Kumro r Fry

Preparation Time : 1/2 hour
Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Ingredients :

• Kumro /Pumpkin :2 cups cut into thin slices.
• Posto / poppy seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Kalo jeera : 1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar
• Red chili powder : 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder : pinch
• Yellow Split peas/Matar dal :  1 cup paste
• Vegetable oil : 1cup

Procedure :
1) Soak matar dal in water over night. Then make a fine smooth paste and keep
    aside.
2) Cut pumpkin into very thin slices.
3) Take a bowl and put dal paste,poppy seeds,kalo jeera ,salt,turmeric powder,
     red chili powder and sugar. And mix them well with hand for atleast 3-4
     minutes. Make a thick batter.
4) In a frying pan heat 1 cup of vegetable oil .Make it really hot.
5) Now dip pumpkin slices in dal batter. And then put it in hot oil very smoothly.
    Fry them on both sides till the dal coating becomes golden in colour and also
   crispy. Take out of oil and put it in a paper napkin to drain out excess oil. Fry
   them in batches.

Serve them hot.

Bengali Style Chicken Roast

chicken roast

Preparation Time : 10-15 minutes
Cooking Time : 1 hour

Ingredients :

• Chicken : 4 pieces leg quarters
• Raisins :8-10
• Almond: 1 tbsp slices (optional)
• Prune : 4-5
• Vegetable oil : 4-5 tbsp
• Sugar : 1 tbsp
• Yellow food colour : 1/4 tsp
• Kewra water : 1 tbsp
• Tomato ketchup : 1 tbsp
• Green chilies : 8-9
• Fried onion / beresta : 1/2 cup
• Garam masala powder : 1/2 tsp
• Jaiphal-javitri powder : 1/4 tsp
• Black pepper powder : 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder : 1/2 tsp
• Red chili powder : 1 tsp
• Poppy seeds paste : 2 tbsp
• Ginger-garlic paste : 2 tbsp
• Yogurt : 1/4 tbsp
• Cream / malai : 2 tbsp
• Milk powder : 2 tbsp
• Mawa : 1/4 cup
• Ghee : 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Procedure :

1) First take a large bowl and put one by one chicken,prune,raisins,almonds,kewra
     water,tomato ketchup,food colour ,pinch of saffron ,salt,sugar and 2 tbsp oil.
     Mix them well .
2) Now heat kadai and add 2 tbsp oil.Heat it and then add marinated chicken along
    with all masalas.
3) Add green chiles and saute them.Then cover and cook for 10 minutes till chicken
    pieces changes its colour on all sides.
4) In a small bowl take garam masala powder,jaiphal-javitri,black pepper powder,
    cumin powder,red chili powder,poppy seed paste,ginger-garlic paste and yogurt.
    Mix them well.
5) Now add the mixture to fried chicken  and fried onion and mix them well.Now
    cover and cook for another 30 minutes in medium-high heat till chicken is fully
    cooked.
6) Now add cream,milk powder , mawa and ghee and mix them well and cook for
    another 10 minutes. Turn off the heat.

Serve hot with rice ,roti or paratha.