The chotpoti is the mainly street food.The dish consists mainly of potatoes, chickpeas, and onions and is usually topped with additional diced chillies or grated boiled eggs. It is spicy and sour in taste.
Yesterday we three friends went for a walk. Suddenly I thought I would eat the chotpoti. Then I ate the chotpoti, had a lot of fun. Then he told us to ask the shopkeeper how to make the chotpoti. How to make the chotpoti.
Serving ingredients,
••Chopped onion
••Chopped green chilies
••Chopped cucumber
••Chopped tomato
••Chopped coriander leaves
••Grated/chopped boiled egg
••Black salt
••Lemon juice
••Crackers (nimki/fuchka)
••Tamarind
Directions:
Wash grams and soak in water for minimum 4 hours. You can soak it overnight if you have time. Then wash again and drain well.
Heat 2 tbsp vegetable/soybean oil in a pressure cooker. You can use a pan instead. But pressure cooker takes less time to cook properly. Then add onion & sliced chilies and stir for a while. Now add ginger & garlic pastes and salt. Add small amount of water to avoid burning of spices afterwards. Add cumin powder, turmeric powder (optional), cinnamon & cardamom powders and keep stirring till brown.
Now add grams with a whole medium sized peeled potato (optional) and keep stirring for 2-3 minutes to mix them well with the spices. Add water. The amount of water depends on your consistency requirement. Cover with the lid and cook till 6-8 whistles on medium heat. The gram shouldn’t be over boiled.
While cooking grams, let’s make that secret special chotpoti spices mix! Roast and finely grind 4 pcs dried red chilies, 1 tsp Panch foron (special five spices mix), 4 pcs cloves, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1 pc cinnamon, 3 pcs cardamoms, 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin & 3 tsp coriander. We are going to use small amount, you can store the rest in airtight container for 3-4 months easily without sunlight.
Now time to serve, here the amount of ingredients depends on your choice and taste. Pour the cooked grams and potato in a bowl, mash the potato partially using a fork and mix. Add tamarind water (Tamarind was soaked in water for 30 mins, squeezed to remove the puree and strained) and mix well. Sprinkle 1 tsp pre-made special spices mix. Now add chopped cucumber, tomato, coriander leaves, green chili, onion, crackers (nimki/fuchka), grated boiled eggs (optional), another 1/2 tsp special spices mix and black salt according to your choice and taste.
……… Your Chotpoti is ready to be served. You can also squeeze a fresh lemon and mix everything before serve.
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Chhaliakandi IV high school.
Muradnagar,Comilla.
Bangladesh.
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