Paat Saag er Bora (Jute leaves Fritters)

Paat Saag Bora

This is a favourite fritters for Bengalis.This tastes crispy,and is enjoyed with rice.Whenyou bite there is a crunch.My Baba used to love this bora and was an expert in making them.It had to be perfect in taste.These dishes brings back memories.These are jute leaves and you get in plenty in Bengal.These tastes good if fried in mustard oil but can be fried in white oil too.

Ingredients

1. Leaves of Jute.-10 leaves wash nicely
2. Maida-2 tbsp 
3. Rice flour-2 tbsp 
4. Turmeric powder-1/4th tp
5. Red chilli powder-1/4th tp
6. Cooking soda-pinch
7. Salt-to taste
8. Mustard/white Oil-for frying
9. Kalongi-few seeds

Method

• Wash the jute leaves nicely and drain the wash or towel dry it.Donot chop the leaves.
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• Take a bowl and add flour,rice flour,turmeric,salt,kalongi,red chilli powder and pinch of soda.Add 
• enough  water to make a semi thick batter.
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• Mix together nicely and bind it well.Now heat mustard or  white oil in a pan and fry it in small portions till brown and crispy and serve with rice as a starter.

Chicken pieces-1 kg
Onions chopped-3 big ones
white or mustard oil-4 big spoons
Ginger and garlic paste-2 spoons
Red chilli powder-1 spoon

Green chilli paste-half spoon
Turmeric powder-half spoon
Coriander powder-2 spoons
Garam masala powder-half spoon
Curd -half cup
salt and sugar -to taste
 Capsicum-For garnish

Method
Cut the chicken in small cubes.Take those pieces in a bowl.Add oil first and then add curd,chopped onions and ginger and garlic paste.Mix it well.Now add the dry masalas.Add pinch of sugar,red chilli powder,turmeric powder,garam masala powder,coriander powder,green chilli paste.
Mix it well with the chicken and keep in the fridge for 30 min.After that cook in a non stick pan.Pour the chicken in the pan.No need to put oil in the pan.Now put salt.Cover and cook the chicken till it is cooked and the sides leave oil.Garnish with grilled capsicum.
You can also cook in micro oven in microwave mode for 12 min-15 min.

 STUFFED MIRCHI
Ingredients
Big Mirchi
Prawns
Chopped Onion
Chopped Garlic
Chopped Green chillis
Chopped ginger
salt and sugar
Turmeric
Red kashmiri mirch
White oil
Coriander powder

For the Wrap
Maida
Oil
salt
Water

Method
First de seed the mirchi and wash it nicely and keep for drying.Slit it from the centre.
Now in a pan add oil and fry the chopped onion,garlic and ginger together.Add the prawns and fry it well with the dry masalas and little water till the prawns are cooked and the gravy is dry.Now put in the mixer and blend it to make a paste then stuff the prawn mixture in the mirchi.Cut thin strips from that dough and wrap around and fry it in white oil and serve hot.
Note-You can also chop the prawns.