Ragi Sangati : (Millet & Rice Dumplings)

Serves - 2
Time Taken: 25 mins (approximately)

Ingredients needed:

• Ragi flour - 1 cup
• Rice - 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste
• Water - 4 cups

Method to prepare:

• Clean and soak rice for 15 mins (approximately)
• Take water in a saucepan, bring it to boil.
• Once the water starts boiling, add the drained rice and salt.
• Cover and cook the rice until the grains are soft.
• When the rice is cooked and soft, just add the ragi flour into the pot. Do not stir at this point, but allow it to cook.
• Cover the pan and let it cook on sim heat for few mins, until the steam lifts the plate covering the pan.
• Remove the cover and using a roll pin to stir the mixture thoroughly until you see no lumps.
• Simmer the stove and allow it to cook for 10 mins (approximately)
• Take a vessel, wet it with water, then scoop a portion to this wet vessel and rotates the vessel. It automatically becomes a ball.

This is typically served on steel plate with watery gravy, steeping into the "mud

 

Paneer Jalfrezi

Directions

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add Jeera, Ginger-garlic paste, onion, capsicum and salt.
2. Cook for sometime and then add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder.
3. Add the paneer and tomato after 5 minutes
4. Cook till the masala binds with the paneer
5. Add 1 tsp lime juice before removing from flame

 

Bengali Fish Curry

Directions

1. Wash the fish and keep aside
2. Heat oil and ghee in a pot add methi seeds till they pop .Add curry patta .  
3. Grind onions to paste and add to the pot saute till it changes colour .
4. Now add ginger garlic paste then tomato .
5. Cook till tomato pulp mixes well with onion and ginger garlic paste
6. Add the spices and put some water so that the masala mixes well and the oil separates .
7. Now add coconut milk and kaju paste and cook for 5 minutes .
8. Now add the fish pieces and let the water dry up .
9. When the oil separates add water if desired and add green chillies and garam masala ( whole spice powder) and cover the pot and let it cook on a very low flame for 5 - 7 minutes .
10. Goes well with rice .