TRADITIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIPS COOKIES

chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated in the United States. The traditional recipe combines a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar with semi-sweet chocolate chips.Now it has many variations. The chocolate chip cookie was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield.Here I tried to follow  the  basic  recipe as much as possible...it came out well.It was so crispy and chew....and delicious  too.

INGREDIENTS 
All-purpose flour-11/2 Cup
Baking soda-1/2 tsp
Salt-a pinch
Melted  Butter-1/2cup
White granulated sugar-1/2cup
Brown sugar(granuled )-1/2cup
Vanilla Essence -1tsp
Eggs-2 or 1/4cup milk (at room temperature )
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips-3/4 cup

METHOD 

Preheat oven to 375° F. Or 190 degree C

Take a bowl,combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.

Beat butter, granulated  white sugar and brown sugar and vanilla essence  in a large bowl..mix until creamy. Add eggs( or milk) one at a time, beating well .

Gradually pour the liquid mixture  into  flour mixture.Add chocolate chips..stir with flour mixture.


Drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 inches apart on baking tray lined with parchment paper...if you dont have parchment  paper..just grease the tray with some melted butter.

Bake until  10 to 15 minutes or cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the centre. All Ovens setting are different  from each other.. time may vary..so  keep monitoring  while baking.

Remove from oven, and let cool on baking tray for a while. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.  Enjoy or can store cookies in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.

MACHER OR FISH CHOP OR BENGALI STYLE FISH CROQUETTE

Macher chop.....it is a  Bengali style fish croquette. It is a perfect tea time snack. Generally it is made with some popular Bengali fishes like Rohu  or Rui,Bhetki or Barramundi,Katla but it can made with some other fishes which have less bone or are boneless.If you some fish fillets in  your fridge. .hen you can also make it.It is served with some raw onions  ring and kasundi  or Bengali  style mustard sauce..you can also  use english mustard  here.

INGREDIENTS  FOR FISH  CAKE

Boneless Fish or Fish with less bone or Fish Fillets -250 gm
Onion Chopped-1
Garlic Paste-1 tsp
Ginger Paste-1tsp
Chopped Green chillies -2
Mashed Potatoes -1(Big)
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Roasted Cumin Powder - 1 tsp (dry roast the cumin powder,then grind to make a fine powder )
Garam Masala powder -1tsp
Coriander Powder - 1tsp
Red chilly powder -1tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-1 cup +1tbsp


INGREDIENTS FOR  OUTER COATING

Besan or Gram Flour-1cup
Water-1/2cup (it require,you can add  more...just make sure the batter should not be very thin or thick )
Salt to taste
Breadcrumbs -1cup

METHOD 

Clean the fish pieces. In a deep pan add water, cleaned fish pieces, turmeric powder, bay leaf and salt...let it boil on medium flame.

 cook until fish pieces with  are cooked.

Switch off the gas. With a spatula  take out the fish from the broth. Strain the broth.

Let the fish pieces cool down. If you are using fish with bone, then discard skin and fish bones, mash the fish.

Mix the mashed fish with mashed boiled potatoes.

 In a pan heat 2 tbsp oil, when the oil is hot add chopped onion. Cook untill golden brown.

Add ginger garlic paste, chopped green chillies. .and mix all together. Cook until the raw smell of masala paste goes away.

Add mashed fish and potatoes.. cook for 2-3 min, add salt, roasted cumin powder, red chilly powder,garam masala powder, coriander powder  and cook for 2-3 min until  a nice aroma comes out.

Switch off the heat, let the mixture cool down.

Take some portion and make flat round patties from the mixture.

Take a bowl,add besan and  gramflour,salt and water..mix well to  make a batter...then dip all fish patties  into batter...coat with breadcrumb. . keep them on a plate..and put it in the fridge  for 10 minutes


Heat oil in kadai...add pinch of salt..(when you deep fry something. .add pinch of salt in oil....it absorb lees oil)

Add 4 to 5 coated fish pieces(according to the size of your kadai ) in oil...and deep fry on mefium flame until golden brown colour...Take them out from kadai...and place them on kitchen Paper

Your Macher Chop  or Bengali  Style Fish Croquette is ready. ..serve it with mustard sauce and onions ring .

FRENCH FRIES

My family  means my husband  and daughter love frech fries very much...who doesn't. Do you know they  go to  Macdonalds  just for French Fries...sometimes  they go there  after having  heavy  meal...so there is no place for burger in their tummy...if I ask them what  will  you  have  now?They reply...... ours favourite  French Fries.
This time I tried  to make  Macdonalds  style French fries  at home...I can not say that  these are as perfect as MacD french fries. .but taste are almost same.
INGREDIENTS 

Potatoes -250 gms
Corn Flour -1/4th portion of potatoes strips
Salt to taste
Oil-1 cup and 2tbsp
Chilled Water-2cups

METHOD 

Peel the potatoes and cut into 1/4 inch  thick long strips

Soak potatoes strips in chilled water for 30 minutes

Strain

Heat 2 tbsp  oil  in deep pan

Shallow fry potatoes strips for 2 minutes in batches

Drain on the paper towel

Let them cool

Sprinkle corn flour over the fries

Toss to coat evenly

Put them in airtight container

Put the container  in a freezer  for minimum 1 hour

Heat 1 cup oil in a deep pan..add small amount of potatoes  strips into the oil in batches.

Fry the frozen potatoes strips  into hot oil..deep fry until golden . Remove  from pan..and keep them in a strainer  not into the paper towel.

Season with salt.                                                                  

Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Note:You can store this  frozen potatoes strips  in the freezer for 3 days..whenever  you  want to fry them..just take them out from freezer  and fry into hot oil.

Coconut Fritter or Narkeler Bora Or Nariyel Bomb

                           

I cooked  Prawns in Coconut milk gravy yesterday.I had some coconut ,thought of making Coconut Fritter.I have heard  this item  before but never cooked it as I was not aware of the correct recipe  of it.

PRAWNS MARBEL

PRAWNS MARBEL

 Everybody  is very  much familiar  with the dish"Chicken Marbels"...I had some prawns  in my fridge..so appiled the same recipe with that prawns  and made yuuuuuumy  Prawns  Marbels...It was really  very tasty....

Pizza Shot or Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball

   
                     

    Pizza Shot  or Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball 


My daughter and husband  love pizza  like you all.One day my daughter  wanted to have pizza but I had a plan of making cheese ball.I bought all items  from store. Then I set my brain  to work...what should  I  do now...I  can not hurt my daughter...so just to make her happy...I made this new dish..Pizza Flavoured Cheese Ball or Pizza Shot

It combines tangy  tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, capsicum, onions,  italian spices and a palmful of red pepper flakes. It’s like eating a slice of your favorite pizza every time.

It turned out beautiful..I fried up all the nuggets and presented to my daughter She took one and said “Mamma, if I close my eyes while having  it...feeling  like eating  a slice of pizza"..I got my reward.

Preparation  Time-20 minutes
Cooking Time -15 minutes
Servings -10-15 balls


INGREDIENTS
Processed cheese grated- 3/4 cup
Chopped  Capsicum - 1/2 cup
Chopped Onions - 1/2 cup
Chopped  Tomatoes
Italian  Seasoning -4tbsp
Chilly  Flakes -1tbsp
Tomato sauce -2tsp
Salt to taste
Corn flour- 2 tsp (if you need more..to hold the balls  properly. ..then can add little  bit  more )
Sweet corn- 1/4 cup

For Coating

Flour- 6 tablespoons
Water- Enough to make a medium-thick batter
Breadcrumbs for coating

Oil for frying

METHOD

In a bowl, mix the grated cheese, capsicum, onions , tomatoes, salt,corn ,tomato sauce  and corn flour  and mix well to form a soft dough.
 Make small balls .

Meanwhile, in a bowl mix the flour and water to form a medium-thick batter.

 Dip each ball into the batter and roll on the breadcrumbs so that each nugget is evenly coated.
Keep them in fridge  for 10 minutes...

Heat oil and drop 2--3 balls at a time  (according  to  the  size of  your  pan ) into the hot oil. Take out when they turn golden brown and place on tissue  paper.


                                         

Pizza flavoured cheese  balls or pizza shots are ready!! Eat it plain or have it with tomato sauce.


Note:-I did not have any planning  of making Pizza on that day...thats why I used basic ingredients  in it...but  if you want,you can add mushroom, olives, paneer, chicken  whatever  you  like.


       

Fish Popcorn