Bengali Singara

Samosa is very popular snacks in all over India. This samosa is known as singara in Kolkata , west bengal.singara is too much popular street food in bengal..In any parts of Bengal you can easily get this lipsmacking singara...we are the bengali refer singara as Telebhaja..singara is little different from samosa,tastewise and shapewise too..Makeing singara at home is little time consuming job but worth it..I have here made phulkopir singara..means bengali style samosa stuff  with potato and cauliflower mixture or sabji...Give a try phulkopir singara in your kitchen and enjoy it with your family in any winter evening

Ingredients:--

For daugh--

Maida /refine flour- 1 cup
Atta /wheat flour- 4 tbsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Water as required

For stuffing--

Potatoes - 2 ,cut into small cubes
Cauliflower- 1/2cup,cut into small florets
Panchforan- 1/2 tsp  (bengali five spice-mixture of cumin seeds ,onion seeds,fennel seeds,mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds)
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Chili powder-1/2 tsp
Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
Peanut - 1tbsp
 Green peas - 2 tbsp
Salt as required

Process:--

Daugh

Take a bowl .add Maida, salt ,baking soda and oil.combine everything..then add Water gradually and knead a smooth but little stuff daugh..cover the daugh with wet cloth or simply cover with a plate for 20 mins.

Stuffing--

Heat a pan with 2 tsp oil .add peanuts and fry it for a minute..then take out ftom pan...then add panchforan. Once you get a nice aroma add potatoes and cauliflower. Stir it for a minute....

Then add turmeric,Chili,cumin powder and salt to taste...stir it for 1-2 mins..then add green peas and give a nice stir...then turn down flame and simmer the gas for 10 mins or till the potatoes and cauliflower cooked well...stir occasionally in between..

Then sprinkle some water and keep cooking for 2- 3 mins..now add fried peanuts .mix well to the potatoe cauliflower mixture...check seasoning..ready stuffing. Keep aside..

Making singara--

Now take a small portion from daugh..roll it like a puri ..cut it from middle with the knife to make two parts

Each part look like a halfcircle ..apply water to straight edge of half circle..now fold the straight edge to make a cone shape.

Hold the cone in your hand ..fill with the potatoe -cauliflower mixture .

.now press to seal the open portion of the cone..seal it properly to secure the stuffing remin inside.. follow the same process for remaining singaras..

Now heat enough oil for deep frying..add 3-4 singara s at a time into the medium hot oil..frying till light brown and crisp ..oil temparature should be on medium..

Chicken stuffed Pesarattu

This yummy yet nutritious indianize quesadilla is perfect for kids snacks. My liitle one loves this dish too.It s a yummy one dish packed with protein.

Ingredients :---

For pesarattu

Whole green mung dal - 1 cup
Rice - 1/4cup
Ginger - 1/2 inch stick
Green chili - 1/2

For chicken filling

Chicken - 500 gsm,Cut into small cubes
Onion - 1 ,chopped
Garlic - 1tsp
Green bell paper- 1 ,sliced
Yellow bell paper- 1 ,sliced
Red bell paper- 1  sliced
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Chili powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder- 1tsp
Black pepper- 1tsp
Oregano- 1/2 - 1tsp
Chili flacks- 1/2 -1tsp
Mozzarella cheese- 1/2 cup or as required

 Method:----

Soak green mung dal and rice separately for 7-8 hrs or overnight. Then drain water.
Put rice and dal in a blender along with ginger and green  chili and salt to taste. . Blend till smooth..

Preparing chicken filling--  heat a pan with             1 tbsp oil .add chopped onion. Sauteed till light brown. Then garlic.stir for a minute. Then add tomato ,chili ,turmeric and coriander powder.mix well and stir fir a minute.

Then add chicken pieces and salt to taste. Stir well to coat the chicken with spices.
Sprinkle some water..cover the pan and now keep cooking on low flame for 5-6 mins or chicken cooked through.

Then add sliced bell papers ,Oregano and Chili flacks ..mix well with chicken..keep cooking for 2-3 mins ..

Check seasoning..chicken filling is ready. Keep aside.

Now heat a tawa .brush little oil.pour one laddle full dal batter centre of the tawa.

Now spread batter in circular motion towards outside of the tawa.wait for a minute.

Now add chicken filling one side of pesarattu ,spread cheese..now flip the opposite wing of pesarattu to close it..cut it from middle..

Fry bothside properly..place it on a serving plate..sprinkle some grated cheese over pesarattu quesadilla..