Kosha Mangsho is a very delicious Mutton dish of Bengal বাঙ্গালা . Bangladesh (East Bengal) and West Bengal of India. It is served on weddings and ceremonies. I dedicate my this recipe to the Bengali speaking community of Karachi.
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| Kosha Mangsho |
Ingredients:
- Mutton 1/2 kg
- Mustard Oil (সরিষা তেল) 1 cup
- Onion chopped 2-3
- Tomatoes chopped 2
- Potatoes halved 3-4
- Yoghurt 1/2 cup
- Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
- Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Powder Spices:
- Salt to taste
- Red Chillies powder 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
- Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
- Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon
Whole Spices:
- Cloves whole 5-6
- Black pepper whole 10-12
- Cinnamon sticks 2
- Cardamom green 4
- Bay leaves 2
- Red Chillies whole 3
Procedure:
- Add powder spices, 1/2 quantities of ginger garlic pastes to the yoghurt and make a paste, then coat on mutton and leaves in a cool place to marinate for 2 hours.
- Fry potatoes in oil till golden, keep aside.
- Now fry onion in oil till golden brown.
- Add remaining ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and fry for another 5 minutes.
- At this stage add marinated mutton and whole spices and fry for 5 more minutes then lower the flame and cook on simmering heat till mutton is tender (45-60 minute). Lid should be on during simmering.
- Evaporate water on high flame till oil separates out.
- Delicious Kosha Mangsho is ready.
- Serve with luchi/boiled rice and salad.
Satay is a National dish of Indonesia, also popular in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. It is a street snack in these countries like Tikka boti in India and Pakistan. It is very tasty , tangy and mouth watering dish.
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| Satay / Sate |
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast fillet 1/2 kg
- Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
- Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
- Lemon juice 2 teaspoon
- Soy sauce 1 tablespoon
- Coconut Milk/ Peanut butter 1-2 tablespoon
- Sesame oil 1 tablespoon
- Sugar 1-2 teaspoon
Spices:
- Red Chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric 1/4 teaspoon
- Black pepper 1/4 teaspoon
- Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Curry powder 1/2 to 1 teaspoon
- Dry Roasted chopped peanuts for decoration
Salad:
- Cucumber sliced for serving
- Tomatoes sliced for serving
- Onion slices for serving
- Wooden skewers, pre-soaked as required
Procedure:
- Mix together all spices ,ginger garlic pastes, lemon juice, coconut milk/peanut butter, oil and sugar and make a paste.
- Apply this paste on Chicken breast fillets, and keep in a cool place for 1-2 hour for marination.
- Sew marinated Chicken fillets on pre-soaked wooden skewers.
- Grill over a charcoal fire or gas griller till tender.
- Delicious Satay is ready.
- Serve with cucumber, tomatoes and onion.
Rishta /Rista is a red coloured Kashmiri Kofta Curry made with lamb/mutton. It is a very delicious and tasty dish from authentic Kashmiri cuisine.
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| Rishta / Rista |
Ingredients:
- Mutton boneless 1 kg
- Oil 1 cup
- Onion chopped 3
- Tomatoes chopped (optional) 3
- Ginger paste 2 teaspoon
- Garlic paste 2 teaspoon
- Fresh mint leaves chopped 2 tablespoon
- Besan, dry roasted, 1 tablespoon
Spices:
- Salt to taste
- Kashmiri red chillies powder 1-2 teaspoon
- Cumin seed powder 1 teaspoon
- Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
- Fennel seed powder 2 teaspoon
- Garam Masala 1 teaspoon
- Hing (asafoetida0 1 pinch
- Saffron few threads
- Moaval (Cockcomb flowers/Celosia flower), for red colouring, 1-2 teaspoon
- Moaval is not available in other cities, use red food colour instead if necessary.
Procedure:
- Mix all spices together to make a spice mixture, divide in two portions, one to be use for kofta and one for curry.
- Take mutton in a bowl, add one portion of spices, 1/2 quantity of ginger and garlic pastes , and besan. Mix well, then process in an electric food processor (chopper) to a smooth texture.
- Knead well and make 2 inch size meat ball (kofta). Keep aside.
- Now fry onion in oil till light golden, remove on a paper towel. Grind the fried onion and keep aside.
- Now in the same oil add remaining ginger, garlic , 1/2 portion of spices, fry for 2 minutes, then add tomatoes fry for few more minutes and then add grinded onion and fry for 1-3 more minutes.
- Now slowly introduce prepared koftas and cook for 5-10 minutes on low heat.
- Then add 1-2 cup water and cook till koftas are fully cooked (30-45 minutes).
- Delicious Rishta are ready to serve.
