Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Cabbage Wrapped Prawns.


Few combinations I really never think before but after tasting it I feel why I didn’t I make it before. Yesterday I made one prawn dish and what was the key ingredient any idea! It’s Cabbage. I found the recipe from a famous Bengali magazine. It’s call CABBAGE WRAPPED PRAWN. An easy but very tasty one, I made few changes according to my knowledge.



This dish is really a good choice for my husband because he really doesn’t like to have cabbage but in this way he will love to have that. For kids also this one is a good item. Within 20 mints you can make this awesome dish for your guests.



Preparation time: 10 mints.
Cooking time: 20 mints.

Ingredients:
1.Small size prawns: 500 gm.
2.One cup finely chopped cabbage.
3.One medium size chopped green bell pepper.
4.One cup chopped green onion.
5.One small chopped tomato.
6.Two to three chopped garlic.
7.Two tea spoon coriander leaves paste.
8.One tea spoon green chili paste.
9.Four big size cabbage leave.
10.One tea spoon vinegar.
11.One tea spoon tomato puree, One tea spoon chili sauce.
12.One tea spoon Kashmiri chili powder, Pinh of chaat masala.
13.Salt and sugar as per taste.
14.Sunflower oil for cooking.



Process:

Marinate the prawns with vinegar for few mints.

Now lightly boiled the cabbage leaves and keep it aside.

Now take one wide pan and add some oil slowly add the chopped garlic. Next add the prawns and saute for some time.

Now slowly add one by one the chopped cabbage, tomato, green onion, green pepper and cook in high heat.

Now add the tomato puree, chili sauce, coriander leaves paste and green chili paste and mix nicely.

Now add some salt and sugar and cook for another few mints. Switch off the gas and keep it aside.

Now put two spoon of prawn mixture in every cabbage leave and tie with the thread. 



Now add some oil in a pan and slowly fry the wrapped cabbage in medium heat till both the side turn little brown.






Serve hot with plain rice or polao.

Cabbage Wrapped Prawns.


Few combinations I really never think before but after tasting it I feel why I didn’t I make it before. Yesterday I made one prawn dish and what was the key ingredient any idea! It’s Cabbage. I found the recipe from a famous Bengali magazine. It’s call CABBAGE WRAPPED PRAWN. An easy but very tasty one, I made few changes according to my knowledge.



This dish is really a good choice for my husband because he really doesn’t like to have cabbage but in this way he will love to have that. For kids also this one is a good item. Within 20 mints you can make this awesome dish for your guests.



Preparation time: 10 mints.
Cooking time: 20 mints.

Ingredients:
1.Small size prawns: 500 gm.
2.One cup finely chopped cabbage.
3.One medium size chopped green bell pepper.
4.One cup chopped green onion.
5.One small chopped tomato.
6.Two to three chopped garlic.
7.Two tea spoon coriander leaves paste.
8.One tea spoon green chili paste.
9.Four big size cabbage leave.
10.One tea spoon vinegar.
11.One tea spoon tomato puree, One tea spoon chili sauce.
12.One tea spoon Kashmiri chili powder, Pinh of chaat masala.
13.Salt and sugar as per taste.
14.Sunflower oil for cooking.



Process:

Marinate the prawns with vinegar for few mints.

Now lightly boiled the cabbage leaves and keep it aside.

Now take one wide pan and add some oil slowly add the chopped garlic. Next add the prawns and saute for some time.

Now slowly add one by one the chopped cabbage, tomato, green onion, green pepper and cook in high heat.

Now add the tomato puree, chili sauce, coriander leaves paste and green chili paste and mix nicely.

Now add some salt and sugar and cook for another few mints. Switch off the gas and keep it aside.

Now put two spoon of prawn mixture in every cabbage leave and tie with the thread. 



Now add some oil in a pan and slowly fry the wrapped cabbage in medium heat till both the side turn little brown.






Serve hot with plain rice or polao.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Tiler Naru or Sesame Seeds and Jaggery Laddu


At one point of time our cooking knowledge might come to an end but our mothers knowledge is like never ending. So every time I am really surprised with her perfect way of cooking. I think we all have the same kind of experience. 


Last few weeks I am really enjoying my vacation with lots of good food. So I thought I will post some recipe from my mother’s kitchen, so better start with a sweet dish. We all know about sesame seeds and we used to make so many items where we use sesame seeds but in Bengal there is a famous homemade sweet  call TILER NARU or SESAME SEEDS AND JAGGERY LADDU. A very easy but difficult one because if you can't cook it properly then you can't roll them like Laddu. 


Preparation time: 5 mint.
Cooking time:30 mints.

Ingredients:
1.White Sesame Seeds: 500 gm.
2.Jaggery: 500 gm (in liquid form).
3.Granule sugar: 100 gm.
4.Pinch of crushed cinnamon powder.


Process:
Dry roast the sesame seeds for mew mints. And keep it aside.

Now take one big vessel and add little crushed cinnamon powder then add the jaggery and cook it till the jaggery become like gum.

Now add the dry roasted sesame seeds and mix it nicely. Before switch of the gas add the sugar and mix it slowly.


Now before it become cold slowly make some round shape balls with the mixture.  Your TILER NARU is ready keep it in an air tight box and enjoy it till it end know need to refrigerate.  This sweet can beat any other jaggery sweet. 

Tiler Naru or Sesame Seeds and Jaggery Laddu


At one point of time our cooking knowledge might come to an end but our mothers knowledge is like never ending. So every time I am really surprised with her perfect way of cooking. I think we all have the same kind of experience. 


Last few weeks I am really enjoying my vacation with lots of good food. So I thought I will post some recipe from my mother’s kitchen, so better start with a sweet dish. We all know about sesame seeds and we used to make so many items where we use sesame seeds but in Bengal there is a famous homemade sweet  call TILER NARU or SESAME SEEDS AND JAGGERY LADDU. A very easy but difficult one because if you can't cook it properly then you can't roll them like Laddu. 


Preparation time: 5 mint.
Cooking time:30 mints.

Ingredients:
1.White Sesame Seeds: 500 gm.
2.Jaggery: 500 gm (in liquid form).
3.Granule sugar: 100 gm.
4.Pinch of crushed cinnamon powder.


Process:
Dry roast the sesame seeds for mew mints. And keep it aside.

Now take one big vessel and add little crushed cinnamon powder then add the jaggery and cook it till the jaggery become like gum.

Now add the dry roasted sesame seeds and mix it nicely. Before switch of the gas add the sugar and mix it slowly.


Now before it become cold slowly make some round shape balls with the mixture.  Your TILER NARU is ready keep it in an air tight box and enjoy it till it end know need to refrigerate.  This sweet can beat any other jaggery sweet.