Bengali Fried Rice

fried rice

Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes
Cooking Time : 20-30 minutes

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice / gobindo bhog rice : 2 cup cooked
• Carrots : 1 medium carrot thinly sliced
• Capcicum : 2 tbsp thinly sliced
• Peas : 1/2 cup
• Green chilies : 2-3 finely chopped
• Ginger paste : 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Ghee : 3 tbsp
• Bay leaves : 1-2 medium
• Cloves : 4-5
• Sugar : 3-4 tbsp
• garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp 
• Cashew nuts : 1 tbsp
• Raisin : 1 tbsp

Procedure :

1) Soak rice in water for atleast 30 minutes.First you prepare
     rice like it is normally done.
2) Spread it on plates under a fan so that the remaining moisture is
     vapourized and the rice becomes dry.
3) In a heavy bottom pan heat ghee and add bay leaves and cloves.
4) Add all the vegetables,chopped green chillies and fry them till
    they becomes soft.
5) Now add ginger paste and salt. fry them till ghee comes out.
6) Now add cashew nuts and raisins . Mix well.
7) Add garam masala powder and mix well.
8) Add sugar and cook till sugar melts.
9) Finally add rice and mix gently for another 2 mins .

  Serve hot with chicken curry,mutton kosha or any other non-veg dishes.

Niramish Aloor Dum

aloor dum

Preparation time :25- 30 minutes
Cooking time : 25-30 minutes
Serves : 3-4

Ingredients:

• Potato : 10 medium
• Tomato : 1 medium chopped
• Ginger paste : 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds :1/4 tsp
• Dry red chili : 2-3
• Bay leaves : 1 medium
• cumin powder : 1 tsp
• Yogurt : 2 tbsp
• Kashmiri red chili powder: 1 tsp
• Green chilies :4-5
• Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar : 1 tbsp
• Vegetable oil/canola oil :3-4 tbsp
• Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp
• Cilantro / coriander leaves : chopped, handful
• Ghee : 1tsp

Procedure:

1)  Boil potato with salt in a pressure cooker in high heat and wait
      for 2 whistles.
2)  Take yogurt in a small bowl and mix with sugar and little water.
3)  Heat oil in a pan and fry potatoes till golden brown and keep aside.
4)  In the same pan add cumin seeds,bay leaf, dry red chilies, green
     chilies.
5)  Add ginger paste and chopped tomatoes.Sprinkle salt and cover the
     pan till tomatoes become soft.
6)  Now add cumin powder,turmeric powder, red chili powder, cook for
     4-5 minutes.
7)  Lower the heat and add the beaten yogurt.Cook in low till oil comes out.
8)  Add fried potatoes,salt ,sugar with little water and mix them well.
9)  Cover and cook for 10 -15 minutes in low heat.Add garam masala
      powder and mix them well.
10) Add chopped cilantro and mix well.
11) Add ghee and mix them well.Turn off the heat.

       Serve with luci, paratha, steamed rice.