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Tomato Bhujia Tomatoes ½ kg Chopped onion 1 cup Salt ¾ tsp Black seed (Kalonji) ½ tsp Sugar 1 tsp (heaped) Turmeric ½ tsp Chili powder 2 tsp Oil ½ cup Garlic 1 tsp Directions 1. Heat oil and fry onion light golden. 2. Add black seed (kalonji) with all the seasonings and chopped tomatoes. 3. Cover and cook till water dries, lastly add coriander leaves and remove.

Ingredients Boneless chicken pieces ½ kg Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp Salt to taste Cumin powder 1 tbsp Coriander powder 1 tbsp Garam masala powder 1 tsp Crushed black pepper 1 tsp Capsicum (sliced) 1 Onion (sliced) 1 Butter 1 tbsp Lemon juice 2 tbsp Fresh cream 300g Oil ¼ cup Coal for smoke Directions 1.Heat oil in a pan, add chicken with ginger garlic paste and fry until it changes the color. 2.Add salt, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, black pepper and cook for a few minutes. 3.Now add capsicum and onion; cook until chicken tender. 4.Add butter and lemon juice; mix it and remove from heat. 5.Place a piece of roti on chicken, place a piece of burning coal on it, drizzle a few drops of oil on burning coal. Cover quickly. 6.After 8 minutes, remove coal; add cream and serve hot.

Taj Kebab - Taj kebab is a very unusual Bengali kebab recipe. Unlike all the other kebabs, taj kebab are prepared with boneless beef pieces along with cubed potatoes and tomatoes. All the ingredients are cooked covered in a pan till done. Ingredients Beef 1 kg (boneless tender) Potatoes 150 g (6 oz) Tomatoes 150 g (6 oz) Onions 75 g (3 oz) Turmeric 1 tsp (ground) Chili powder 1/2 tsp Ginger 2 tsp (ground) Garlic 1 tsp (ground) Cumin 1 tsp (ground) Black paper 1/2 tsp (ground) Poppy seeds 1 tbsp (ground) Cardamoms 4 Cinnamon sticks 2 (2.5 cm piece) Cloves 2 Red chilies whole 3 (optional( Green papaya 1 tbsp (paste) Cooking oil 3/4 cup Vinegar 1 tbsp Salt to taste Directions 1.Slice the beef into moderate large-sizedpieces. 2.Rub the meat with green papaya paste (or meat tenderizer) and marinate for 20 minutes. 3.(Green papaya or meat tenderizer is not necessary for tender loin beef) 4.Peel and slice the potatoes 1/2 cm (1/4”) thick and slice the tomatoes an...

Ingredients FOR KABAB 500 gms beef mincemeat Some salt Some red chilli powder 1 tspn garam masala 1 onion 2 cloves garlic A small piece of ginger ½ cup coriander 2 – 4 green chilllies FOR MASALA 1 onion chopped 1 cup oil 1 ½ cup yogurt Some salt Red chilli powder ½ tspn turmeric 1 tspn garam masala 1 bay leaf 2 cloves 2 peppercorns A cinnamon piece 1 big cardamom 1 green cardamom ½ tspn fenugreek leaves 2 curry leaves 2 green chilllies 2 cups water Procedure -For kabab mincemeat, put all the ingredients given for kabab in a food processor and make nice spicy mincemeat. Shape them like seekh kabab and keep aside until we need it again. -In a deep vessel, heat oil and fry chopped onion. Take it out when it is red. In the remaining oil add all the spices given for the masala and add mincemeat kababs in it. Don’t mix or stir with a spoon. Shake the vessel and mix. -Now add water and let it cook for 10 minutes. Do not stir. -N...