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Bangladeshi bhuna khichuri and elish fish platter.

Khichuri, Ilish Fry, Bharta, Fried Eggplant, and Omelette Platter: A Bengali Comfort Feast
This platter is a perfect combination of flavors and textures, offering a heartwarming and satisfying Bengali meal:
1. Khichuri: A fragrant and hearty dish made with rice, lentils, and whole spices, slow-cooked to perfection with ghee for a rich and comforting base.
2. Ilish Fry: Crispy and golden Hilsa fish, marinated in turmeric and salt, fried to bring out its signature bold flavor.
3. Bharta: A selection of mashed delicacies like mustard-flavored mashed potatoes (aloo bharta), spicy mashed eggplant (begun bharta), or dried fish mash (shutki bharta), adding earthy, smoky, and umami notes.
4. Fried Eggplant: Thinly sliced eggplant, coated in turmeric and salt, shallow-fried until crispy on the outside and tender inside.
5. Egg Omelette: A simple yet flavorful Bengali-style omelette with onions, green chilies, and salt, providing a soft, fluffy texture to balance the meal.
This soulful Bengali platter is best enjoyed on a rainy day, served hot with a drizzle of mustard oil and a side of pickles for the ultimate comfort food experience.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course dinner, full meal, lunch, main dish, platters
Cuisine bangladeshi, Bengali
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 karai/pan for khichuri
  • 1 fry pan for frying elish, eggplants and omelette etc
  • 1 mortar pastel

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for bhuna khichuri

  • 2 cup pulao rice
  • 1 cup dry roasted moog dal
  • 1 cup masoor daal
  • 3 cardamom
  • 2 cinnemon
  • 2 bayleaves
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 cup sliced onion
  • 1 cup sliced tomatoes
  • 3-6 fresh green chilies
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp gorom moshla
  • 1 tsp meat masala any
  • 1.5 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1/2 cup mustard oil/regular oil to cook
  • 1/2 cup berestha or fried onion to garnish

Garlic coriander shutki bhorta

  • 7 cloves of garlic large or 1 cup small cloves
  • 1/2 cup sliced onion
  • 1 cup chopped coriander
  • 1 cup green chillies
  • 3 shidol/puti shutki
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste

Fried eggplant

  • 1 large eggplant sliced thick, approximately 7-8 slices.
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 cup mustard oil to fry

Aloo bhorta/ spicy mash potatoes

  • 2 large potatoes
  • 1/2 cup red onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped coriander
  • 2 chopped green chilies
  • 2 dried red chilies
  • 3 tsp mustard oil
  • 1 tsp salt or to taste

Egg omelete/ dim bhaji

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp chopped green chilies
  • 2 tsp chopped onion
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1 tsp chopped coriander
  • 2 tsp oil to fry.

elish fry with berestha

  • 4 pieces elish
  • 1 cup sliced onion
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4-5 dry red chili
  • 1/2 cup mustard oil to fry.

Instructions
 

Bhuna klhichuri cooking method

  • In a pan add oil, temper whole gorom moshla, add sliced onion. cook until brown.
  • add ginger garlic paste, mix and cook 2-3 minutes .
  • add tomatoes, chili powder, turmeric powder, gorom moshla and meat moshla.
    Give it a good stir. cook for 4-5 minutes on medium low.
  • Add washed rice and lentils and mix very well with the gravy.
  • add salt and 4-5 cups of hot water. mix, cover and cook until everything is cooked and fluffy.
  • add some green chiles for that fragrant.
  • lastly add a drizzle of miustard oil, some fried onion and serve.
  • enjoy with the side dishes.

Garlic coriander shutki bhorta

  • In a tawa or a pan, add some mustard oil and roast the garlic low and slow until theyre brown and soft.
  • in the same oil, add green chilies, onion and shutki. Roast until brown.
  • Transfer everything into a mortar pastel and grind everything into a course paste.
  • add salt and coriander and some extra sliced red onion/shallots.
  • mix well and enjoy

Fried eggplant

  • Marinate the eggplant slices with salt and spices mentioned above.
  • heat up some mustard oil. fry the eggplant sliced until brown on both sides.
  • serve and enjoy.

Aloo bhorta/ spicy mash potatoes

  • Cook the potatoes until they're super soft. peel and tranfer them in a plate.
  • In the same plate, add all your chopped onions, chillies, coriander, salt and mash everything together with your hand.
  • Add mustard oil and give it another mix.
  • Now mash the potatoes and combine everything together. adjust salt if needed.
  • serve with another drizzle of mustard oil.
  • enjoy.

Egg omelete/dim bhaji

  • In a bowl add chili, onion, coriander and salt. using your hand mix them all very well to release flavour
  • crack two eggs and mix with a fork.
  • in a pan add oil. once its hot add the egg mixture.
  • cook 2 minutes on medium flame, then using a spatula flip the egg to cook on other side.
  • Once golden brown on both sides, take it off the heat.
  • serve and enjoy.

Elish fry

  • Marinate the fish pieces and fry them in mustard oil until nicely golden. in the same oil add dried chillies and sliced onion, cook until crispy and golden brown.
  • serve hot and enjoy.
Keyword bangladeshi bhorta, bhuna khichuri, eggplant fry, elish, fish fry, omelette