"Bombil cha rassa"
Bombil Fish Curry.
Ingredients :
Bombil Fish pieces.
For giving Tarka;
1 Onion chopped.
3 Tomatoes chopped.
Curry Leaves
For Gravy;
Make a Paste of
1/2 Coconut.
4 Green chillies.
Garlic.
Ginger.
Coriander
3-4 curry leaves.
Masalas;
1/2 tbspn Turmeric Powder.
1/2 tbspn Meat masala.
Salt to taste.
Lemon.
Method :
1) Pour oil in a vessel ( kadai) to heat.
2) Give tarka by all ingredients require for tarka mentioned above in order of
curry leaves,onion & then tomatoes.
3) Add all masalas given above to the tarka & mix well.
3) When tarka is ready add the coconut paste prepared for the for gravy.
4) Add 1 glass water & stir well.
5) And wait for gravy to boil , on boiled add fish pieces to the gravy from top
& stir slowly & wait for some more boil.
6) Squeeze lemon from top to taste.
Ready to serve with Rice or just drink.... sounding phurrr ;-p
Moving to our Recipe i.e
turns too small so to avoid that you can fry them in oil before adding to the mix) .I still remember the last Ganesh utsav when i made 51 Modaks on the visarjan day
that was really something that gave me an opportunity to learn
a dish which i can say i am very expert in...more than my mom (as being said &
Complemented by herself ;-) ).
My Recipe goes like this.......
Ingredients :
1/2 Bowl Rice Flour.
1/2 Bowl Jaggery.
1 Bowl Grated Coconut.
4 Cardamom.
1/2 Nutmeg (Jaiphal).
Salt to taste.
Method :
1)Add the salt to rice flour & knead it till it turns into soft dough ; Tips:
you can also use hot water & some oil to make it soft.
2)On other hand mix grated coconut jaggery in a a pan & keep it on a slow flame
; Tips : you can also grate jaggery that could help to melt it fast.
3)Keep stirring it well till jaggery melts & gets mixed well while coconut turns
light brown color also add a pinch of salt to taste.
4)Then, run cardamom & nutmeg in mixer till it becomes a powder like & sprinkle
it on the coconut jaggery mix to form in so called "Saran"
to be filled in Modak.
5)Now start making small puri's of rice flour & fill it with saran & shape them
into Modak like ; Tips : you might find shaping a bit difficult but theres a
solution for it like you can use "Modak saancha " available in shops just like
we have it for Karanji.
6)Now once filling up is finished & shaped into modak keep a water to boil in a
vessel & adjust a chalni on it such that it should not touch water , then cover
it with a plate or a cloth to ensure modaks are steamed properly.
once steaming is done modaks are now ready to be served as prasad ;-)
AS a twist to the recipe rather than steaming the modaks you can also fry them
in a Ghee or Dalda till they turns light brown color to enjoy "Crispy
Modaks"....YUmmy!
"Lord Ganesha " will surely bless you if you really do this much efforts to give
him a bhog of Modaks made by you... :-) as i also tried doing it!
Ghiya( Bottle Gourd) Raitaa
Dudhi......shuck! hahah this used to be an exclamation when i found Dudhi in my
lunch box.....than wht i use to do is by skipping my lunch & go on hunting in
canteen for something in snacks & then back to class late after recess & stand
outside the class as a punishment by teacher......phew! awesome day..
In evening when returned home Mom removes the lunch box for washing finds that
dudhi back the way as it was packed
So one day my smart Mamma decided to pave the way out of it & then one fine day i found a very new dish
in my lunch box which i kept guessing by the time my friends finished & it was
just that i tasted it so little & all of sudden it disappeared from my lunch
box .......oh really was not able to resist the temptation that took me
throughout the day to think about & wait to reach home & grab mama & ask "Mom
What had you given in my lunch box today ,sorry but cant still make out what
was it that was so chatpataaa..."
& you know what that was a not April month but still i thought that was a 1st
time when i was made such a big fool to know that it was a "Dudhi......sh...k!
So really wont mind sharing the Recipe stolen from moms kitchen by which even you can think of fooling
around those haters just like me;-)
here we go .....
Ingredients :
1 bowl grated Dudhi
1/2 bowl Curd
Curry leaves
Oil
Mustard
Cumin Powder
1/2 tbspn Black salt
1/2 tbspn chopped chillies.
1 pinch pepper powder.
1/2 tbspn udid dal
1 Lemon.
Method :
1st boil the grated dudhi in only 1/2 cup water till it becomes soft like we do
it for Gajar halwa,
Then once its done remove the hot water from it till becomes dry after all water
is soaked out from it,
then add curd to it & mix well with the help of spoon,
add all the masala's to it like black salt, cumin powder , pepper powder.
on other hand put oil in a pan wait till it's hot & ready for the tarka,
then add mustard & curry leaves u can also add udid dal to taste once ur tarka
is ready add this tarka to dudhi curd mix.
you can keep this mix in fridge to cool down with your salad & serve it like a
salad with food or can have it just with plain rice or roti by just squeezing lemon on
the mixture at the time of having it...
ummmm......isnt that very chatpata "Ghiya kaa Raita"
& forcing you to eat your most hated dudhi ;-)
NO matter how prospered we are but we are always advised by our Mom that not to throw the food in dustbin as its really worth,
Lets save the food thats really going scarce at least for those from small & undeveloped places..
so giving you some of the menus that can be home made with the
ingredients already available at your home
like when you find the kneaded flour remaining out of the Chapatis made last
night & you find it has started fermenting.........
what do you do?
of course you will look for a dustbin to throw it but remember that many items
from some of your favorite menus like Idli , Dosa are also made after
fermenting the ingredients eg rice, dal etc.
So than do think before throwing the fermented flour that you can also have so
many items made out of it,
But now i can share 1 of the recipe that my mom use to make out of it
thats named as "Malpova"
here we go...
first put the fermented kneaded flour in the mixer add some water to it in the
measurement
of 1 bowl of kneaded flour + 1/2 cup water,
to make your mix sweet add 1/2 bowl Sugar or Jaggery
run the mixer till your ingredients forms into thick (batter) paste like (just
like you
prepare it for cake), to have some flavor to it you can also add 1/2 tbsp
cardamom powder
& dry fruits mix once the paste is ready.
Now you put Ghee or Dalda on a pan to heat & with the help of spoon (used for
serving gravy) take the
mixture & spread it on the pan in round shape (like utappam)
bake it properly from both sides & then once it turns light brown color also
check that its not sticky ,
then remove from the pan & put it on Tissue paper to have all excess Ghee or
Dalda soaked from it & ready to be served.
So,before you throw any food items think twice just like my Mom on about experimenting some new
tasty items that can be made out of it.
