Sorshe Begun / Eggplant with Mustard Sauce

sorshe begun

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 20-25 minutes

Ingredients :

• Eggplant : 1 large cut into longitudinal pieces
• Onion : 1/4 cup cut into very thin slices
• Kalonji /kalo jeera : 1/4 tsp
• Green Chilies :3-4 slited
• Mustard paste : 2 tbsp
• Poppy seeds paste : 2-3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar : 1/2 tsp
• Mustard oil : 7-8 tbsp

Procedure :

1) First cut eggplant into longitudinal pieces.
2) In a kadai / pan heat oil and then add eggplant 

     pieces and fry them well till they becomes soft.

    Take out from oil and keep aside.

3) In the same oil add kalonji and wait for few 

     seconds. And add green chilies.
4) Add onion slices and fry them for few minutes.
5) Now add poppy seeds paste and mustard paste. 

    You can only use mustard paste.Add salt.Fry it  

    till oil comes out.
6) Add fried eggplant and mix with mustard paste.
7) Add half cup of water.Cover and cook for 5-6 

     minutes in medium heat.
8) Add sugar mix it well.Now turn off the heat.

     Put it in a serving dish.
 
   Serve hot with steam rice. 

    Happy Cooking!!

Beguni / Batter fried Eggplants

beguni

Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 15-20 minutes
Serves : 5-6

Ingredients :

• Eggplant : 1 medium cut into very thin slices length wise or round wise
• Besan : 4 tbsp
• Rice flour/ Corn flour : 1and 1/2 tbsp
• Nigella /Kalonji / kalo jeera : 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar : 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder : 1/8 tsp
• Water : 1/2 cup
• Red chilii powder : 1/4 tsp
• Cumin powder : 1/8 tsp
• Vegetable oil for deep frying

Procedure:

1) Wash and clean egplant.Cut into thin slices and keep it aside.
2) In a deep bowl take besan,rice flour or corn flour,kalonji,salt,sugar,
    red chili powder,cumin powder,turmeric powder and pour water.
3) Make a thick batter.Do not add all water one at a time .Check its
    consistency and then add water.
4) Now heat oil in a frying pan .
5) Take one eggplant/ brinjal slice and dip it in batter to coat  both sides
    of it . Slowly release the coated eggplant in the hot oil.
6) Keep medium heat and fry till both sides are golden brown and crisp.
     Take out and put them on kitchen paper to soak excess oil.

     Serve hot with hot tea.

Begun Bhaja / Fried Eggplant in Bengali Style

begun bhaja

Preparation Time :2-3 minutes
Cooking Time : 10-12 minutes
Serve : 4

Ingredients:

• Eggplant : 1 round and medium
• Salt to taste
• Sugar to taste
• Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
• Rice flour : 1/4 tsp
• Vegetable oil

Procedure :

1) Wash and then cut eggplant/ brinjal into 1/2 inch slices and put it in a bowl.
2) Mix with turmeric powder ,salt ,sugar and pinch of rice flour and set aside
     for 2-3 minutes.
3) Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the eggplant pieces over medium heat. Turn
     the pieces over after 4-5 minutes.
4) Turn off the heat once both sides off the pieces turn brown.Take out with a
     slotted spoon and drain on a kitchen towel.
      Serve hot.

Sabji Diye Kucho Mach

sabji diye kucho mach

Ingredients :

• Kucho mach : 200 gm
• Potato : 1 medium thinly sliced
• Parwal / potol : 2 large cut thinly sliced, 1" length wise
• Green onions/ peyajkoli : 1 cup 1" length wise
• Eggplant/ Begun : 1 medium cut 1" length wise
• Kumro /squash : 1 /2 cup cut length wise
• Green chilies : 3-4 cut length wise
• Panch phoron : 1/4 tsp
• Bay leaf : 1 medium
• Ginger paste : 1 tsp
• Cumin powder : 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder : 1tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar to taste
• Garam masala powder : 1/4 tsp
• Vegetable oil : 6-7 tbsp

Procedure :


1) Clean and wash fishes. Marinate them with turmeric powder and salt
    for 10 -15 minutes.

2) Fry fishes and keep aside.

3) In a pan or kadai heat 4-5 tbsp of oil and add bayleaf , panch phoron
    and green chilies.

4) Add all vegetables and fry them for 2-3 minutes in high heat.
    Stir continuously .

5) Now add salt, turmeric powder, cumin powder and ginger paste. cover
    with lid and cook in medium heat till all vegetables are almost done.
    If required sprinkle very little water.

6) Now add fishes and little water so that fishes mix well with vegetables.

7) Sprinkle sugar.Again cover and cook for another 5 minutes in medium
     heat so that fishes are cooked.

8) Sprinkle garam masala powder and mix well. Now turn off the heat.

    Serve hot with steam rice.

Sukto

sukto

Ingredients:

•  potato :1 cut into long sliced
•  bitter gourd/ucche :1 cut into long sliced
•  drumstick :1-2 cut into long sliced
•  flat beans : 7-8 cut into long sliced
•  egg plant/bringal : 1/2 cut into long sliced
•  raw banana : 1 cut into long sliced
•  radish : 1/2 cut into long sliced
•  bori/ lentil nuggets :6-7
•  green chillies :2
•  ginger :1 tbsp paste
•  poppy seed :3 tbsp paste
•  mustard seed :3 tbsppaste
•  sugar : 1 1/2 tbsp
•  salt to taste
•  milk : 1/2 cup
•  fennel seed: 1 tsp 
•  ghee : 1 tbsp
•  panch poron(roasted and powdered) :2tsp
•  vegetable oil/mustard oil:3-4 tbsp
•  bay leaves :2
•  radhuni: 1/8 tsp

Procedure:

 1) Take a pan ,heat oil and fry all vegetables one by one and set them aside.
 2) In the same pan heat little oil and add bay leaves and radhuni.
 3) Now add green chilli and  ginger paste and fennel paste and saute.
 4) Then add all the vegetables (except potato and eggplants) and add
      little water and salt.
 5) Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
 6) Now add potatoes and cover and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
 7) Now add poppy seed paste and mustard paste in it and mix well.
 8) Add bitter gourd/ucche,bori and eggplant mix well.
 9) Add milk and  sugar  and cook for 5-6 minutes.
10) Now add ghee and sprinkle panch phoron powder and switch off the flame.
       Serve with steamed rice.

sukto