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Chapor Ghonto

Name: How to cook Chapor Ghonto - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Bethica Das

Chapor Ghonto

#weekyellow - Chapor Ghonto is a mixed vegetable curry with lentil patties added to it. It is almost a lost recipe now. 'Chapor' literally translates to the irregular shape that the patties are given while frying. It basically replaces the bori or vadi / lentil dumplings that are generally added while preparing a Bong style mish mash curry.

Ingredient

Food ration :

2-3 servings

Cooking time :

20-25 minutes

1/3 cup

chana dal, soaked overnight

1 inch

" ginger

green chilies

1/2 tsp.

cumin seeds

small radish, diced

8-10

cauliflower florets

potato, diced

1 cup

pumpkin, cubed

8-10

French beans, cut into 1" pieces

long eggplants, diced

1/4 cup

green peas (I used frozen ones)

4 tbsp.+ 1 tsp

. mustard oil

red chilies

bay leaves

1 tsp

panch phoron spice

1 tsp.

ginger, finely chopped

slit green chilies

1/2 tsp.

turmeric powder

1 tsp.

cumin powder

to taste

salt

1 tbsp.

kasundi

1 tsp.

coriander leaves

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Grind the soaked chana dal & ginger + green chilies into a coarse paste by adding very little water. Add salt to taste, a pinch of turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds. Mix well.

* Step 2

Heat 2 tbsp. oil in a pan and drop a spoonful of the batter. Press it lightly with your fingers and shallow fry them till crisp and golden on both sides. This is Chapor. Drain and keep aside.

* Step 3

Heat 2 tbsp. more oil in the same pan & temper with dry red chilies, bay leaves and panch phoron.

* Step 4

After it stops spluttering, add ginger & green chilies. Sauté for a few seconds.

* Step 5

Add the potatoes, radish & beans first. Stir fry for 2 minutes.

* Step 6

Then add remaining chopped veggies & give it a toss. Sauté for 4-5 minutes.

* Step 7

Add salt, turmeric powder, cumin powder,

* Step 8

Followed by the frozen peas. Mix well & continue to sauté for 4-5 minutes. Cover & cook on a low flame, by sprinkling some water at intervals till the veggies turns soft.