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.

Macher Matha Diye Moong Dal / Moong Dal With Fish Head

moong dal

Ingredients:

• Yellow Moong Dal : 1/2 cup
• Katla or Rohu Fish Head : 4-5 small piece.
• Ginger  paste : 1 tsp
• Bay leaf : 1 medium
• Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Dry red chili : 1 broken
• Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
• Red chili powder: 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder: 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala : 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste.
• Mustard oil for cookig.
• Few drops of ghee.

Procedure :

1) Wash and clean the fish head pieces, sprinkle some turmeric powder
     and salt on them and mix well.

2) Now add some mustard oil in a karai and fry the fish head pieces till
    all the sides fried properly and keep it aside.

3) First dry roast the dal  for few mints, then boil the dal in a pressure
    cooker with fried fish head. Keep it aside.

4) In a pan heat oil ,then add bay leaf, dry red chili , cumin seeds.Wait
    for few seconds.

5) Now add ginger paste, red chili powder, turmeric powder,cumin
    powder.cook for a minute in medium heat. 

6) Now add the boiled dal , some salt and sugar(while frying fish we
    already added some  salt so don’t add too much of salt). Cook for
    5- 8 minutes with a lid.

7) Now add the garam masala powder and some ghee and mix well
     and turn off the heat. 

     Serve hot with steam rice.