Ma’s
recipes are always a first choice for all of us. And I think we can try like
hell but never cook like our mothers. So whenever nothing comes out in my mind for lunch or dinner I just call her for suggestion. And every time while
cooking the dish I cherish my childhood memories. But don’t know why that
special thing I miss always, I think that is called ”Ma Ki Jadoo”.
I had some
Patol or Parwal at home so I thought to make something with that, but not any
curry. So I just called my Ma and she suggested to prepare some CHAL PATOL. A
very old and authentic Bengali dish which is specially made with Patol and
Rice. A very simple dish but the aroma
of Patol And Gobindobhog Rice give the dish a special flavor. I love to have
that because I love Parwal or Patol.
Preparation
time: 8 mints.
Cooking
Time: 15 to 20 mints.
Ingredients:
1.Gobindobhog
Rice: 1 cup.
2.Medium
size patol : 6.
3.Ginger
and green chili paste: 1 tea spoon.
4.Half tea
spoon turmeric powder.
5.Pinch of
cumin powder, red chili powder and garam masala powder.
6.Clove:2,
Cardamom:2, Cinamon stick: half small.
7.Few
cashew nuts and raisins.
8.Salt and
sugar as per taste.
9.One tea
spoon sunflower oil.
10.One
table spoon ghee.
Process:
Wash and
clean the rice.
Wash and
peel the patol’s now cut both the edges like + shape. (Not too deep). And
sprinkle some turmeric powder on it.
Now add the
oil in a vessel and fry the parwal pieces till both the side turn little brown.
Now take
one different vessel and add the ghee, slowly add the whole garam masala.
Now add the
cashew nuts and raisins and fry for some time.
Now add the
washed rice stir for some time. Now add the ginger and green chili paste with
little water and all the spices powder. Mix well and stir for some time.
Now add
enough water fried Patol’s salt and sugar and cook with a lid till the rice
cooked nicely. (We love to have this polao little sweet but it’s totally
depends on your taste).