| Chhenchra |
 2 rohu fish heads |  ¼ tsp fenugreek seeds |
| ½ tsp turmeric powder | ¼ tsp cuminseeds |
| ½ cup shelled peas | 2 bay leaves |
| 1 medium-sized potato | 2 large dry red chillies, halved |
| 125 gms pumpkin | 1 onion, sliced |
| 2 medium-sized brinjals | 2 large green chilles, sliced, |
| 2 tbsps mustard oil | ½ tsp salt |
| ½ tsp mustard seeds | ½ tsp sugar |
| ¼ tsp aniseeds | Water as required |
| ¼ tsp onion seeds | |
| Procedure for Chhenchra |
- Clean and wash the fish heads.
- Apply turmeric powder and salt on them and keep aside for 10 minutes.
- Cut the potato, pumpkin and brinjals into long pieces.
- Heat the oil. Fry the fish heads. Drain and keep aisde.
- In the same oil fry the mustard seeds, aniseeds, onion seeds, fenugreek Seeds, cuminseeds, bay leaves and red chillies.
- Add the turmeric powder, fish heads, vegetables, onion and green chillies. Fry well.
- Add the salt, sugar and enough water to cook the vegetables and fish.
- Cover and simmer till the fish headsare tender and the gravy is thick.
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| Murhee Ghonto
(Fish head cooked in rice) |
 2 heads of any big fish |  2 small cardamoms |
| 1 cup rice, soaked for an hour | 6 cloves |
| 4medium-sized potatoes, cubed | 2 sticks cinnamon |
| 1 large onion | 4 tbsps mustard oil |
| 1-inch piece ginger | 4 green chillies |
| 2 tsps turmeric powder | Salt to taste |
| Procedure for Murhee Ghonto
(Fish head cooked in rice) |
- Wash and clean the fish heads and cut each into 4 pieces. Coast with salt
And turmeric. Keep aside.
- Fry the rice lightly in oil.
- Fry the potatoes and keep aside.
- Fry the fish heads.
- Grind the onion and ginger into a fine paste.
- Fry the cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon for half a minute.
- Add the ground paste, green chillies, salt and turmeric powder and fry for
A minute.
- Add the fish head, rice and potatoes. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes more.
- Add a little and cook till the potatoes and rice are done and the
Gravy is thick.
- Serve with boiled rice.
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| Tawk-Mishti Mangsho (sweet and sour mutton) |
| 1 kg boneless mutton | 200 gms ghee |
| Cubed into small size bits | 2 tbsp thick tamarind juice |
| 2 tbsps coriander seeds - ground | 6 to 8 cardamoms |
| 1 tbsp peppercorns | 6 to 8 cloves |
| 2 tbsp turmeric powder | 250 gms sugar |
| 250 gms curd | Salt to taste |
| Procedure for Tawk-Mishti Mangsho (sweet and sour mutton) |
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Coat the mutton pieces with curd and salt. Marinate at least for 3 hours.
- Fry the marinated meat till the water evaporates.
- Add water for gravy and put on low fire or pressure cook
- Add sugar to tamarind juice pour on the meat and boil till cooked.
- Splutter the cardamoms and cloves in oil and add to the cooked meat.
- Cook till the gravy becomes thick. Serve hot.
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| Doi O Kanchalankar Mangsho
(Mutton cooked in curd with green chillies) |
| 1 kg mutton, cut into big pieces | 8 green chillies |
| 250 gms potatoes, cut into big pieces | 125 gms ghee |
| 250 gms curd | 3 sticks cinnamon |
| Grind to Paste |
| 125 gms onions | 8 cardamoms |
| 2"-piece ginger | 8 cloves |
| 10 pods of garlic | Salt to taste |
| 2 tsps coriander powder | |
| Procedure for Doi O Kanchalankar Mangsho
(Mutton cooked in curd with green chillies) |
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Marinate the mutton pieces with the ground paste, salt and curd for an hour.
- Heat the ghee and the cinnamon, cardmoms and cloves.
- Add the mutton and simmer on low fire.
- When the meat becomes tender, add the green chillies and potatoes.
- Cook till the potatoes are done and the gravy becomes thick.
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| Kasha Mangsho(Dry Mutton) |
| 500 gms leg mutton | cubed 1 tbsp cuminseeds |
| 3 large onions, chopped | 5 dry red chillies |
| Grind |
| A few springs coriander leaves, chopped | 6 cloves |
| 4 cloves garlic, chopped | 1 cinnamon stick |
| 1"-piece ginger, chopped | 1 tsp aniseed |
| 3 tbsps ghee | 1 small piece turmeric |
| 1 tsp mustard seeds | |
| Procedure for Kasha Mangsho(Dry Mutton) |
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Fry most of the onions untill golden brown.
- Add the ground spices and fry well.
- Add the coriander, ginger, garlic and the remaining onions, with salt to taste.
- Add the mutton and fry for several minutes.
- Add water to cover the meat and simmer covered, untill tender and a small quantity of gravy is left. Serve with puris.
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| Mangsher Shingara
(Mutton Mince patties) |
| 500 gms minced meat | 1 tsp turmeric powder |
| 2 large onions,chopped | 3 tbsps ghee |
| 6 cloves garlic, chopped | 350 gms refined flour |
| 4 green chillies, chopped | Salt to taste |
| 1 bunch coriander leaves, chopped | Ghee for deep frying |
| Procedure for Mangsher Shingara
(Mutton Mince patties) |
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Cook the minced meat, onions, garlic, chillies and coriander leaves with the ghee, salt and turmeric untill the meat is dry and tender.
- Keep aside. Mix flour with a little salt, 1 tbsp ghee and knead well.
- Divide it into samll balls. Roll out each ball, about 3 inches in diameter.
- Cut into half and form cones. Dampen the side edges and press together.
- Full in the mince mixture and seal carefully.
- Deep fry in hot ghee on a low fire till light brown.
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| Mangsher kofta
(Mutton ball curry) |
| 750 gms minced meat | 8 peppercorns |
| 3 onions, chopped | 3-4 greeen chillies |
| 1 tomato, chopped | 1 tbsp coriander leaves |
| 1 stick cinnamon | 2 tsps coriander powder |
| 1 egg | 1 tsp cumin powder |
| Grind to Paste |
| 4 tbsps coriander leaves, chopped | 1 tsp chilli powder |
| Ghee | 2 black cardmoms |
| Salt to taste | 3 cloves |
| 1"-piece ginger Paste | 3 pods garlic |
| Procedure for Mangsher kofta
(Mutton ball curry) |
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Mix together the meat, egg, the ground spices and salt.
- Roll the mixture into balls about the size of a small egg.
- Heat the ghee and deep fry the koftas till nicely brown.
- Drain and keep aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a saucepan.
- Fry the sliced onions and add the remaining spices.
- Add salt to taste.
- Fry for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato and cook till the ghee edges out.
- Add a little water, if necessary.
- Put in the koftas and 2 cups of water cook till the gravy thickens.
- Serve, garnished with chopped coriander.
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| Murghir korma
(Rich chicken curry) |
| 1 medium chicken | 6 green chillies |
| Grind to Paste and Fry |
| 2 onions, chopped and fried | 1"-piece ginger |
| 1 cup curd | 1 pod garlic |
| 2 onions | 1 tbsp coriander leaves |
| 1 tsp turmeric powder | 1 stick cinnamon |
| 3 tbsps ghee | 2 cardmoms |
| Salt to taste | 4 cloves |
| 1 tsp poppy seeds | |
| Procedure for Murghir korma
(Rich chicken curry) |
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Add the chicken and remaining spices, curd, turmeric powder and salt to the onions
and paste.
- Simmer gently, till the chicken is tender. Serve hot.
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