Katwa Datar Chorchori Recipe

I will share step on step how to make Katwa Datar Chorchori Recipe, which is very simple to cook and also mouth-watering. It can be prepared in both ways; you can prepare either with other veggies like potato, pumpkin, pointed gourd, or ridge gourd with sun-dried lentil fritters (bori) or you can prepare with fish head or prawns. Here I am preparing with fish head and other veggies.

Equipment required

• Frying pan with lid
• Spatula

Ingredients

• Katwa data-250 gm
• Pumpkin-250 gm
• Pointed gourd-2
• Potato-2
• Rohu fish head (fried)-1/4^th of a full head
• Bori/sun-dried lentil fritters ( big size)-4
• Bay leaves-3
• Panchphoron-1/2 tbsp
• Cinnamon stick-1/2 inch
• Cardamom-1
• Black Pepper -5
• Ginger paste-1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1/2 tbsp
• Cumin-coriander powder-1 tbsp
• Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp
• Mustard oil-1 tbsp
• Sugar-1/2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

How to make Katwa Datar Chorchori Recipe

Clean and wash the data and discard the leaves

Cut the data into 1-inch size

Heat oil in a pan and add panchphoron, bay leaves, and whole spices for tempering

As they splutter and sizzle, add the potatoes and pointed gourd and sauté them for a minute

Now add the data and pumpkin and sauté them for two minutes

Now add the ginger paste and stir them for a minute

Add turmeric powder, salt, and cumin-coriander powder and stir them till the raw smell goes off

Now add the fried fish head

Add red chili powder

Now add sugar and mix them well

 Add 2 cups of water and cover the lid, and allow them to cook for 6-7 minutes on low flame

Meanwhile, heat oil in a small pan, and fry the bori

Open the lid and add the fried bori and mix them well

Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice.

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Katwa Datar Chorchori Recipe

I will share step by step how to make Katwa Datar ChorchoriRecipe, which is very simple to cook and also mouth-watering. It can beprepared in both ways; you can prepare either with other veggies like potato,pumpkin, pointed gourd or ridge gourd with sun dried lentil fritters (bori) oryou can prepare with fish head or prawns. Here I am preparing with fish headand other veggies.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Bengali

Servings 4

Calories

Equipment

• A kadai or a fry pan
• Spatula

Ingredients

  

• 250 gm Katwa data
• 250 gm pumpkin
• 2 pointed gourd/potol
• 2 Potato
• 1/4 Rohufish head (fried)
• 4 Bori(sun dried lentil fritters)
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/2 tbsp panchforons -1/2 t spoon  (It comprises mouri (fennel seeds), methi (fenugreek seeds), kaalo jeere (black cumin  seeds), zeera(cumin seeds), and a typically Bengali spice, called radhuni)
• 1/2 inch cinamom stick
• 1 Cardamom
• 5 Peppercorn
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• 1 tbsp cumin- coriander powder
• 1/2 tbsp  turmeric powder
• 1/2 tbsp red chili powder
• 1 tbsp Mustard oil
• salt
• 1/2 tbsp sugar

Instructions

 

• Clean and wash the data and discard the leaves
• Cut the data in 1 inch size
• Heat oil in a pan and add panchphoron, bay leaves and wholespices for tempering
• As they splutter and sizzle, add the potatoes and pointedgourd and sauté them for a minute
• Now add the data and pumpkin and sauté them for two minutes
• Now add the ginger paste and stir them for a minute
• Add turmeric powder, salt and cumin-coriander powder and stirthem till the raw smell goes off
• Now add the fried fish head
• Add red chili powder
• Now add sugar and mix them well
• Add 2 cups of water and cover the lid, and allow them tocook for 6-7 minutes in low flame
• Mean while heat oil in a small pan, and fry the bori
• Open the lid and add the fried bori and mix them well
• Transfer them to a serving plate and serve hot with rice.