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Thursday, September 26, 2013
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Rasgulla - Bengali Sponge Rasgulla - Eid Special Recipe
Ingredients:
To make the Cheese/Paneer/Chhana
1. Whole milk - 2 liter
2. 1/4 cup vinegar or 2 table spoon lemon juice
To make the sugar syrup:
1. Water - 5 cups
2. Sugar - 3 cups
3. Cinnamon - 2 sticks
4. Cardamom - 2 pcs
5. Bay leaf - 1
Process:
Please follow the video.
Serve it cold. Enjoy!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Mutton Hariyala recipe By:- Chef Shaheen
mutton (goat meat)............................... 250 gms
onion ( paste).................................. ..........4 medium sized
ginger and garlic paste.............................. 4 tsp
tomatoes.(chopped)...................... ..............2
curd(sour).............................. .................1/2 cup
coriander leaves.................................. .... 1 cup
green chilli.................................. ............ 12
salt to taste
cinnamon................................ ............ 1 piece
cloves.................................. ..............4 no.
cardamom( large)...............................1
coriander powder.................................4 tsp
whole garam masala (paste).............. 1 tsp
coconut powder................................ 2 tsp
green cardamom................................ 4
turmeric powder.................................1 /4 tsp
red chilli powder.................................1 /2 tsp
Friday, September 20, 2013
Cardamom down by 0.6% on sluggish demand
Adequate stocks availability in the physical market following increased arrivals from producing regions affected prices
Cardamom prices lost 0.62% to Rs 758.50 per kg in futures trade today as speculators trimmed their positions tracking a weak trend at spot market on sluggish demand.
Adequate stocks availability in the physical market following increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on cardamom.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, cardamom for delivery in October fell further by Rs 4.70, or 0.62% to Rs 758.50 per kg in business turnover of 281 lots.
Similarly, the spice for delivery in November traded lower by Rs 4.10, or 0.51% to Rs 803 per kg in 26 lots.
Market analysts said speculators trimmed their positions tracking a weak trend at spot market on sluggish demand against adequate stocks position mainly kept pressure on cardamom prices at futures trade.
Cardamom prices lost 0.62% to Rs 758.50 per kg in futures trade today as speculators trimmed their positions tracking a weak trend at spot market on sluggish demand.
Adequate stocks availability in the physical market following increased arrivals from producing regions also put pressure on cardamom.
Similarly, the spice for delivery in November traded lower by Rs 4.10, or 0.51% to Rs 803 per kg in 26 lots.
Market analysts said speculators trimmed their positions tracking a weak trend at spot market on sluggish demand against adequate stocks position mainly kept pressure on cardamom prices at futures trade.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
CHICKEN REZALA - Aromatic White Chicken Curry Recipe
Ingredients:
500 gm Chicken cut into 2" pieces
1 Raw Onion cut into rings
1 Cup of Yogurt
4-5 Cloves of Garlic
2" long Ginger grated
1 Onion
3-4 Green chillies
few Raisin soaked into water
Dried Red Chilly
25 gms Cashew nuts
4-5 Cardamom
5- 6 Cloves
Few Pepper corn
Cinamon stick
Star Anise
Ghee or Clarified butter
Mustard oil
Salt and Sugar to taste
Detail recipe- http://www.masalatize.com/chicken/chi...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Shahi Tukda recipe
Shahi Tukda
Ingredients:
1 liter Milk
4 bread slices cut in to squares
1 cup sugar
½ cup of pure ghee
½ cup of water
½ tsp of saffron
½ tsp cardamom powder
Few chopped almond and pistachio
Method:
1. Place milk in a thick bottomed kadai and bring to a boil. Reduce flame and allow it to reduce to ¼ of its original quantity. Keep stirring the milk continuously from time to time.
2. In another bowl, place water and sugar. On low to medium flame, let the sugar dissolve completely. Add ½ tsp of Saffron. Once it dissolves completely, allow to cook for 2 minutes. Turn off heat. Keep aside.
3. Heat a pan, add ghee. Once it's hot, place all the bread pieces and fry over slow flame. After couple of minutes, flip to the other side. Fry the bread pieces to a golden shade on both sides. Remove and place on a plate.
4. Dip each bread piece in the sugar syrup to coat both the sides and remove onto a serving dish.
5. At the time of serving, pour the thickened milk or over the bread slices, garnish with toasted nuts and kismis and serve.
6. Once the milk is reduce to ¼ of its original quantity add sugar, cardamom powder and mix. Turn off heat and bring to room temperature.
7. Soak each slice in the sugar syrup and arrange it in a plate. Then pour the rabri over the bread slices to soak well. Garnish with chopped almonds and pistachio.
Yummy Shahi Tukda is ready... Serve Chilled..
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Mutton Rezala - Mutton Curry - Eid Special Recipe
Mutton rezala is a very popular dish
in Bangladesh. Mutton Rezala or Mutton Curry dish is usually served in weddings or other special occasions like Eid.
Ingredients:
1. Medium sized cut mutton with bone - 1kg
2. Ghee - 1/4th cup
3. Oil - 1/4th cup
4. Garam Masala : 5-6 pcs Cardamom; 2-3 Cinnamon sticks 1" size; Whole Cumin seeds - just a pinch; 6-7 pcs whole black pepper; 5-6 pcs clove; Bay leaves - 2pcs;
5. Ginger paste - 1 tablespoon
6. Garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
7. Chili powder - 1 teaspoon ( add to taste )
8. Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
9. Coriander powder - 1 tablespoon
10. Cumin powder - 1 tablespoon
11. Salt to taste
12. Alubokhara or Plums 7-8 pcs
10. Fresh Green Chilies 5-6pcs
To make the paste which makes the rezala special, blend it fine in a mixer:
1. Plain yogurt/curd - 1/4th cup
2. Sweet yogurt/curd - 1/4th cup
3. Cashew nuts - 1/4th cup
4. Barista/Onion fry - 1/2 cup
To be mentioned you can use 2 tablespoon sugar instead of sweet yogurt and use
1/2 cup of plain yogurt to make the paste.
Cooking process:
Please follow the video. It would take approximate one and a half hour to complete
cooking the mutton rezala.
Serve the mutton rezala warm with pulao, paratha or chapatti/roti.
Enjoy!
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