Beguni Recipe / Bengali Beguni / Bengali Eggplant Fritter / Batter Fried Brinjal

Beguni

Ingredients
Besan Flour/ Gram Flour - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 tbsp
Baking soda - 1/8 tsp
Hot oil - 2 tsp
Onion seeds / Kalonji / Nigella seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - a generous pinch
Salt to taste
Water as needed
Eggplant cut into thin slices- 1
Oil to deep fry
Method
Wash and cut the eggplant into thin slices.
Take a bowl add all the above dry ingredients and 2 tsp of hot oil,add water little by little and make a smooth semi thick batter.
Heat oil in a pan,dip each eggplant slices into the batter,make sure both sides are well coated with the batter.Slowly drop it into the hot oil.
In medium heat deep fry till golden brown on all sides.Remove it on a kitchen paper.
Serve it hot with little black salt sprinkled on top(optional).

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Oats Broccoli Paratha - Healthy Paratha Recipes / Easy Indian Bread Recipes

Oats Broccoli Paratha

Ingredients
Wheat flour-1 & 1/2 cups
Powdered quick oats-1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Jeera / Cumin powder-1/4tsp
Ginger & garlic paste-1/4tsp
Finely grated broccoli-3/4 cups
Avocado (flesh)-1/2
(If you don't have avocado use a small mashed potato,this is just to give softness to your paratha)
Water-required amount
Oil-to cook the parathas
Method
Mix all above ingredients together in a bowl.
Sprinkle water & knead it to a soft dough.Cover & rest it for 5 minutes.
Divide the portion into equal size balls,take a ball roll it out into a semi thick disc.
Cook it on a griddle with very little oil smeared on both sides till light brown on all sides.
Serve it hot with any side dish you like.

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Vadai Mor Kuzhambu / Vadai Thatti Potta Mor Kuzhambu / Vadai Mor Kulambhu / Mor Kuzhambu with Vadai / Urad Dal Fritters In Buttermilk Gravy

Vadai Mor Kulambhu

Ingredients for Mor Kulambhu
Ingredients to be soaked in water for 30 minutes
Toor dal - 1 tbsp
Rice - 2 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin - 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Ginger a small piece
Green chillies -3
( Grind this above ingredients to a smooth paste)
Other ingredients
Curd - 2 cups
Water to dilute as needed
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
( Beat the curd well add water,salt,turmeric powder and the ground paste.Mix well and keep it aside )
Tempering
Coconut oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 4
Hing a pinch
Chopped onion a handful
Chopped curry laves few
Method
Heat oil and temper it with above ingredients.
Once the onions are light brown add the curd mixture.
When it starts to froth and rises up switch off the stove immediately.Do not boil the gravy.
Garnish with curry and coriander leaves.

Ingredients for the vada
Urad dal - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Chopped onion a handful
Chopped curry leaves few
Ginger a small piece
Green chillies - 2
Oil to deep fry
Method
Soak urad dal for 2 hours drain the water.Add ginger,green chillies and dal in a blender and grind it to a thick batter.Do not add too much water while grinding,sprinkle water if needed.
Transfer to a bowl add salt,onion and curry leaves mix well.
Heat oil in a pan wet your fingers take small portion of the batter place it on your palm shape it into a flat disc.drop these in hot oil and fry till light brown on all sides.Do not fry the vadas till crisp.
Remove and drop these hot vada into the Mor Kulambhu.
Dip both sides well in Kulambhu and leave it to soak .
Serve them with hot plain rice.

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Punjabi Style Rajma Masala / Punjabi Rajma Recipe / Rajma Masala Recipe

Rajma Masala 

Ingredients dry roasted & powdered
Coriander seeds-1tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds-1tsp
Kastoori methi-1tsp
Grated nutmeg-2 pinch
Cardamom-1
Cinnamon-a very small piece
Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Chopped onion-2tbsp
Chopped tomato-2
Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp
Other ingredients
Rajma-1 cup
(soaked overnight)
Slit green chillies-2
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Dry mango powder/Amchur powder-1/2tsp
Oil-2tbsp
Method
Heat oil in a pressure cooker pour the ground paste & green chillies.Fry till the raw smell disappears & oil separates the pan.
Now add all the dry masala powders and the ground spice powder.
Fry for a minute,pour 3 cups of water & pressure cook till done.
Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves & serve it with roti or rice.

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Ven Pongal In Slow Cooker / Slow Cooker Pongal Recipe / Pongal In Crock Pot/ Slow Cooker Indian Recipes - Slow Cooker Recipes

Ven Pongal In Slow Cooker

Ingredients for Pongal
Sona masoori rice - 1 cup
( wash the rice and keep it ready)
Yellow moongh dal - 1/2 cup
Water - 7 cups
Salt to taste
Grated ginger - 1 tsp
Ingredients for tempering
Ghee - 5 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Whole pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera / Cumin - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - few leaves
Cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
Method
Dry roast moongh dal in a pan till nice aroma comes out.
Add the washed rice,dal,grated ginger and water in a slow cooker/crock pot.
Turn the pot to HIGH and cook for 3 hours my pongal was ready. ( each slow cooker is different so cooking time may differ )
Heat ghee and oil in a pan temper with above ingredients.
Pour this into the cooked pongal add salt & mix it well.
Serve them hot with chutney or sambar.

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