Mulo shaak-er Charchari and another shak charchari repost (Bengali Style Raddish Green dish and one Leafy Green recipe repost)
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Produce of my Garden.
Form yesterday I have started a weeklong detoxification and weight loss program. Its quite strict and this is the first time I am following one such regimen. Everyone in the family think that I should have started this long ago but the procrastinating me have been avoiding this for 6 months. But now as the biggest festival of Durga puja is approaching I cant deny it any more…atleast if I wish to look presentable during puja, this is high time to kick start the weight loss program. Yesterday I resisted to blog hop as your mouth watering pictures will make me loose patience. But today am more stable and with a strong mind am going to visit all you lovelies to see your yummilicious dishes.
The dishes that I am sharing today are the everyday dishes that you will find in all Bengali families. One is the mulo shaker charchari (raddish greens in mustard paste) and another is the ….which I shared on my very first post. But reposting it, as I believe hardly anybody might have seen that. Both these recipes are very versatile, you can replace the vadis with prawns or fish oil or small fishes or can give it a miss altogether. This is how my Maa cooks it.
Am giving the old recipe first as that is more detailed.Shaaker tarkari (shaag/ leafy vegetable medley)
Note shaak (sorry as I don’t know the English name of this) these are sold in a bunches (as we call it ‘aanti’.) Am not sure about its weight but guess it would be 150 gms or so.
Jhinge (ridged gourd): 1 small, piece as in picture
Potato: 1 small
Brinjal: 1 small
Bori (wadi): 6 pieces
Onion: 1 small sized
Onion: 1 small sized
Paanch foron: ½ teaspoon
[I have seen many a Bengali argue on what acyually are the five ingredients of Paanch forn. I checked in my paanch foron they are methi (fenugreek), mouri (fennel seeds), jeera (cumin seeds), kalojeere (kalounji or onion seeds) and randhuni(I don’t know its English name sorry.)
Dry red chilly: 1 piece
Oil: 1 teaspoon
Turmeric
Salt: as per taste
Turmeric
Salt: as per taste
Mustard paste: 2 teaspoon Mix in a cup of water and keep aside.
(In Bengal to make our masala paste we mostly use shil nora or shil batta in Hindi (mortar and pestle). but here I use my Mixie for all the dry and wet grinds. Though I have a chutney jar in the set still it’s difficult to make finer paste with less amount. So I just store the excess in an airtight container in the fridge.
When I got married and came to Bangalore for the first time Maa gave me some mustard powder to use in cooking till I get my mixie. Though the taste is not as good as freshly ground mustard paste but still could be a good option if you don’t have any tool for grinding and is very convenient as well. She generally sundry the mustard seeds for a whole day and then makes fine powder in the mixie. Once you have this all you need to do is add water and make a paste.
Method:
Pick and wash the shaag thoroughly and then finely chop them as finely as you can.Without peeling cut the potatoes in small pieces lengthwise.Lengthwise cut the jhinge and egg plant in small pieces.Slice the onion.keep everything separate.
Fry the bori and crumble a lil bit. (bori soaks a lot of oil to avoid that first dry roast the bori and then add lil oil to make it crispy)
Heat oil in a pan. (With time I have learnt that when cooking with mustard paste its best to use mustard oil. If you don’t want to do so just mix a few drops of mustard oil in you regular cooking oil to get the best flavor). Temper with paanch foron and dry chilly. Once crackle add the sliced onions. Sauté till the onions are lightly browned.
Add all the vegetables, salt and turmeric. Mix well on a low flame and cover. It will take some time, as a lot of juice will come out from the vegetables. Check from time to time and stir well to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
When the veggies are tender and there is very little or no water in the pan add the mustard mix. Mix well, cover and cook on medium flame.
When it starts to boil add the fried wadi. Give it a good stir.
For the Raddish greens take the tender leaves of the vegetable. I cooked this dish with the crop from my garden. I sowed the seeds too close and some radishes dint grow that big like the others. So I chopped the small radishes with the greens…I believe this has enhanced the taste.
Mulo Shaak-er Charchari
Raddish greens 1 bunch (finely chopped 3 cups)
Egg Palnt: ¼ of a medium sized
Potato: 1 medium
Onion: 1 small
Green chillies: 2
Panch Foron: ½ tsp
Mustard aste: 11/3 tsp
Oil: 1 tsp (+ 1 tsp if using bori or shrimp)
Mustard oil: ½ tsp (optional)
Turmeric
salt
Method:
Chop the raddish greens finely and soak in water for 10 minutes.
Chop the onion and set aside.
Wash and cut the potato (don’t remove the skin) and eggplant in thin long wedges.
If you are using the prawns then smear some salt and turmeric and keep aside.
Heat the oil and fry the bori or shrimp till golden. Keep aside. (I prefer to either chop the shrimps in small pieces or grind it with the mustard. You can also add it as it is.)
In the same oil add the panchforon and chillies. Once they splutter add the onion and fry till light brown.
To this add the chopped greens along with the veggies. Mix well with salt and turmeric. Cover and let it cook in its own juice. Keep the flame on low.
Once the water from the vegetables dries up add the mustard paste mixed with 2/3 cup water. Mix well and check the seasoning.
When it boils add the boris, it will soak a lot of water so keep an eye on it.
Once the water dries and the veggies are cooked pour the ½ tsp mustard oil from top. Mix and serve with hot steamed rice.
A Homemaker’s Note:
The consistency for both these dishes would be coating gravy or what we call ‘makha makha’ in Bengali. So please adjust the amount of water accordingly.
Also adjust the amount of mustard paste as per your taste.
Events:
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37 comments
Tumi na ekta ebaar boi publish koro. Aaj kaal kaar din'r ki aar keyu Mulor Shaak er Charchari Blog world e dekhte paye.
ReplyDeleteMa ra bonthi diye mulor shaak kaat-to aage. Mone aache?
Shaak - bhaat khaao aar weight lose koro.
Raddish green dish looks delicious. Bengali wadi is different or it is similar to punjabi one. I would like to try some time.
ReplyDeleteI love mooli shaak. Both the charchari dishes look yummy...I like charchari with pui shaak a lot All the best for your Durga Puja preparations.
ReplyDeleteSayantani, I very likely will not get all these veggies here, nor try out this combination, but it looks sooo good. I wish I had one of you food bloggers as a neighbor---I would happily leech off of you. Would you consider moving? :)
ReplyDeleteDekhe khide peye gelo.Darun hoyeche dutoi !!
ReplyDeleteBest Regards
Sulagna
http://e-senseofspicenfragrance-sulagna.blogspot.com/
Both the dishes look very healthy and tasty..Thanks for sharing..
ReplyDeleteMulo shaker choccori ta bhabchilam ki kore randha jaye. Tomar post ta thik time e eshe galo. Ei shob preperations amar dida ke korte dekhechilam. Prai bhule jete boshechilam. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteDeepa
Hamaree Rasoi
That is lap-lapit in koli or makh-makhit in Marathi
ReplyDeleteLooks great.. Love your garden..
ReplyDeleteI love kitchen garden very much.It gives you so much happiness to cook produce from our own garden as we know what we are using.I cook radish green but this recipe sounds interesting!! I will try this
ReplyDeleteHey Sayantani!! The dish sounds yumm.. haven't had much of Bengali cuisine, am sure I can browse you site and get loads of yummy recipes..And where in the city do u live?? I would like to come down, take a tour of your garden and also take home some veggies;-)
ReplyDeleteJust can't get over how cool the fresh radish growing in your garden looks..its so exciting na!..looks like the dish came out really well..very authentic..
ReplyDeleteBtw- can't wait for your mixture post of your ma's recipe:)
US Masala
Very droolworthy and healthy radish dishes, looks yummy..
ReplyDeleteThis looks really healthy..
ReplyDeletenote shaak khete khoob bhalo lage kintu ekhane saab market e pawa jai na. last time ekta mota aanti peyechlam, tai teen din khyechi. ebar mulor tatka tatka shaak pawa jabe aar sheete ranna korte bhalo lage. kintu aami ekdom onion add kori ne...puropuri niramish...piyajer gondhota amar khoob ekta bhalo lage ne.
ReplyDeletetomar lekha pore mayer katha mone porlo.
Sayantani, pujo to eshaee gelo...excitement nah!!!
i am not too familiar with the dish..but from the ingredients sued they do looks interesting
ReplyDeletejano toh sayantani ... amar haater jonne ami books dhorte pari na aajkal, tai tomar post er wait korte thaki. ki shundor guchiye lekho. ar amar ei rokomer traditional recipes khub bhalo lage. :)
ReplyDeletetomar pujo khub khub bhalo katuk. ami hoyeto bari chole jabo ... tai agey theke wish korlam.
onek anondo koro ... ar weight lose holo na holo ta niye matha ghamiyo na. :)
Hi. The shaak looks really nice and love the ingredients going into it.
ReplyDeleteFOODELICIOUS
looks really superb and healthy
ReplyDeletehey sayantani, i was just reading your comment on sumas blog and realized we stay so close. I am put up in BTM ;) small world huh!
ReplyDeletelooks so good...
ReplyDeleteShaak loooks healthy and delicious.
ReplyDeleteRaddish greens with such an interesting combination of spices just love it...
ReplyDeletePushpa @ simplehomefood.com
Wow...yummy :) You've got a pretty backyard looks like. All the best for the weight loss. Give me some tips too as I need it more than anyone else ;)
ReplyDeleteTotally new recipe, looks very delicious. Good luck in your weight loosing program.
ReplyDeleteRegarding your question in my blog, yes you can send them, looking forward to your entries.
A very nice recipe sayantani. I normally throw away the greens. Now I have a recipe to cook the radish greens :) Thanks!!!
ReplyDeletebold combination of veggies...
ReplyDeletewell presented too..
@Pree, amar kacheo akta bonti ache tabe ami churitei beshi swachchando. thanks aar nago akhon 7 din bhat bandho...
ReplyDelete@Swathi, Bengali wadi is generally not very spicy like its Punjabi counter part. you can cook this dish with punjabi wadi also. check these links for Bengali wadis.
http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/gayna-naksha-bori-sundried-lentil-paste.html
http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/indian-spices-and-ingredients-from-my.html
@Tanvi, I would look forward to the Punjabi version of muli wadi subzi from you.
ReplyDelete@Gagan, thanks.
@Sulagna, yummy team..thaks buddies
@Deepa, rendhe bolo kamon holo.
@Anjali, I love this word Lap-lapit...it has a nice ring to it.
@Nitha, thanks
ReplyDelete@Padhu, yes thats the best thing about kitchen gardens. now my son loves to pick veggies from the garden too.
@Suma, now that we live so close by we should definitely meet.
@Aipi, let this dieting phase pass and I will come with all my sinful mixture recipes...
@Priya, Sushma, Nisha...thanks. this dish tastes great with rice.
ReplyDelete@Gouridi, pujo ele khub bari jete ichhe kore. mone hay bari jete parlam na maa natike dekhte pelo na bole ma babar kato kasto habe. tabe Oct e baba asche tai ami khub khushi.
@Sharmila, kal tomar katha khub mone porchilo. tomar oi patol bhaja baniechilam. haat akhono sare ni kano? bari jachho seto khub bhalo. ma babar kache gele dekhbe mon bhalo habe. ar pujote tomay pele orao khushi haben. ar pujor pare December e barang Santiniketan chalo. amio jabo 7 i poush melar somoy. tomay sab ghurie dakhabo. jabe?
@Pari, Chaitrali...thanks friends.
ReplyDelete@Rekha, I follow your blog regularly but dint know you are in Bangalore too. now we should arrange one bloggers meet with lots of food and chat.
@somoo, Panchpakwan, Pushpa..thanks
@Home cooked, will surely send you the link dear.
@Ayeesha, thanks buddy. will just update the links
@Paaka shaale, thanks
Mulo shaker chochori oshadharon hoyechhe. Kotodin hoye gechhe khaini. Onekdin por eto sundor r pochhonder khabar dekhlam. Delicious lagchhe r ichhe korchhe ekhoni khai. Durdanto hoyechhe chhobigulo.
ReplyDeleteThis is looking really tasty! I love the radish green and this is a very delicious way of using them.
ReplyDeleteMy bonus on this post is to learn one more bengali expression: ‘makha makha :-)
Looks very good, Thank you for sending it to CWS
ReplyDeleteHave read so many food blogs but your recipes are truly special and the way you explain the finer details within the brackets. You are the best and your intro before every recipe opens up the window to a beautiful world of storytelling which leaves us mesmerised. Thanks for sharing them with us. Have read your profile and you need to be really proud of your achievements by juggling so many things in spite of being a mother.
ReplyDelete@Anon, thank you. am truly touched.
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