Rui Macher Kalia

rui macher kalia

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 25-30 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• Rui /Katla fish : 4 large pieces
• Onion paste: 1 small
• Garlic :3-4 cloves paste
• Ginger paste :1 tsp
• Yogurt : 1 tbsp, beaten
• Cashew nuts : 8-10 paste
• Raisins : 8-10
• Bay leaf : 2 medium
• Cardamom : 3-4 crushed
• Cinnamon : 1 " 
• Panch phoron :1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilies : 2-3 broken
• Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar to taste
• Green chilies : 2-3 slited
• Ghee : 1 tsp
• Mustard oil / Vegetable oil : 7-8 tbsp

Procedure:

1) Clean and wash fish pieces. Sprinkle 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and
     1/2 tsp of salt over fish pieces and mix them well.
2) Make a smooth paste of onion ,garlic and cashew nuts.
3) In a frying pan heat oil and fry fish and keep aside.
4) In a heavy bottom pan or kadai heat oil and temper it with bay leaf,
    dry red chilies, cardamom, cinnamon and panch phoron.
5) Add onion-garlic-cashew paste and fry it or 5-6 minutes in high heat.
    Stir contiously.
6) Now add ginger paste, salt, turmeric powder,green chilies and raisins.
    Fry till oil comes out from masala.
7) Now add beaten yogurt and sugar. Fry for another 3-4 minutes.
8) Add 1 cup of water. Let it boil and add fried fish pieces. Cover and
    cook in medium heat for 4-5 minutes.
9) Sprinkle ghee. Mix it well.Turn off the heat.
    Serve hot with pulao or steam rice.
 

Rasamalai

rasamalai

Preparation Time :1 - 2 minutes
Cooking Time : 40-45 minutes
Serve : 4-5

Ingredients :

• Whole milk : 500 ml
• Rasgulla : 8-10 (Canned rasgulla can be used,or you can make them.)
• Cardamom : 2-3 crushed
• Saffron strands : 7-8
• Sugar : 1 tbsp or you can add more
• Pistachio : 1 tbsp finely chopped for garnishing

Procedure :

1) Boil milk in a pan for 30 minutes in medium high heat.Stir continously
    till its volume reduces to 3/4 th of its original volume. Scrape off the
    cream that will collects on all sides of the pan.
2) Add crushed cardamom and saffron strands. Boil milk for 5 minutes.
    Reduce the heat.
3) Remove rosogolla from syrup and squeeze extra syrup from it.
4) Add rosogolla to the milk  and add a table spoon of sugar. Taste if you
    need more sugar.Cook for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.

    Garnish it chopped pistachio and serve chilled.