Mojadar Chicken Fry

Hi Friends,

Today I will share one of my aunt's chicken fry recipe. This one brings back old memories - this preparation was a must whenever we visited her place or she visited ours. A very yummy dish and can be made for any party , gatherings or even as evening snacks. A tasty dish for both adults and children alike.

Ingredients :

Chicken legs:  1 Kg

Ginger  Paste : 1 teaspoon

Garlic Pate :1 Teaspoon

Onion Paste :1 Teaspoon

Black pepper : 1/2 teaspoon

Egg :1

Salt to Taste

Corn flour :1 Teaspoon 

Flour : 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

First, steam the chicken leg pieces for around 5 minutes.

Next, marinate the chicken with salt, ginger paste and black pepper and keep them aside for 1 hour.

Prepare the batter with Maida or wheat flour, corn flour, egg, onion paste, ginger paste, garlic

paste, salt,black pepper and keep it aside for 1 hour

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Now add the marinated chicken legs into the batter and beaten egg and deep fry.

Enjoy with Sauce or Mayonnaise.

Lote Maach/Lotyya Maach/Bombay Duck er Jhaal

Hi Friends,

Today I will share one of the recipes which the “Bangal” people love to cook and eat - the Lote Maach er Jhol or Bombay Duck Fish Curry. We used to think that this delicacy is liked only by the Bangal people but nowadays, even the Ghoti people love it . Bombay duck is one of the favorite dish in Mumbai.

This dish is also my husband's favourite dish although he is Bihari 😊

Ingredients:

Lote Maach /Bombay Duck  500 gm

Onion Paste ½ cup

Ginger paste ½  teaspoon

Garlic paste ½  teaspoon

Tomato 1 diced into cubes

Garlic Cloves 2 to 3

Green Chili 2 to 3 or as per the taste

Red Chili

Turmeric powder

Cumin powder

Fresh coriander, chopped

Salt

Preparation:

First, cut the fish in a cube size and wash them.

In a bowl take the fish cubes and add onion, ginger and garlic paste, tomato cubes, garlic cloves, green chili, red chili, turmeric and cumin powder and salt and mix them well.

In a pan add oil and heat it. Add the fish cubes mixture in the pan, cover it with a lid and cook in a low flame.

Do not add water as the fish release water itself. However, if required, you can add a little water. When the fish is half cooked, sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves.

Serve with plain boiled rice.

Shorshe Pomfret

Hi Friends,
Today I will share one of my favourite dish Shorshe Pomfret which is very easy to make and tasty to eat.

Ingredients:

Pomfret Fish 1 (I have taken 1 big fish and cut it into half)

Onion Paste 1 and ½ teaspoon

Green Chilli Paste as per your taste


Mustard powder 2 and ½ teaspoon


Curd 2 teaspoon


Red Chili, Cumin and Turmeric powder


Kalonjee or Nigella sativa


Coriander leaves


Sugar for taste


Preparation :

First marinate the fish with turmeric powder and salt for sometime.
Add oil and fry the fish lightly. Keep the fried fish aside.
Take a frying pan and heat a little oil. Add pinch of kalonjee , onion paste and green chili paste to it.
When the Color turns light brown, take 2 and 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder in a bowl,add water and little salt and mix it. Add the mixture in the pan .
Take 1 teaspoon beaten curd and add it to the mixture in pan and continue frying .
Make sure you do not fry the mixture for too long as the mustard powder will make the gravy bitter.
Add small pinch of sugar, turmeric, red chili and cumin powder and water to make a gravy.
After that add the fish, cover it with a lid and cook in a low flame.
When the fish is half cooked, add coriander leaves and few half cut green chilies and cover it again.

Turn off the flame. Your shorshe pomfret is ready.
Enjoy with Hot rice.