Murg Aloo Bukhara in Bengali Style /Chicken with Prune

murg aloo bukhara

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 45 minutes

Ingredients:

• Chicken :  4 lb
• Yogurt : 3 tbsp
• Onion : 2 cup finely sliced
• Garlic paste : 1-2 tbsp
• Ginger paste : 2 tbsp
• Cashew nut paste : 1/4 cup
• Poppy seeds : 2 tbsp
• Corriander powder : 1 tsp
• Cumin powder : 1 tsp
• Kashmiri red chili powder : 2 tbsp
• Green chili powder : 4 
• Garam masala powder : 1 tsp
• Raisins : 1 tbsp
• Prunes / aloo bukhara : 8-10
• Salt to taste
• Vegetable oil : 7 tbsp

Procedure :

1) Marinate chicken with yogurt .Keep it for 1 hour.
2) In a pan heat oil and fry onion slices till its colour changes to golden.
3) Now add all masala except raisins ,prunes,green chilies and chicken.
4) Fry masala for 15 -20 minutes till oil comes out from masala .
5) Now add marinated chicken and mix it well.Cover it with a lid and cook
    it for 20-25 minutes .Stir occasionally . Cook till chicken is almost done.
6) Now add raisins ,prunes,and green chilies and cover and cook for 5
    minutes.
7) Check the seasoning and the turn off the gas.
 
     Serve hot with steam rice.

Malpua

malpua

Preparation Time : 1/2 hour
Cooking Time :1/2 hour

Ingredients:

• Maida : 1/2 cup
• Suji : 1/2 cup
• Banana : 1 medium
• Sugar : 3 tbsp + 1 cup
• Khoya kheer : 1/2 cup grated
• Raisins : 2 tbsp
• Milk : 1 cup or more
• Water : 2 cups
• Ghee : 2 tbsp
• Cardamom : 4
• Baking soda : pinch
• Vegetable oil : 1 cup

Procedure :

1) In a bowl take maida,suji,smashed banana,khoya kheer,sugar,raisins,Pinch of
    baking soda, milk and sugar.Mix them well so that there are no lumps in it.Make
    the batter not too thick nor thin .Keep the batter in room temperature for at least
    1/2 hour.

2) Take a heavy bottom pan add water , 1 cup of sugar, crushed cardamom and let
     it boil for 8-10 minutes.Turn off the heat and let it cool down to room temperature.

3) Now in a frying pan add ghee and oil and heat it.Now pour one big spoon full
    batter in hot oil one at a time and fry both sides till golden brown.

4) Now soak each malpoa into sugar syrup for 1-2 minutes and take it out from syrup
    and put it in a seving plate.

Serve it warm or chilled.