Saag Kumro (Spinach With Pumpkin) Very Tasty Bengali Dish

Saag Kumro(Spinach With Pumpkin)


Ingredients:

• 3 cups peeled and diced pumpkin (kumro)
• 2 medium potatoes, diced but not peeled
• A bunch of fresh spinach, chopped
• 1/2 lb baby shrimp (peeled+steamed is ok)
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 dried red chilli
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon corriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
• 2 tablespoons finely ground/grated coconut

Method Of Cooking:

• Heat the oil in a pan.
• Add the cumin and the turmeric, stir-fry these spices for a minute.
• Add the shrimp. 
• Fry the shrimp for a couple of minutes and then take them out with a slotted spoon and leave aside.
• Break the dried red chilli and fry it in the oil for a minute before adding the potatoes and pumpkin.
• Stir fry these for a few minutes.
• Add the corriander, chilli powder and sugar and stir-fry for a couple more minutes.
• Add the chopped spinach and stir it in until the it slowly decreases in volume and blends in with the other ingredients (~3 mins).
• Add the salt and sprinke a little water (3-4 Tbsp) cover and allow to cook under low heat until the potatoes are done.
• Sprinkle and stir in the ground coconut and shrimp before turning off the heat,  may wish to save a little for the final garnish. 

Serve with  hot plain rice. 

Dal Fry Very Tasty North Indian Vegetarian Dish

Dal  Fry 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup red lentils
• 1/4 cup yellow moong dal
• 1/8 cup masoor dal 
• 1/8 cup channa dal
• 1/4 teaspoon Garam masala powder 
• 3/4 cup onion chopped
• 1/3 cup tomatoes chopped 
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 4 tablespoon ghee 
• salt to taste

Garnish

• 3-4 hot green chilies
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
• 2/3 teaspoon garlic paste
• 2/3 teaspoon ginger paste
• 2 tablespoon coriander chopped
• 1/2 thickly chopped onion

 Method Of Preparation :

• Mix and wash thoroughly all dals (lentils).
• Soak for 15 minutes.
• Cook slowly in medium heat until half done. 
• Heat ½ of ghee and fry onions.
• Add all of the spices until onions are fried until light golden brown. 
• Add the onion and mixture to dals (lentils) and cook until cook.
• Heat remaining ghee in a small saucepan on a high. 
• Pour fried garnish to Dal.
• Finish it by adding chopped coriander.

Serve it with Naan, Rice or Roti

Dal Tadka Very Tasty Indian Punjabi Dish

Dal Tadka 

Ingredients

• Moong Dal or Masoor Dal - 1.5 cups
• Turmeric - a pinch
• Green chillies - 3 or 4 
• Garlic paste 1/2 tspn 
• Ginger Paste 1 tsp 
• Coriander chopped 
• Salt to taste
• Lime juice - 1 - 2 tsps
• Water 2 glasses
• Garam Masala 1 tablespoon
• Diced tomatoes 2 
• Medium sized onion 1 diced
• Jeera seeds (Cumin seeds) - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Ghee - 2 tsps
• Hing - a pinch

Method Of Cooking:

•  Add the Dal with 2 Glasses of water and add the turmeric in it and then cook it in a pressure cooker for 5 minutes.
• Take a non stick pan add the Ghee.
• Add the Cumin seeds and the mustard seeds.
• Once they start crackling add the Ginger and Garlic paste and fry.
• Add the onion and fry unti it become brown.
• Add the green chillies.
• Add the Garam Masala and cook for a minute.
• Add the diced tomatoes and let them cook untli the oil seperates.
• Add the cooked dal and add salt to taste.
• Let it simmer for 5 more minutes on slow heat.
• Take a small fry pan add 2 tablespoons of Ghee and add some red chilli powder and fry for a minute.
• Pour this on top of the Dal .
• Garnish with chopped coriander.

Serve it with Naan, Rice or Roti

Dal Makhani Very Popular Indian Dish

Dal  Makhani

Ingredients:

•  Whole black gram (sabut urad) 1/2 cup
•  Red kidney beans (rajma) 2 tablespoons
•  Salt to taste
•  Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
•  Ginger,chopped 2 inch piece
•  Butter 3 tablespoons
•  Oil 1 tablespoon
•  Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
•  Garlic,chopped 6 cloves
•  Onion ,chopped 1 large
•  Green chillies,slit 2
•  Tomatoes,chopped 2 medium
•  Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon

Method Of Cooking:

• Wash and soak sabut urad and rajma overnight in three cups of water.
• Drain and pressure cook sabut urad and rajma in three cups of water.
• Add salt and half the red chilli powder ( can add half the ginger too if wish) for three whistles.
• Open the lid and see if the rajma is totally soft.
• If not cook on low heat till the rajma becomes totally soft.
• Heat butter and oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seeds. 
• When they begin to change colour, add ginger, garlic and onion and sauté till golden. 
• Add slit green chillies, tomatoes and sauté on high heat. 
• Add the remaining red chilli powder and sauté till the tomatoes are reduced to a pulp. 
• Add the cooked dal and rajma along with the cooking liquour.
• Add some water if the mixture is too thick.
• Add garam masala powder and adjust salt. 
• Simmer on low heat till the dals are totally soft and well blended. 

Serve hot with roti or Nan or parathas.