Thursday 22 March 2018

Matar daler dalna recipe (Split Pea Fritters in gravy)

Matar daler dalna (Split Pea Fritters in Gravy)

Summers mean a scarcity of vegetables ,and then I start thinking of all such things that can be cooked with stocked material from the pantry.This is a recipe which does not require onion or garlic.
It does sound like a boring menu at the beginning but surprisingly it turns out to be the most soul satisfying meal.This time of the year actually calls for all traditional vegetarian menu,with a dominating flavour of aromatic spices.I am sharing one such very traditional recipe today ,which is quite common in the Bengali kitchen.This recipe is basically a fritter based curry cooked in loads of spices and tomatoes.With a tanginess of the tomatoes and a hint of sweetness from sugar (which is inevitable in Bengali Cuisine),this is a taste that you shall remember for long.



In this recipe the split pea lentil is used,the same which is called matar dal in Bengali.The same recipe can also be cooked in chana dal or Bengal gram ,but it tastes best when cooked in matar dal.
This recipe tastes best with the subtle flavour of hing or asafoetida,and a very dominant taste of ginger.
The Dal is soaked in water for about 6 to 8 hours before it is coarsely ground with ginger,green chilli and salt.

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INGREDIENTS

Matar dal-1 cup 100 grams (makes about 20 fritters enough for lunch for four people)

Potatoes -3 medium sized( cut in cubes )

green chilly -about six

Cumin seeds  one teaspoon

Bay leaves 2

ginger ,-a two inch piece

asafoetida-(hing)-one pinch

jeera (cumin powder)-2 teaspoon

Dhania powder-(coriander powder)-4 teaspoons

tumeric powder-1 teaspoon

chilli powder-1 teaspoon or as per taste

salt-as per taste

sugar -1 teaspoon

ghee-1 teaspoon

garam masala _1 teaspoon    Read recipe here Bengali Garam Masala Powder

Oil-(preferably mustard )You can use the oil of your choice

Tomato puree- about 2 cups



FRITTERS and POTATOES PROCEDURE

The fried fritters


The dal should be soaked for about 6 to 7 hours and then ground to a coarse paste with half of the ginger mentioned in the ingredients,salt ,2 to 3 green chillies and water.
The batter should be thick enough to be able to drop in the oil with the fingers.Once the batter is made beat the batter well with the help of your hand and then start deep frying the fritters in round shape.Remember to make them not more than an inch in diameter as they become bigger in size in the gravy.Fry in medium heat till they turn golden in colour.
In the same oil fry the boiled and cubed potatoes  coated with little salt and turmeric

GRAVY  PROCEDURE

1- Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds and the bay leaves

2- Add the asafoetida

3-Next add the tomato puree 

4-Add in the cumin,coriander ,chilli powder and tumeric powder

5-Add in salt

6- Saute in low heat,till the mixture oozes oil

7-Add in water and let it come to a boil(the quantity of the water should be more than the amount of gravy you want because the fritters absorb a lot of gravy.

8-Now add the garam masala powder ,sugar ,ghee and 2 slit green chillies.

9-Add the fried potatoes and the fritters to the gravy and switch off the flame.

10 -Leave covered for ten minutes before serving

11-Serve with steamed rice

If you are preparing this much ahead of serving ,do not put the fritters in the gravy.You can put the potatoes.Ten minutes before serving you should bring the gravy to a boil ,add the fritters and switch off the flame.
If you cannot get the matar dal,you can follow the same procedure for Bengal gram(chana dal)










Thursday 15 March 2018

Cabbage kofta // No onion, garlic , Vegan ,Indian gravy recipe


  Cabbages have a whole range of uses in my kitchen .i always reserve some for some quick recipes too .But then I also get tired of them at the end of the season.Then comes the idea of making cabbage koftas and I fall in love with this veggie all over again.The recipe that I am sharing today is a no onion ,garlic recipe and I prefer this taste of the gravy ,without onion or garlic to the regular onion garlic gravy.It has a very different home cooked taste that can please any taste bud.





The cabbage has been grated  and mixed with salt ,and left for sometime.It is then squeezed well to remove all the water..The lack of onions and garlic in the gravy has been compensated by the use of magaz(cucumber seeds). Tomato puree further lends it the very smooth texture.


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The koftas can be fried and kept in a closed container in the refrigerator.It should be put in a simmering gravy and the flame should be switched off .This has to be kept covered for about 15 minutes before serving for the best taste.I generally fry them in small sizes as the become little bigger in size in the gravy..


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Ingredients

For Koftas 

1-Cabbage about 2 cups grated
2-All purpose flour or maida-3 tablespoon
3-cornflour-1 tablespoon
4-oil for frying the koftas
5-salt
6-Crushed peanuts and cashew nuts-handful
7-raisins cut into pieces-2 teaspoon
8-Green chilies-finely cut
9-Coriander seeds -whole-1 teaspoon

For Gravy
1-cumin seeds-1 teaspoon
2-Mustard oil (or any oil of your choice)-2 tablespoon
3-bay leaves-2
4-cumin powder-2 teaspoon
5-coriander powder-4 teaspoon
6-red chili powder-as per taste
7-Cucumber seeds(magaz)-2 tablespoon or less(soak the magaz in water for fifteen minutes before grinding)
8-tomato puree-1 cup
9-turmeric powder-1 teaspoon
9-Grated ginger(one inch piece)
10-garam masala powder-1 teaspoon
11-coriander leaves -finely cut
12- Sugar

Procedure

1-Mix salt to the grated cabbage in a bowl and keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes

2-Then squeeze out the water from the cabbage and mix all the ingredients for the kofta ,and make a dry dough

3-make small one inch or little more diameter ball out of the mixture (shape them with your palm) and deep fry them in medium heat by frequently turning them over

4-For the gravy-add the oil in a pan and add the cumin and the bay leaves

5- Once the cumin splutters add the tomato puree and the cumin coriander  turmeric and the chilli powder

6-saute in low flame till it oozes out oil

7-Add in the ground magaz, and the grated ginger and saute till it starts leaving oil 

8-Now add water to get the desired consistency

9- When the water comes to a boil ,add the coriander leaves,garam masala and the sugar.Adjust the seasoning.

10- Just before switching off the flame ,add the fried koftas.

11-Keep covered for about 15 minutes before serving.