Ranga Aloor Puli.(রাঙা আলুর পুলি )

 Red Potatoes (রাঙা আলু ) are very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin B6 and Potassium, and a very good source of Vitamin C and dietary fibres. It is widely used today because of its anti carcinogenic properties.
Here is a very simple recipe with Red Potatoes. This is  a typical fried sweet dish that is widely used in West Bengal during the winter season.

It's common name is  Ranga Aloor Puli.(রাঙা আলুর পুলি )

Ingredients

• Red Potatoes (medium size)-6
• Maida- 4 tsp
• Rice Flour- 2tsp
• Khoya- 4 tbsp [ you can make it by dehydrating 2 cups of milk ]
• Ghee- 2 tsp
• Sugar Syrup [made by boiling 1 cup Khejurer Gur in a cup of water and cooled ]
• Refined oil for frying
• Coconut (grated)
• Khejurer Gur (Date Palm Jaggery Liquified )

Procedure

The Khejurer Gur- Coconut filling

• Boil the red potatoes in a pressure cooker for  2 minutes only. Open the lid of the pressure cooker to avoid melting of the potatoes as they are very soft once boiled.
• Peel of the skin of the boiled red potatoes and mash them.
• Meanwhile make the thick Sugar Syrup and let it cool. 
• Boil the liquified date palm jaggery (khejurer gur ) and add the grated coconut. Stir continuously until the mixture attains a consistency thick enough to be made into balls that can be stuffed into a shell  of the pithey.  (Ranga Aloor Puli রাঙা আলুর পুলি )
• Take a platter and place all the ingredients except  coconut, khejurer gur, oil and the sugar syrup along with the bolied red potatoes and mash them together. Make a dough and cut small balls from it . Take each ball and fill it up with the coconut-khejurer gur filling and wrap it up to   make Ranga Aloor Puli.(রাঙা আলুর পুলি ) ( it is having a special shape as shown in the picture). Roll the Ranga Aloor Puli.(রাঙা আলুর পুলি ) on a dash of extra flour and rice flour and refrigerate for half an hour. 
• Fry them in hot refiend oil and place into the sugar syrup.

।।সরস্বতি মহাভাগে বিদ্যে কমললোচনে বিশ্বরূপে বিশালাক্ষি বিদ্যাং দেহি নমোহস্তুতে।।

জয় জয় দেবি চরাচর সারে, কুচযুগ শোভিত মুক্তাহারে
বীণা পুস্তক রঞ্জিত হস্তে ভগবতি ভারতি দেবি নমোহস্তুতে ।।

Methi Paratha with Boiled Lentils

Ingredients

Fresh Methi leaves (finely chopped ) 2cups
Maida i cup
Atta or whole wheat flour 1 cup
Sattu or fried Chana Powder 1/2 cup
Green chilly paste 2 tbsp
Salt
Refined oil
A little fenugreek seeds ( methi seeds) coarsely ground

Procedure

Grease a wok ( do not add too much of oil ) and add the coarsely ground methi seeds along with the washed and dried methi leaves. Sprinkle salt and stir fry till the water evaporates. Let it be cooled. Add the green chilly paste and sieve together along with maida, atta, sattu and a little refined oil. Keep aside for two hours. Make parathas out of the dough in desired shape. Fry with a dash of refined oil till brown. Be paitent while frying the crispy parathas....
Serve hot with chutney / pickle and of course with the boiled lentils garnished with onion and coriander leaves.

For the boiled lentils soak matar, chana, chana dal, rajma and  whole mung (green) together  overnight Boil them in a pressure cooker till it becomes soft. Then add coriander powder, jeera powder, red mirchi powder, black salt,  tamarind chutney and bring it to boil. Now before serving with methi paratha garnish the boiled lentil with finely chopped onion, tomato, green chillies and fresh coriander leaves and a dash of lemon juice.
 

This combo ( Methi Paratha with Boiled Lentils ) is an ideal evening snacks..

Chicken Spring Roll

• Boneless chicken( finely chopped, 100gms)
• Carrot ( finely chopped)
• Cabbage( finely chopped)
• Spring onion (finely chopped)
• 2 tsp Garlic ( finely chopped)
• Green chillies ( finely chopped)
• One egg 
• Flour (200gms)
• Cornflour (2 tablespoon)
• Baking powder ( 1/2 tsp)
• Refined oil ( 2tsp)
• Salt
• Sugar( a pinch)

• Sift the flour with cornflour, egg, refined oil, baking soda. salt and a pinch of sugar, water and cover the dough with a bowl. The dough has to be tightly made. So be careful while adding water during the making of the dough.
• Meanwhile marinate the chicken with salt, black pepper and soyasauce for atleast one hour.
• Heat 2tsp refined oil in a wok. Add garlic and green chillies. Saute' for 2 minutes. Then add the marinated chicken. Stir fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes.
• Then add the chopped carrot, cabbage and spring onion and fry them together for 2 minutes ONLY! Make sure that the veggies are not over cooked and no water is left inside the wok!
• Cut the dough into small balls and roll each ball like a roti.
• Wrap each roti with the chicken filling you made in the previous step. Seal the 2 ends of the spring roll with a little cold water.
• Deep fry the spring roll each at a time.
• Garnish the spring roll with finely cut carrot and spring onion!
• Serve hot with tomato ketchup.

ভাইফোঁটার রেসিপিঃ দৈনিক স্টেটসম্যান ৬ই নভেম্বর, ২০১০

Doinik Statesman had requested me to send Six exotic recipes from this blog on the occasion of Bhaifonta.

Here are the items :

• Rui Macher Chatjaldi Pulao
• Murg Methi Malai
• Potoler Dolma
• Topse Macher Fry
• Bagda Chingrir paturi
• Mourala- Moutat

প্যাপিরাসের হেঁশেল

সোনারতরীর পুজোসংখ্যা প্যাপিরাস প্রকাশিত হয়েছে একগুচ্ছ স্ন্যাক্সের রেসিপি নিয়ে । প্যাপিরাসের হেঁশেলে চোখ রাখুন আর পুজোর কটাদিন মাতিয়ে দিন আপনার পরিবারকে ।

Chocolate Pudding with sliced banana and dry fruits

• Milk : 1 litre.
• Egg : 2 or 3
• Sugar : 6tbsp
• Chocolate powder : 4tbsp
• Essence of Vanilla/Strawberry/Pineapple
• 1/2 tsp Butter , 1/2 tsp sugar and 1tsp Coffee Powder for Caramel.
• Dry fruits of your choice for example Kaju, Kismis, Almond etc.
• Banana slices
• Chocolate sauce (available in the market)

Boil the milk until it thickens. Add sugar and heat further. Let it cool and then break two eggs and the chocolate powder into it. Stir the mixture for at least 20 times until it becomes uniform. Add the essence and dry fruits. Refrigerate.

In the meantime heat the pudding pan in a low flame. Add butter and sugar and continue heating until it caramelises. Add coffee powder or cocoa powder to get the nice brown colour. Pour the pudding mixture in the pan and bake it for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 200 degree Celsius. Remove from Oven. Let it cool and turn it upside down. Garnish with dry fruits. Refrigerate.


You can use small cake moulds to make your pudding and turn it upside down. Cut the pudding according to your choice and pour chocolate sauce on top with sliced banana before you serve!