!! Fried Onion Posto !!

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here’s another recipe for u..This is also a very easy to make recipe..another one from My “ Chot-Jaldi “ recipes. Each & every bengali  houses cook  ‘posto’.. My grand ma used to say that  posto or poppy seed is a great ingredient that goes well with almost every vegetables such as potato, onion,  all kinds of gourds etc and some some non-veg too. Here I tried to give you a delicious traditional Bengali starter item ‘fried onion posto’. According to me, in bengali we can use this item as “prothom paater khabar”.
Here goes the secret…Fried Onion Posto  or  “Pniyaj posto”.

Ingredients

 4 red onions - chopped in Julian shapes   , paste of poppy seeds, green chilies split from middle, mustard oil, salt & sugar.

Make it

1) Heat mustard oil and a green chili in a frying skillet.

2) As the oil gets heated up add the chopped onions to it. Fry till they are golden brown. Sprinkle salt from top so that the onion get soften.

3) When the onions are golden brown add 3 tsp of poppy seeds paste and blend well with the fried onions.

4) Add salt & sugar to taste.  (This recipe takes a sweeter taste).  Sprinkle   water from top and continue frying in medium heat.

5) As the oil starts leaving the mixture turn off the gas & serve   with hot steamed rice.

!! Bhuna Chicken !!

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i all.. this season I wanna share with u a very easy chicken recipe.. It’s called "Bhuna Chicken"..It is mainly a blend of easily available masalas from your kitchen.. You can make it any time..It is not a curry item .The ingredients needed to marinate the chicken pieces becomes the gravy itself..It is medium gravy in nature..The recipe is all about marination & very often beat the chicken pieces during cooking to bring the traditional bhuna type chicken..There must be a lot of ways to make Bhuna chicken but  I made in this way..try it yourself..It goes well with any type of Indian bread such as roti, naan, paratha and our very favorite luchi..:)

Ingredients 

Boneless chicken pieces ;  chopped - onions , garlic, ginger , onion green chilies ; beaten yogurt ; cumin powder ; coriander powder ; garam masala powder  ;  kashmiri red chili powder  ; shah jeera ;  turmeric powder ; mustard oil ; ghee ;  shredded cilantro leaves ; 2 bay leaves ; 4 cardamon pods ; salt  & sugar.

Procedure

1)        Marinate boneless chicken pieces with  all the chopped ingredients (onions , garlic, ginger, tomato, green chilies, cilantro leaves ).Then add  beaten yogurt ,  shah jeera( roasted) , cumin powder , coriander powder , garam masala powder , kashmiri red chili powder , salt & sugar as needed. Blend the ingredients nicely with a spoon & pour 2 tsp of mustard oil from top. Cover the marinated chicken and refrigerate for an hour or so.

2)        Take a flat bottomed frying pan add 2 tsp of mustard oil and 1 tsp of ghee and let it heat..Then add bay leaves & cardamom pods to it and then sprinkle some sugar to caramalize .

3)        Take out the marinated chicken mixture and in low heat add it to the oil in frying pan. Blend the oil with the chicken mixture and keep it covered in simmer over  flame. Allow the ingredients to get cooked.

4)       When the chicken leaves enough water  take  a flat spoon and beat over the chicken and try to make as small pieces as possible.(Do not switch off the flame)This process brings the bhuna chicken..

5)        Now when they become enough small and cooked well  turn off the heat and give it a standing time. Make sure the chicken pieces get well shredded and mixed nicely with the masala..

6)       Sprinkle cilantro leaves on top and serve your mouth watering  Bhuna Chicken..

Note : For making Bhuna , beat over  half- cooked chicken pieces in a symmetrical way..(diagonally or straight in a line)