Odisha Plates

Ingredients: Groundnuts  1cup Sugar  2 cup Cardamom powder  1/2 tsp Water   1 cup Desi ghee 1 tsp Preparations: Fry groundnuts until golden brown on low heat and let it cool After cool rub groundnuts with the help of both hands and remove the skin. Rub harder to break each groundnut into 2 equal parts. Take a thick bottomed pan and add 1 cup water with 2 cup sugar and 1 tea spoon of milk. (Milk remove impurities of sugar) remove impurities with the help of spoon. Add cardamom powder. check the consitency of syrup if the syrup gets thicker now add roasted groundnuts stir nicely for a minute. take a square plate grease it with the desi ghee and then pour this mixture on plate spread quickly with the spoon and keep its thicknss 1/3 inch. take a knife and cut it into bars or any shape while the mixer is still hot. When the mixer cooled break it into pieces and store in jar.

Ingredients: Kani macha _ slices(king fish) 1/2 tbsp ginger/garlic paste 1/2 teaspoons chili powder 2 teaspoons coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder 1/2 tbsp masala powder 1 pinch orange food coloring    1 tablespoon curd salt oil    Preparations: Mix together all the spices with the curd and salt. Coat the fish with the paste and keep aside for half and hour. In a frying pan, heat oil until smoking. Reduce heat and shallow fry fish turning once, until nicely browned. Serve with lemon and onion wedges.

Ingredients : 1 cup chopped Paalak Leaves 1 cup Paneer pieces 1 cups Rice       2-3 Green chillies chopped 4 cloves of Garlic chopped 1 Onion sliced 1 tsp garam masala Salt to taste 3-4 tbsp Oil preparations: Wash and cook the rice. Heat a pan and add oil. Add zeera, add onions and sauté till they turn brown. Add the paalak and fry for 2-3 minutes. Now add rice, salt mix nicely and then add garam masala Once the rice is cooked, mix  paneer pieces and again stir careful . Serve hot palak paneer pulao.

Ingredients: 1 cup - basmati rice 1/2 cup - red,yellow,green capsicum,carrot,beans cut into square pieces. 1/2 tsp soy sauce 1/2 tsp chilly sauce 1/2 tsp black pepper powder salt to taste Preparations: Cook basmati rice according to the package or, if you want to save some time, cook ordinary rice. Let your rice cool naturally. and then place it in the fridge for at least 1 hour. Cool rice because each grain can be fried quickly and easily. Take  a large, deep-sided nonstick kadhai.Heat the kadhai on high flame. Add  vegetables then start stir-frying. All this heating prevents sticking. cook until your veggies start to soften a bit (but not too much, you want them to have some bite still little crunchy) Remove veggies and set aside. On same kadhai add rice and seasoning black pepper and salt, and stir to combine. Add vegetables mix thoroughly. Cook and stir until entire mixture is hot, there is no liquid left in the kadhai, and the rice is just beginning to crisp...

Ingredients: Smelts - 100 gm Corn Flour - 1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Chilli Powder - 1 Tsp Dhania Powder - 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp Vinegar - 1 tsp ( or lemon juice) Salt pinch red color Oil for deep frying You can also use Fish masala powders available ready made. Preparations: Clean fish nicely and marinate it with the above masalas and ingredients with salt and little water. Leave for 10 to 20 mins. Deep fry in oil till golden brown. Its a great snack by itself. Goes well as a starter too.

Ingredients: 2-Onion chopped 8-Garlic cloves chopped 1/2 tsp-Turmeric pd. 1 tsp - garam masala pd. 1 tsp chilly pdr 1 tsp-Fennel Seeds fried and roughly ground 1 tbsp - Aamchoor 1-boiled and mashed plantain 1 pinch hing Salt to taste Oil for frying Preparations: Wash and dry the Bitter gourds. Cut the edges off from both the sides. Make a slit and scoop out the seed portion. In a pan heat water add bitter gourd slits with 1 teaspoon salt. cook for 5 mins on high flame and cook till the bitter gourd skin becomes soft. Remove the bitter gourd drain and set aside. Take out the excess water using kitchen towel. Apply salt on inside and outside of the Bitter Gourd don't use too much salt.           Now take a pan add 1 tbsp of oil heat and then add hing , chopped onion,chopped garlic fry it for some time.  Add plantain fry 2 mins and then add masala,turmeric, chilly pd.,salt and aamchoor pd mix nicely and fry for 2 to 3 mins. Remove from fl...

Ingredients: potatoes-4 boiled and skinned Tamarind -1 1/2 dissolved in 1 cup warm water Onion_1 sliced Oil-2 tablespoons Asafotida - pinch Sugar-1 tablespoon mustard-1/2 tsp zeera-1/2 tsp red chilly-2 fennel-1/2 tsp fenugreek-1/2tsp curry leaves-few Ginger-garlic paste-1 tablespoon curry masala powder_1 tbsp red chilly powder_1/2tspn Turmeric powder_1/2tsp salt to taste water - 1/2 cup    Preparations: Using knife,pierce each potato in 4 piece. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add potatoes and saute till golden and crisp. Remove from heat and set aside. Add Asafotida,mustard,zeera,red chilly,fennel,fenugreek and curry leaves saute till fragarance. Add onion fry 1 min,add red chilly powder,turmeric powder, masala powder,ginger-garlic paste with little water Cook for about 1 minute, then add the sugar,tamarind dissolved water ,potatoes and salt Cover and Simmer until the sauce has thickened about 10 minutes.  Garnish with curry leaves an...