Saturday, March 24, 2018

Titor Chorchori / Tetor Chorchori / Bengali Style Bitter Gourd Curry

Titor  Chorchori   is  Traditional  Bengali  Cuisine . Titor  Chorchori  is  made  with   Bitter Gourd   in  the  recipe   . Which  main  ingredients  is  Bitter  Gourd   . Titor  Chorchori   is  completely  Vegetarian dish  . So ,  Titor  chorchori  is  of   No   Onion   And   of  No  Garlic  Recipe . It  is  a  side dish . As  , titor chorchori   is served  to  beginning  with  hot  steam  rice .  Hence  , the curry  is  completely  lunch dish .

The  curry  is  bitterness  of  taste  from  Bitter gourd .  Titor  chorchori   is  made  with  bitter gourd , point gourd , brinjal , mustard  seeds paste  and poppy seeds paste . Titor  Chorchori   is  completely  good  for  Diabetic  patients .

However , titor  chorchori   goes   very   well    with   steam  rice  ,  Chapati    and   Phulka  .   The  curry  is  Nutritious   and   Healthy  also . Titor  Chorchori  is  perfect  Summer  Special  dish  and  easily digestible .  




Ingredients :

1. Bitter gourd - 6

2. Pointed Gourd - 4

3. Eggplant / Brinjal  - 1

4. Black  Mustard  Seeds - 1 table spoon

5. Poppy  seeds - 1 tea spoon

6. Green  chili - 2

7. Salt  to taste

8. Sugar - 1 tea spoon

9. Turmeric  powder - 1/2  tea spoon

10. Mustard  oil  as required

11. Kalo Jeera / Nigella  seeds /  Kalonji  Seeds  - 1/2  tea spoon

Methods :

1. Wash  and  clean  the all the vegetables  by  the water . Dry the vegetable by kitchen towel . Keep  a side .

2. Take  bitter gourd  ,  cut  and remove bitter gourd  top of part . Then remove bitter gourd  of  end's part . Cut into very thin slices pieces . Put the pieces into the bowl .  Keep  a side .

3. Next  take  a pointed   gourd , Cut  and  remove  of   pointed gourd  both  sides  end of part . Cut  into very  thin slice  pieces .  Put  the pieces  into  the  bowl . Keep a side .

4. Now take  a Brinjal  or eggplant  . Cut and remove  of  brinjal / eggplant   top  of  few  part . Cut into very thin

pieces . Put  the  pieces  into  the  bowl .  Keep a side .

5. In  a  mixer grinder , put  1 table spoon of black mustard  seeds , add 1 tea spoon of  poppy seeds and  add 2 pieces of  green chili  and  finely  add  little water into the mixer grinder . Blend it . Make a smooth paste from the spices . Keep  a side .

6. Take a  wok or pan  and pour  little  oil . Heat the oil . Once oil is completely hot . Add  1/2  tea  spoon  of  Nigella   seeds into the hot oil .  Give  a  Stir  it  well  and stir for few seconds .

7. Now also add cut vegetables  into the hot oil . Mix it very well .

8. Also  add salt to taste and mix it very well . Cover the wok . Let it cook and cook for 5 minutes .

9. 5 Minutes later , open the cover and  again mix  it  well  . Now add turmeric powder and 1/2  tea spoon of sugar . Mix it very well . Now saute all the vegetable till raw smell goes off from turmeric powder .

10. Next add  ground  spices  paste into the vegetable . Mix well and saute for few seconds .

11. Pour 2 cup of water into the vegetable  and spices . Mix well . Let it cook .

12. While  water  is  completely evaporated  from the vegetables .

13. Then switch off the flame .

14. Now  transfer to vegetables to a serving bowl .

15. Serve hot with steamed  plain  rice .


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