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..

Aam Dal | Tok Dal

Aam dal or Tom dal is a bengali s signature lentil dish in this hot summer days..this red lentil cooked with row mango and flavour with bengali five spice..But some bengali s favouring this red lentil with mustard seeds also..aam dal or Tok dal is not only delicious,it's healthy too in hot summer days.

Cook Time- 30 mins
Serve - 4
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Ingredients:--

Masoor dal/ redlentil- 150 gms or 1 n 1/2 cups

Row mango- 1

Turmeric powder- 1tsp

Chili powder- 1/2 tsp

Salt as required

Sugar - 1-2 tsp  or adjust according to your taste

Panchforan- 1/2 tsp  ( bengali  five spice-mixture of cumin seeds,Onion seeds,fennel  seeds fenugreek seeds and mustard seeds)

Dry red chili  -2

Method:--


Wash masoor dal ..then pressure cook it with 1/2 tsp each turmeric and salt .1/2 cup water..cook till 2 whistle...allow to release pressure..


Wash row mango and cut length wise..heat a pan .add 2 tsp mustard oil..then add bengali five spice .once you get nice aroma add dry red chili. Stir it for 30 secnds.


Then add row mangoes.add little turmeric,chili powder and salt...mix well everything..

Turn down flame and simmer the gas for 2-3 mins or till the mangoes become soft.

When mangoes become soft,Pour the boiled masoor dal ,add 1-2 tsp sugar or adjust according to your taste. And pour 1/2 cup water .give a nice stir..keep cooking for 2-3 mins.

Check seasoning...serve Aam dal or Tok dal  with steam rice and kurkure alu bhaja.

Veg fried and veg manchurian

Veg fried rice and veg Manchurian

An indo- Chinese dish with spicy and tangy sause..as a Bengali normally we didn't prefer to eat vegetarian dishes when we went for restaurant..but i like this indo Chinese dish..so i try to make this at home...Saturday is it veg day at home so In dinner try to make something different from usual roti bhaji. Think why not  fried rice n veg Manchurian..making Manchurian balls little time consuming .preparing all ingredients then fried the veg balls and then making sauce..for reducing the work pressure you make the veg balls one day prior....

Fried  Rice

Rice--as required
Carrot--1/2cup
Capsicum--1/2cup
Beans--1/2cup
Springonion--1-2tbsp
Salt-as required
Sugar-1-2tsp
White pepper/black pepper1-2tsp 

Manchurian balls

Cabbage--1cup
Carrot--1/2cup
Capsicun--1/2cup
Spring onion--1/2cup
Salt-as required
Black pepper--1-2tsp
Soya sauce--1tbsp

Process

Fried rice

Wash rice throughy. ....drain water..soak rixe in water for 1 hr minimum...take a  big hand i..add water as per your rice ..let the water bring boil...start boiling add soaked rice...keep cooking on medium heat for 6-7 mins...when rice 95%done  turn off the gas..drain water immediately. ..let it be cool.
   Take a pan /wok. Add 1tbsp oil. Add all finely chopped vegetables. Sprinkle little salt .stir continiusly on high flame for 2-3 mins  then add rice salt  little sugar 1/2tbsp of soya sauce  pepper powder..mix all ingredients thoroughly. .check seasoning. ..turn off gas..


Manchurian balls

Take a bowl .Add all finely chopped or grated vegetables .add all dry ingredients, soya sauce sprinkle some water .make a semi soft daugh.. take small portion of the daugh..press little on your hand and make small round ball.....take karai .add oil for deep frying....place the balls into hot oil carefully. ..simmer the gas on medium low flame.......fry until it gets golden brown colour...drain oil ..place can balls in the paper towel. ...

Sauce
  Take a pan .add 1tbsp oil. Add chopped ginger and garlic.saute for 2-3 mind mins...
Add chopped onion , 1tbsp tomato sauce,1tbsp soya sauce , one handfull spring onion , salt. .stir quickly on high flame 1-2 mins. ..make a paste of cornflour  salt water and pepper..add this paste and stir quickly...make medium consistency gravy.....add fried veg balls..mix thoroughly with gravy....check seasoning...place it on the serving bowl...