Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Mutton Kosha / Bengali Style Mutton Curry


mutton kosha


Ingredients :


  • Mutton : 3 lbs
  • Potato : 2-3 peeled and cut into half
  • Onion : 1 large finely chopped
  • Garlic : 5-6 chpped
  • Bay leaves : 2-3 medium
  • Tomato : 1 large chopped
  • Green chilies : 4-5
  • Ginger paste : 2 tbsp
  • Kashmiri Red chili powder : 2 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds : 1tsp
  • Turmeric powder : 1tbsp
  • Salt to taste 
  • Mustard oil : 6-7 tbsp
  • Garam masala powder  : 1tsp




Procedure :

1)  Wash and clean mutton and marinate it with all ingredients except
      garam masala powder for 1-2 hours or more.
2)  Fry potatoes till it color becomes golden brown and keep aside.
3)  In a heavy bottom pan put the marinated mutton and cook it in
     medium  heat for 1 and 1/2 hourand oil separates from mutton .
4)  Now add 1cup of  water (you can add more or less water depending
     on how much gravy you want) and cover the pan.
5)  Let the mutton cook for another 1 hour till the mutton becomes soft
     and succulent.
6)  Now add potatoes and cook till potatoes becomes soft.
7)  Add garam masala powder and mix well and turn off the heat.

      Serve it with steam rice,parathas ,roti or polao.


Bengali Misti Doi



misti doi
Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Cooking Time : 7-8 hours

Ingredients :
  •  Greek Yogurt : 24 oz plain
  •  Condensed milk : 14 oz
  •  Evaporated milk: 12 oz
  •  Sugar : 4-5 tbsp
  •  Oven proof round /square bakeware



Procedure

1) Mix all ingredients in a bakeware and mix well it very well  in a blender
    so that it contains no lumps.
2) Preheat oven in 300 fahrenheit  and place the bakeware in middle  rack
    in 200 fahrenheit or minimum temperature forat least 1 and 1/ 2 hours.
3) Now switch off the oven and leave the bakeware inside the oven for
    whole night or 7-8 hours.
4)After 7-8 hours  remove the yogurt and place it in refrigerator for an hour.

 Serve it cool.