Hello foodies! Today is Ganesh Chathurthi. People celebrate this occasion by welcoming Lord Ganesha at home and worshiping him for 10 days. They take only vegetarian foods in these days. With this in mind, I am going to share a very delicious vegetarian recipe today. Hope you like it and will cook during Ganesh Chathurthi.

Yam Kofta Curry (Suran Kofta Curry)

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serve: 4

Ingredients:

Yam or Suran: 500 grams
Potato (cubed): 2 medium
Tomato:                                1 medium
Ginger paste: 1 tsp.
Besan: 2 tblsp.
Turmeric powder:                 ½ tsp
Cumin powder: 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Red chilli powder: 1 tsp
Garam masala powder: ¼ tsp
Cumin Seeds:                        1/4^th tsp
Bay Leaf:                              1
Oil:                                       3 tblesp.
Sugar:                                  to taste
Salt:                                     to taste
Coconut (grated):                1 cup (for garnishing)

Method:

Peel and cut the yam into one inch cubes. Wash them well and boil till done.

Take the boiled yam in a mixing bowl. Add the besan, salt, pinch of sugar and pinch of cumin powder. Mix it very well.
Heat oil in a pan. Make round balls from the mixed yam and deep fry till golden brown. Keep them aside.

Now add bay-leaf and cumin seeds in the same oil. When the seeds begin to splutter add potatoes, salt and turmeric powder and fry till golden brown.
Now, add the ginger paste and tomato and fry another 30sec.
Add a little of water, cumin, coriander, red chili powder, sugar and mix very well.
Cook on low heat till the oil starts leaving the sides of the pan.
Add 2 cups water and mix well. Now add the fried balls in it.
Garnish with grated coconut and serve hot.

Hello foodies! How are you all? We all are going through a tough situation, hope you all are well with your family. Do take care of your health and maintain hygiene around you always.

We are celebrating today the 73^rd Independence Day of India. It is a proud moment for all Indians! And another happy moment for me and all the foodies in this family; as it’s the 7^th anniversary of the blog! I want to share this great pleasure with all of you; because, without your love and support, I never can go such smoothly in this journey! Thank you so much my friends………hope we will go together many more years……...

Today I am going to share a delicious roadside breakfast recipe, very popular in West Bengal. It is ‘Petai Porota’ or ‘Mashed Paratha’. In Bengali, ‘petai’ means to beat. After roasting the ‘paratha’, you need to crush it and when it becomes crumble, it is been torn into pieces.

In this pandemic situation, we need to be happy and healthy; on other side, we have to cook very methodically with minimum ingredients; as many of food production factories are closed and many products are unavailable in market. So today, I am going to share this delicious breakfast recipe, which doesn’t require too many ingredients. I share step by step pictures of the recipe; do follow and make a new, fun breakfast for your family. It will surely make your family smile!

Petai Parota (Smashed Paratha)

Prep Time: 60 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serve: 4

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour – 400 gms
Sugar – ½ teaspoon
Salt – To taste
Refined Oil – to fry

Method:

Take the flour in a mixing bowl. Add salt and sugar and mix it thoroughly.
Now make a sticky dough with water.

Cover it and keep aside for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, knead the dough once again. If you feel that the dough is sticking in your hands apply a little of flour.