Lentil- Potato Curry (ডাল-আলুর চচ্চড়ি)

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Ingredients:

1. Masoor dal- 1/2 cup
2. Potato- 2 medium size (around 400 gm)
3. Onion (chopped)- 2 Tbs
4. Garlic (chopped)- 3 clove
5. Ginger (chopped)- 1 Tbs
6. Whole red chili- 2 pieces
7. Bay leaf- 1 pieces
8. Fenugreek seed - 1/4 ts (please see the notes below)
9. Fennel seed- 1/4 ts (please see the notes below)
10. Black cumin seed- 1/4 ts(please see the notes below)
11. Turmeric powder- 1/4 ts
12. Cumin powder- 1/2 ts
13. Red chili powder- 1/2 ts
14. Salt- 1 ts or to taste
15. Oil- 3 Tbs
16. Coriander leaf (chopped)- 1 Tbs (optional) 

Note: If you do not have the fenugreek seed, fennel seed & black cumin seed, you can use 1 ts Panch phoron (bengali 5 spices) instead of all those seed.

Procedure:

1. Peel and wash the potatoes and then  cut into long thin strips (julienne) and set aside. (if you want you can fry the potato in oil for around 5 minutes and set them aside)
2. Wash the dal and soak it in water for 4-5 minute and then drain the water.
3. Heat oil in a sauce pan. Then add the fenugreek seed, fennel seed, black cumin seed, whole red chili, and bay leaf; let them temper for few seconds. Then add the chopped garlic, chopped ginger and chopped onion and fry them until the onion become soft and light brown in color. 
4. Now add the washed da, add turmeric powder, red chili powder & cumin powde, fry them for around 1 minute and then add around 2-3 cups of water.
5. Cook dal in medium heat until it is 6o% done. 
6. Then add the cut potato into the dal, stir it, then cover the pan and let them cook until the potato become soft (around 10 minutes).
7.  Spread the chopped coriander on top of the curry and turn off the heat.
8. Serve the curry warm with ruti, parata or luci.

Courtesy: 

Maksuda Hossain

(Portland, Oregon, USA)

Dal Vuna (ডাল চচ্চড়ি)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Masoor dal - 1/2 cup
2. Onion (chopped) - 1/4 cup
3. Green chili (slit in the middle)- 7-8 
4. Turmeric powder - 1/4 ts
5. Salt- 1/2 ts
6. Oil- 2 Tbs
7. Coriander leaf (chopped) - 1 Tbs

Procedure:

1. Soak dal in water for 15-20 minutes. Then wash it and set aside.
2. Now heat oil in a pan. Add the chopped onion, green chili in the hot oil and fry them for few seconds. Then add the dal, turmeric powder and salt; and fry them for 3-4 minutes. 
3. Now add around 3/4 cup water and cover the pan. Let it cook for around 4-5 minutes or until dal become soft (dal should not be mashed). Spread the chopped coriander leaf and turn off the heat.
4. Serve dal vuna with Ruti or Parata.

Cauliflower with Moong Dal(কপি-মুগ)

Ingredients:

1. Moong dal- 1/2 cup
2. Cauliflower- around 300 gm/ 0.66 lb
3. Turmeric powder - 1/2 ts+ 1/2 ts
4. Cumin powder - 1/2 ts+ 1/2 ts
5. Red chili powder - 1/2 ts+ 1 ts
6. Salt - 1/2 ts+ 1 ts or to your taste
7. Onion(chopped) - 1/2 cup
8. Garlic paste- 1 ts
9. Tomato- 1 medium size
10. Whole green chili- 2-3 pieces
11. Chopped cilantro- 1 Tbs
12. Oil- 3 Tbs + 1 Tbs
13. Whole cumin- 1/2 ts (optional)
14. Chopped garlic - 1/2 ts (optional)

Procedure:

1. Dry roast the moong dal for few minutes to get a nice aroma. Then soak the dal in water for about 15-20 minutes.
2. Now wash the dal and put in a saucepan. Add around 2 cups of water, 1/2 ts salt, 1/2 ts, turmeric powder, 1/2 ts red chili powder, 1/2 ts cumin powder and the whole green chili to the dal. Put the saucepan in a medium heat and let the dal to cook for around 15-20 minutes or until the dal become just soft. 
3. In the mean time, cut the cauliflower to 1/2 inch size, cut the tomato to 4 pieces and keep them aside.
4. Now heat 3 Tbs oil in another pan. Put the onion in the oil and fry them until become soft. Then add the garlic paste, cut tomato, rest of the turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder and salt; and stir them to mix. (If it is needed add little water so that your masala do not burn).
5. Stir the masala until the oil start to separate from the masala. Then add the cauliflower in the pan and stir carefully to coat all the floret with the masala.  
6. Then carefully pour the cooked dal in the pan, give a stir and cover the pan; and let it cook for around another 15-20 minutes or until the cauliflower become soft.

7. (This step is optional. If you want you can skip it. This step is to give a nice flavor to the dal) Now heat 1 Tbs of oil in  a pan. Add the whole cumin to the hot oil and fry them for 30 seconds and then add the chopped garlic in the oil and fry for another 30 seconds or until the garlic become light brown in color. Then carefully pour the hot oil along with cumin and garlic in the cooked dal.
8. Spread the chopped cilantro on the top of dal and cover the pan. Wait for few minutes and turn off the heat.
9. Your dal is ready to serve. Enjoy with plain rice or ruti/tortilla.

Haleem(হালিম)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন। 

Ingredients:

1. Beef-2 lb(cut into small pieces)
2. Whole wheat grain-1 cup
3. Rice-1 cup
4. Moong dal-1/2 cup
5. Masoor dal-1/2 cup
6. Chana dal-1/2 cup
7. Mator dal-1/2 cup
8. Onion-4 medium size (finely chopped)
9. Onion paste-3Tbs
10. Ginger paste-2 Tbs
11. Garlic paste-2 Tbs
12. Turmeric powder-3 ts
13. Red chilli powder-2 ts or according to your test
14. Garam masala powder-1 Tbs
15. Cumin powder-2 ts
16. Coriander powder-2 ts
17. Black pepper-1/2 ts
18. Coriander leaf-1/2 cup chopped for garnish
19. Lemon-2 pieces
20. Oil-1/2 cup
21. Oil/Ghee-1/2 cup
22. Salt-2 ts+1/2 tsp+1 ts or according to your taste

Procedure:

1. Clean and wash beef. Drain water from it. Add onion paste,ginger paste,garlic paste,turmeric powder,red chili powder,garam mashala powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,black pepper and 2 ts salt to the beef. Mix all of them well and keep it for 30 minutes.
2. Heat 1/2 cup oil in a pressure cooker. Add beef and stir. Cook around 25-30 minutes or until all liquid evaporated.Add around 2 cup warm water and bring it to boil.Now close the lid and cook it in medium heat until 4/5 whistle comes out or around 15 minutes or until beef become nicely tender. If still the liquid looks more, reduce it. Remove from the burner and keep aside.
3. Soak wheat for 2 hours. Add 10 cup water and 1/2 ts salt to the soaked wheat and cook it in medium heat until tender. Then blend it in a blender and keep aside.
4. Cook rice and all lentils with 1 ts salt and 12 cup water in medium heat until tender. Then blend it in a blender to make paste.
5. Transfer cooked beef in a heavy bottom pan and put it in a medium heat burner.
6. Add blended wheat with cooked beef,mix it well and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Then add rice-lentil paste,mix well and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Stir continuously to mix well.
8. Heat 1/2 cup oil/ ghee in a pan in medium heat,add chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
9. Remove half fried onion from oil for garnish and pour half fried onion with oil over haleem and keep it in low heat for 10-15 min.( you may add all spices little more if you want)
10. Haleem is ready and serve it hot with fried onion,coriander leaf and lemon pieces.

Shrimp Chop(চিংড়ি বড়া)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Small size shrimp-200 gm
2. Masoor dal(lentil)-1/2 cup
3. Rice flour-1 ts
4. Onion-1 medium(finely chopped)
5. Green chili-2 pieces
6. Turmeric powder-1/4 ts
7. Cumin powder-1/4 ts
8. Ginger paste-1/2 ts
9. Garlic paste-1/2 ts
10. Baking powder-1/4 ts
11. Coriander leaves-2 Tbs(chopped)
12. Salt-1/2 ts
13. Oil- for frying

Procedure:

1. Wash dal. Place it in a bowl. Fill it with little hot water and keep it for 2-3 hours. Drain water and place dal (lentil) to a blender.
2. Blend it. Don't blend too finely. Remove the dal from the blender and set aside.
3. Clean and wash shrimp. Put it in a blender. Add green chili and make a paste (add little water if required).
4. Place pasted shrimp and dal to a mixing bowl. Add rest of the ingredients except oil. Mix all of them very well.
   
5. Heat oil into a frying pan. Place 1 table spoon of mixture into frying pan in round shape. Fry them in a medium heat until both sides looks deep golden brown.

6. Remove them from the pan and place on a kitchen tissue to soak extra oil.
7. Serve hot.

Mango Dal(আম ডাল)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients :

1. Masoor dal-1 cup
2. Unripe sour mango-1 medium(peeled and sliced )
3. Onion-1 small (chopped)
4. Garlic-6-7 cloves(chopped)
5. Green chili-6-7 pieces or your choice(slitted from the middle)
6. Cumin seeds-1/2 ts
   
7. Oil-around 4 Tbs
8. Salt-3/4 ts or according to your taste.

Procedure :

1. Wash dal and place to a deep pan. Add 2 cups water, salt, green chili and turmeric powder. Cover the pan and cook it in lower medium heat until dal become tender and mash. Add another 2 cups of  water and mango slices; and bring it to boil.
2. During the time of boiling, heat oil in a different pan. Add the whole cumin seed in the hot oil and let them temper for few seconds. Then add the chopped onion and garlic. Stir continuously until onion and garlic become brown.
3. Pour 1 serving spoon boiling dal to the seasoning. Stir and mix well; then add to the remaining dal. Simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then turn off the burner.
   

Chicken With Mung Dal (মুগ ডালে মুরগি)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Chicken-1 lb(I usually use chicken bones like neck,wings)
2. Mung dal-1/2 cup
3. Onion-1 medium(chopped)
4. Red chili powder-1/2 ts
5. Turmeric powder-1/2 ts
6. Cumin powder-1/2 ts
7. Garam mashala powder-1/2 ts
8. Ginger paste-1 ts
9. Garlic paste-1 ts
10. Oil-3 Tbs
11. Salt-1 ts or your choice

Procedure:

1. Saute mung dal around 1 minute. Soak dal in water around 15-20 minutes. Wash,drain water and keep aside.

2. Clean and wash chicken pieces. Drain water and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add onion and fry until tender. Add all powder and paste ingredients and stir in medium heat around 1 minute.
4. Add dal. Stir around 1 minute and then add chicken. Stir until all liquid evaporated and oil comes out by the side of the pan.

5. Add 3 cup water. Cover the pan with lid. Cook it in medium heat. Cook until dal and chicken become tender and your desired gravy comes.
6. Enjoy with plain rice, roti.

Cholar/Chana Dal(ছোলার ডাল)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Chana dal-1 cup (soaked in water overnight)
2. Onion(chopped)-1 medium
3. Ginger paste-2 ts
4. Garlic paste-2 ts
5. Red chili powder-1 ts or your choice
6. Cumin powder- 1 ts
7. Turmeric powder-1/2 ts
8. Garam masala powder-1/2 ts
9. Whole red chili- 2 piece
10. Whole masala(Cardamom- 2 piece, Cinnamon-2 stick, Clove- 3 piece, Bay leaf-2 piece)
11. Salt- 1/2 ts or your taste
12. Oil- 1/2 cup

Procedure:

1. Wash the soaked dal well and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan to a medium heat and fry all the whole masala(Cardamom,Cinnamon,Clove,Bay leaf) and whole red chili a little bit, then add onion and fry until it become soft. Add other masala(Ginger paste, Garlic paste, Red chili powder, Cumin powder, Turmeric powder, Garam masala powder) and salt with 1 Tbs water and stir it until oil separate from masala.
3. Then add dal and mix it well with masala. Stir dal around 5-6 minutes in medium heat(if dal stick on bottom, lower the flame).

4. Add around 4 cups(you can add more or less water according to your desire thickness for gravy ) water and bring it to a nice boil, then cover it and let it cook around 15 minutes or until dal become soft.
5. Then take it out and enjoy with luchi, parata or rice.

Luchi(লুচি)

Ingredients:

1. Flour-2 cup
2. Ghee/clarified butter/Oil-3 Tbs
3. Salt-1/2 ts
4. Sugar - 1/2 ts
5. Warm water-around 1/4 cup (it may need more or less according to dough)
6. Nigella seed- 1/2 ts
7. Oil- for deep fry

Procedure:

1. Take flour in a bowl, add salt, nigella seed and ghee/clarified butter, and mix them well so that ghee incorporated with flour.
2. Now slowly  add warm water with flour and knead well to form dough. Knead the dough well to make it smooth. Divide the dough to small balls.
3. Take one ball on the rolling board, spread some flour and roll it to a disk size roti. Make all the other ball in the same process.

4. Now heat the oil in a pan to a little higher than medium flame (pan size should be deep so that luchi can be deep fried). When oil is heated enough put one luchi into it and gently press it with a spoon until it puffs up, then flip the side and fry  it to a nice golden color(don't fry it long otherwise it will be crispy), and take out  on a paper towel to soak the excess oil.
5. Fry all the luci and enjoy it hot with any curry.

Fish Head Curry/Muri Ghonto(মুড়ো ঘণ্ট)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

1. Rui fish head-1 large
2. Mung dal-2 cup
3. Cinigura or kalijira rice- 1/2 cup
4. Onion-1 medium(chopped)
5. Onion (paste)-3 Tbs
6. Garlic paste-2 Tbs
7. Ginger paste-2 Tbs
8. Turmeric powder- 1 ts
9. Red chili powder-1ts or according to your taste
10. Cumin powder-1 ts
11. Coriander powder-1 ts
12. Dry red chili-3 pieces(optional)
13. Whole garlic-5/6 cloves(chopped)
14. Cumin seed-1/2 ts
15. Bay leaves-3 pieces
16. Coriander leaves-2 Tbs(chopped)
17. Oil-1/4 cup+ 1 Tbs
18. Salt- around 3 ts or according to your taste

Procedure:

1. Clean and wash fish head and keep it aside.( you may cut the head with electric knife)
2. Saute mung dal  around 1 minute.Then wash the dal and rice; and keep them in around 3 cup water to soak for around 30-60 minutes.
3. Heat oil in a deep large pan. Add chopped onion and stir until it become light brown. Add all paste and powder ingredients with little water. Stir it until the water evaporated and oil start to separate from masala. Then add fish head and fry in lower medium heat. Break fish head into small pieces while stirring.
4. Remove all fish head from the pan and keep aside.

5. Add soaked dal and rice to the pan in remaining spices. Stir until all liquid evaporated. Add water and stir. Cover the pan with lid. Cook until dal become tender.(if required add more hot water while cooking)
6. Add fried fish head pieces, cover the pan and cook for another 5 minutes.
7. Heat 1 Tbs oil in another pan. Add dry red chili,chopped garlic,cumin seed and bay leaves. Fry until garlic turns brown. Pour the oil and spices over the dal and and cook another 5 minutes. Add coriander leaf and turn off the heat.

8. Enjoy with plain steamed white rice, roti or naan.
   
   
   

Beef with Chana Dal (ছোলার ডালে গরুর মাংস)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients :

1. Beef-1 lb(cut into small pieces)
2. Chana dal/Sola dal-1/2 cup
3. Onion-1 medium(chopped)
4. Red chili powder-1 ts or according to your taste
5. Turmeric powder-3/4 ts
6. Cumin powder-1 ts
7. Garam masala powder-1 ts
8. Coriander powder-1/2 ts
9. Ginger paste-1 Tbs
10. Garlic paste-1 Tbs
11. Oil-around 8 ts
12. Salt-1 ts or according to your taste

Procedure :

1. Cut and wash the beef and drain water.
2. Add all the ingredients except dal,onion and oil to the beef. Mix all the spices well and keep it for 30 minutes.
3. Heat oil in the pressure cooker. Add onion and stir. When onion become tender add the beef and cook around 15 minutes or until the water become fully reduced. Stir occasionally.

4. Wash dal and add to the beef. Stir around 1 minute. Add 2 cups warm water and wait until water comes to boil. Cover the pressure cooker with lid. Wait for 3-4 whistle to come out or around 15 minutes.
5. Turn off the burner and let the pressure cooker to go down pressure by itself.
6. Enjoy it with roti/parata/luci or rice.

Pui Shak with Masoor Dal (ডাল পুঁইশাক)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients : Pui shak-300 gm(chopped) Masoor dal-1/2 cup Onion-1 medium(chopped) Green chili-7-8 pieces or your choice(slited) Garlic cloves-6-7 pieces(chopped) Turmeric powder-1/2 ts Cumin powder-1/2 ts Ginger paste-1/2 ts Oil-around 4 Tbs Salt-3/4 ts or your choice

Procedure:

1. Wash pui shak and dal; and keep aside.
2. Heat oil into a pan. Add chopped onion,chopped garlic and green chili. Fry them. When onion and garlic become soft add turmeric powder, cumin powder, ginger paste and salt. Add a little water and cook around 2-3 minutes. When oil separate from the mashala add pui shak and dal. Stir in lower medium heat around 3-4 minutes.

3. Add 2 cup water and cover the pan with lid.
4. Cook in medium heat around 10-12 minutes.
5. Now it's ready to serve.

Egg with Chana Dal (ছোলার ডালে ডিম)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients :

1. Chola dal(chana dal)-1 cup
2. Egg-4 pieces(large)
3. Onion-1 medium(chopped)
4. Green chili-7-8 pieces or your choice
5. Turmeric powder-3/4 ts
6. Cumin powder-1/2 ts
7. Ginger paste-1/2 ts
8. Garlic paste-1/2 ts
9. Cardamom-4 pieces
10. Cinnamon stick-2 pieces
11. Bay leaves-2 pieces
12. Oil-around 4 Tbs
13. Salt-1 ts or your choice

Procedure :

1. Take 4-5 cup water into a pan. Put egg to the pan and boil around 20 minutes or until fully boiled. Remove shell from the egg and keep aside.
2. Wash dal and add 1 and 1/2 cup water. Add 1/4 ts turmeric powder and 1/2 ts salt to the dal and boil until water fully reduced. Remove from the pan and keep aside.
3. Add 1/4 ts turmeric powder and 1/4 ts salt to the egg. Mix well. Heat oil into a pan and fry egg until golden. Remove from the pan and keep aside.(you may halve them)

4. Add chopped onion and green chili to the rest of the oil. Stir and add 1/4 ts turmeric powder, cumin powder,ginger paste, garlic paste,cardamom,cinnamon stick,bay leaves and 1/4 ts salt. Fry them in low heat around 2-3 minutes.
5. Add boiled dal and mix with the spices. Add 1 and 1/2 cup water and cover the pan with lid. When water start boil add fried egg and cover the pan.

6. Cook around 5 minutes and then turn off the heat.
7. Now your curry is ready to serve.

Lentil Pakora (পিঁয়াজু )

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients :

Masoor dal (lentil)-1 cup Onion-2 medium (finely chopped) Green Chili-6-7 pieces or your choice (finely chopped) Rice flour-1 and 1/2 Tbs Cumin powder-1/2 ts Turmeric powder-1/2 ts Ginger paste-1/2 ts Garlic paste-1/2 ts Coriander leaves-2 Tbs(chopped) Salt-3/4 ts or your choice Oil for frying

Procedure :

1. Wash dal. Place it in a bowl. Fill it with little hot water and keep it for 2-3 hours.
2. Drain water and place dal (lentil) to a blender.
3. Blend for 2-3 minutes. Don't blend too finely.
4. Remove the dal from the blender and add the rest of the ingredients except oil. Mix all of them very well.
5. Heat oil into a frying pan. Place Tbs amount mixture into frying pan in round shape. Fry medium heat until both sides looks deep golden brown.
6. Remove them from the pan and place on a kitchen tissue to soak extra oil.
7. Serve it hot.

Dal Puri(ডালপুরি)

রেসিপিটি বাংলায় দেখতে এইখানে ক্লিক করুন।

Ingredients:

For stuffing:

1. Masoor dal - 1/4 cup
2. Turmeric powder - 1/4 ts
3. Cumin powder - 1/4 ts
4. Red chili powder/ Crushed red pepper - 1 ts or to taste
   
5. Oil - 1/2 Tbs
6. Salt - 1/4 ts or to taste
7. Onion (chopped) - 1 Tbs

For dough:

1. Flour - 1 cup
2. Oil - 2 Tbs
3. Salt - 1/4 ts or to taste
4. Warm water
   

For frying:

1. Oil - For deep fry
   

Procedure:

1. Heat oil in a pan to a medium heat.
2. Add onion and fry until tender. Add all the remaining stuffing ingredients into the oil and fry a little bit.
3. Add approximately 1 cup water.
4. Cook until all liquid evaporated . Try to remove moisture from it. Remove from the pan and set aside.
   
   
5. Mix flour and salt in a bowl.
6. Add oil to the flour and mix it well so that oil is incorporated into the mix.
7. Slowly add warm water and knead it well to form dough.
   
   
   
8. Divide the dough in small sized balls.
9. Press the ball to make a small flat circle. Try to keep the centre part thicker than the border.
10. Take stuffing at a amount of little less than half the ball size.
    
11. Place the stuffing on the center of the circle. Fold the dough around the stuffing completely enclosing it and pinch the ball end together.
    
12. Dip the ball in the dry flour and spread it slowly by a rolling pin. Do not make it too thin. Now we have the Dal Puri.
    
    
13. Heat the frying oil to a medium high heat and put the puri into hot oil carefully. Gently keep pressing down with a spoon until it puffs up, then flip the other side. Fry it until nice golden color comes out. Remove it onto a paper towel to soak extra oil.
14. Enjoy the Dal Puri with sauce.