Golap Pitha

Fish Shami Kabab

Chomchom

Orange Chiffon Cake

Monday, February 24, 2014

Egg Halwa (ডিমের হালুয়া)


Ingredients:
  1. Egg- 4
  2. Mawa- 1 cup 
  3. Almond- 40-45 pieces
  4. Milk- 1/4 cup
  5. Sugar- 3/4 cup
  6. Nutmeg powder- 1/4 ts
  7. Saffron/ Food color- 1 pinch (optional)
  8. Ghee/ clarified butter- 4 Tbs + 1 Tbs for brush the pan
  9. Salt- 1 pinch
Procedure:
  1. Take all the ingredients in your blender and blend it to make a smooth paste.
  2. Brush some butter on the pan where you want to set your halwa and keep aside.
  3. Now take the paste in a pan, put it on the burner in a medium heat and start to stir.
  4. Stir the paste continuously until it become thick and start to separate from the side of the pan.
  5. Pour halwa on the greased pan, make the top even as much as possible with the help of a spoon or knife and then keep aside to cool down completely.
  6. Then cut halwa to your desire shape, garnish with some slice of nuts and serve.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Butter Cookies


Ingredients:
  1. Butter- 1 lb (at room temperature)
  2. Orange Blossom water - 6 Tbs
  3. Oil - 6 Tbs
  4. Sugar- 6 Tbs
  5. Baking powder- 2 ts
  6. Flour - around 4 cups
  7. Almond slice/ chocolate morsels- for decoration (if you want you can skip it)
  8. Cookie cutter.
Procedure:
  1. Beat the butter with a hand mixture until the butter become soft. (you can use a fork instead of hand mixture.)
  2. Add the oil, sugar, orange blossom water in the butter and beat them again for few minutes.
  3. Now add the baking powder. Add little flower at a time and beat it. Continue to add the flour until a soft nice dough forms (the dough should not be too soft).
  4. Place a wax paper or parchment paper on a baking tray, spray some oil on it and set it aside.
  5. Sprinkle some flour on top of your rolling board and spread the dough  into 1/4 inch thick circle. Then cut into your desired shape with cookie cutter or with knife and place on the prepared baking tray.
  6. Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Place the baking tray on the middle rack and bake it for around 10-12 minutes or until a light brown color comes out on the side of the cookies.
  7. Take out the cookies from the oven and keep aside to cool down.
  8. Serve your cookie. Preserve the left over cookie in a airtight container.
Courtesy: 
Maksuda Hossain
(Portland, Oregon, USA)

Monday, February 10, 2014

Fish Finger

Ingredients:
  1. Fish fillet-500 gms
  2. Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
  3. Red chilli powder -1/2 tsp 
  4. Cumin powder -1/2 tsp
  5. Coriander powder -1/2 tsp
  6. Ginger-Garlic powder -1 tsp (you can use paste instead of powder)
  7. Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  8. Lemon juice from -1/2 lemon
  9. Salt -1tsp
  10. Besan/ Gram flour - 3 tbs
  11. Bread crums - 3 tbs
  12. Oil - for deep fry
Procedure:
  1. Wash the fish fillet and dry the water using paper towel. Then cut them into finger size strips.
  2. Add lemon juice & all ingredients (except besan, bread crumbs and oil); and mix well. Then keep it to marinate for 15-30 minutes.
  3. Now mix basen and bread crumbs in a plate, deep the fish into it to coat and then put on a plate. Coat all the strips like that. 
  4. Heat oil in a pan in medium heat. Fry the fish strips until golden brown color come out.
  5. When all fish fingers are done, serve hot with ketchup.

Monday, February 3, 2014

French Toast

Spicy Toast:
Ingredients:
  1. Egg- 2
  2. Bread slice- 4
  3. Chopped onion- 2 Tbs
  4. Chopped green chili- 1 Tbs
  5. Milk- 1 Tbs (optional)
  6. Salt- 1/2 ts
  7. Sugar- 1/4 ts
  8. Oil- 4 Tbs
Procedure:
  1. Take the egg, salt, sugar, milk and chopped onion & green chili in a bowl and beat them well.
  2. Now heat 1 Tbs oil in a pan. Deep one piece of bread in the beaten egg, place some chopped onion and green chili on the bread slice and carefully place it in the heated oil. Fry one side for around 30-40 seconds or until a nice golden brown color comes out. Then flip the other side and fry that side.
  3. Take out the toast on a paper towel and fry the rest in the same way.
  4. Serve the spicy toast with sauce or ketchup immediately.
Sweet Toast:
Ingredients:
  1. Egg- 2
  2. Bread slice- 4
  3. Sugar- 3 Tbs or to taste
  4. Milk- 1 Tbs (optional)
  5. Salt- 1/8 ts
  6. Oil- 4 Tbs
Procedure:
  1. Take the eggs, sugar, salt and milk in a bowl and beat them well.
  2. Now heat 1 Tbs oil in a pan. Deep one piece of bread in the beaten egg and carefully place it in the heated oil. Fry one side for around 30-40 seconds or until a nice golden brown color comes out. Then flip the other side and fry that side.
  3. Take out the toast on a paper towel and fry the rest in the same way.
  4. Serve the toast immediately.