Next add 1 cup water into the spices  and baby potatoes . Mix it very well . Cook  for  5  -  10 minutes .

17. When gravy is thicken and baby potatoes are completely tender . Then switch off the flame .

18. Transfer the Aloor Dum to the serving bowl .

19. Serve hot .

   

Poha kheer / Rice Flakes Pudding / Chirer Payesh

Poha  kheer  is  a  famous   Dessert . Poha Kheer  is made  with Rice flakes  , milk , sugar , and cardamom powder . It  is a Healthy and Nutritive Dessert . You can served  to guest . 

Poha Kheer is Delicious and Mouth watering dessert .Poha  kheer  is  easy to make .

Recipe  is  Here ( How to make Poha Kheer )

Ingredients :

1. Poha / Rice Flakes / Flattened Rice    -  1 small bowl

2. Milk - 1 liter

3. Slit and crushed  cardamom - 1 pieces

4. Sugar  as  required

5. condensed  milk - 2 table spoon

6. Ghee / clarified  butter  - 1 table spoon

7. Cashew Nut - 1 table spoon

8. Raisins - 1 table spoon 

Methods :

1. Take a pan . Add   ghee into the pan .

2. When  Ghee  starts to melt . Then add poha/rice  flakes  into the ghee . Fry till golden brown color .Take out the poha  from the pan .

3. Now  add milk into the pan . When milk stats to boil . Reduce to the flame . Continuous stirring .

4. Milk reduce to half . Then add sugar , condensed  milk and crushed and slit cardamom  . Continuous stirring . Once the sugar is  dissolves .

5. When  milk start to  thicken . Then add poha / Rice Flakes / Chire  into the hot milk . Mix it very well . Stir .

6. Then switch off the flame . Pour the kheer into  the serving bowl . Allow to cool .

7. Garnish with  raisins and cashew nut . Serve chilled .