How to Make Perfect Bengali Thali

Allen Cobb   08/09/2020 02:41

Bengali Thali
Bengali Thali

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, bengali thali. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

The beauty of India is its cultural diversity & the distinct food varieties. Seeking this into consideration we had presented a galore of regional thalis. Lockdown Special Nabobarsher Thali In this video I am representing Bengali New Year Thali or Noboborsho Thali.

Bengali Thali is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Bengali Thali is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have bengali thali using 69 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Bengali Thali:
  1. Get Ingredients
  2. Take 3 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida)
  3. Prepare 2 tablespoons Ghee
  4. Get 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  5. Make ready Cooking oil, for deep frying
  6. Make ready as needed Lukewarm Water, for kneading
  7. Take 250 grams Pointed gourd (Parval)
  8. Take 1/2 cup Mustard oil
  9. Prepare 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  10. Take to taste Salt
  11. Take 1 Bitter Gourd Bitter gourd (karela) medium
  12. Prepare 1 White Raddish 1 inch cubes medium
  13. Get 1 Ridge gourd (turai) 1 inch cubes medium
  14. Get 1 Sweet potatoes 1 inch cubes medium
  15. Make ready 1 Potatoes 1 inch cubes medium
  16. Take 1 Broad beans (sem ki phalli/papdi) 1 inch pieces medium
  17. Take 2 Drumsticks 1 inch pieces
  18. Prepare 1 Eggplants/ brinjals 1 inch cubes medium
  19. Take 5 tablespoons Oil
  20. Get 2 tablespoons Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto)
  21. Prepare 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
  22. Get 1 Ginger inch piece
  23. Take 1 teaspoon Panch phoran
  24. Prepare 2 Bay leaves
  25. Prepare 1 teaspoon Sugar
  26. Take to taste Salt
  27. Get 1 tablespoon Ghee
  28. Make ready 1 cup Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
  29. Take 1/2 cup Fresh coconut, cut into small bits
  30. Make ready 1 tablespoon Ghee
  31. Prepare 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  32. Get 1 teaspoon Sugar
  33. Make ready to taste Salt
  34. Make ready Ingredients for the seasoning
  35. Make ready 1 tablespoon Ghee
  36. Make ready 3 Dry red chillies
  37. Prepare 2 Cloves (Laung)
  38. Get 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  39. Get 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  40. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon Cumin (Jeera) seeds
  41. Take 2 Green Chillies, slit into halves lengthwise
  42. Take 1 inch Ginger, peeled and grated
  43. Take 2 cups Basmati Rice
  44. Make ready 3/4 cup Onion – (Finely Chopped)
  45. Take 1 cup Carrot – (Finely Chopped)
  46. Get 3/4 cup Beans – (Finely Chopped)
  47. Take 3/4 cup Green Peas – (Par Boiled)
  48. Take 2 (Finely Chopped) Green Chillies
  49. Take 1/2 cup Cashew Nut
  50. Get 1/2 cup Raisins
  51. Make ready 2 – 3 Bay Leaf
  52. Prepare 3 no Green Cardamom
  53. Make ready 3 – 4 no Clove
  54. Make ready 2 no Cinnamon – (1” Stick)
  55. Take 1 big pinch Nutmeg Powder
  56. Take 2 tsps Sugar
  57. Take to taste Salt – According
  58. Take 2 Tbsps Ghee/Clarified Butter
  59. Take 4 – 6 Tbsps Oil
  60. Get 1 tbsp rose sherbat
  61. Prepare 5 drops rose essence
  62. Get 2 cups full-fat milk
  63. Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp powdered sugar
  64. Prepare 1 tbsp lemon juice
  65. Prepare For The Garnish
  66. Take 1 tbsp finely chopped almonds (badam)
  67. Get 1 tbsp milk
  68. Prepare 1 tbsp finely chopped pistachios
  69. Make ready shredded rose petals

Bengali thali is synonymous with fish and rice. Mutton and goat meat is also a popular choice. This thali usually feature non-veg delicacies that have subtle yet fiery flavours that will keep you hankering. The Himachali dham thali is an assortment of traditional herbs and spices and is incredibly delicious.

Instructions to make Bengali Thali:
  1. Luchi Method:- - - To begin making Bengali Style Luchi, first sift the flour with salt once into a large mixing bowl. Add oil or ghee to the same bowl and mix till incorporated.
  2. You have a smooth dough, like you will need when making poori. Cover with the luchi dough with a wet muslin cloth and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
  3. When the oil is hot, gently slide the rolled out luchi, one by one, into the kadai. Fry for a minute on either sides, till they are puffy and cooked. Do not brown the luchis. The traditional luchi looks like a white puffed poori. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain briefly on kitchen paper. - Luchi is ready.
  4. Fried Rice Method:- - - Wash and soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes. Drain and cook with enough water (2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice) and a few of oil and 1 tsp salt. Fluff and cool the rice thoroughly by spreading on big plates. (Cook at least before 2 hours).
  5. Heat 3-4 Tbsp refined oil in a broad karai or wok. Fry the cashew and raisins. Keep them aside. Add the ghee, whole spices and bay leaf. Sauté till it exudes aroma. Add the chopped onion and green chillie and sauté quickly for 3-4 min.
  6. Add all the veggies and mix well and sauté in high flame for 3 minutes, the veggies should get cooked yet remain crunchy. Add salt and nutmeg powder and mix well. Sauté for another 1-2 minutes. Add the cooked rice and mix gently. Add sugar and mix gently. Adjust salt add oil if required and mix gently. Mix in the fried cashew nuts and raisins. Fried rice is ready.
  7. Shukto Method:- - - Wash and cut the bitter gourd into thin roundels. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry bitter gourd slices lightly. Drain and keep aside. Make a thick paste of poppy seeds, mustard seeds and ginger. Heat the remaining oil in a kadai. Add panch phoron and bay leaves. When the seeds start to crackle, add the chopped vegetables and stir lightly.
  8. Add the ground spices and stir for five to seven minutes. Add two cups of water and cover. Cook on medium heat stirring occasionally till vegetables are almost cooked. Add the fried bitter gourd, salt and sugar. Stir and add a tablespoon of ghee. Cook for another two minutes till gravy is not too thick nor too dry. Serve hot.
  9. Potol Bhaja Method:- - - To begin making the Bengali Potol Bhaja recipe, wash and pat dry parwal well. Slit into half length wise. In a bowl, add salt and turmeric powder, mix well. Generously rub the turmeric salt mixture all over the parwal. Heat mustard oil in a pan. Fry parwal until browned on all side. Remove from pan and serve hot.
  10. Rose Sandesh Method:- - - Boil the milk in a deep non-stick pan on a high flame for 3 to 4 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Put the lemon juice, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 1 minute, while stirring continuously. Strain the mixture using a strainer and allow all the whey to drain out. - Combine the paneer, powdered sugar, rose sherbat and rose essence in a big thali and mix very well. - Transfer the mixture into a mixer and blend along with 1 tbsp of milk till coarse.
  11. Make a well in the middle and add 1/2 cup of warm water. Gently mix the water and flour and start kneading with your fingers. Gradually add more warm water as needed will the dough becomes easy to knead into a dry ball that is firm to touch, but soft and pliable when rolled. Knead the luchi dough for about 3-4 minutes till.
  12. When you already to make the Luchis, divide the dough in to about 20 small round balls of equal size. Roll out each portion into a perfect ball, and using a rolling pin, roll out each dough ball to 1/4 inch thickness and about 3 inches in diameter. Proceed to roll them all out. Meanwhile, warm the oil in a kadai placed on medium heat, to begin deep
  13. Divide the mixture into 7 equal portions and roll each portion into a ball and then flatten it lightly. Make a depression in the centre using your index finger.

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