Aloo Chop Recipe | Bengali Chop Recipe | Veg Potato Chops / Croquettes

Aloo Chop is nothing but a masala potatoes smashed inside a crispy cover of thick batter. Yes, it is that much simple to make potato chops. But the popularity of this simple snack recipe is unbelievable. In fact this is the best evening snack recipe or best tele bhaja recipe in Bengal. You will find Allo Chop in every part of Bengal.

When we talk about potato, by default the name of Bengalies come into picture as without any doubt the consumption of potato is huge in Bengal and among Bengalies in part of the country. So with this awesome & favorite vegetable of Bengal, here is the best and quick snack recipe you can make in just few minutes at home.

I would rather recommend to have Aloo chop by preparing at home only, if you can't stop eating them frequently compared to road side vendors. As this may cause serious health issues. Even if you are having at home, make sure you are maintaining a gap of weeks and then try different different snack recipes at home in healthy way.

Ingredients Need To Make Bengali Style Aloo Chop or Potato Pakora

Well, as I am preparing at home so its better to experiment the recipe with many ingredients to make the health benefit and also take care of the taste part little more. The road side vendors are simply making aloo chop with very basic or minimalist ingredients. Let's explore the things you need to prepare aloo chop recipe.

• 1 cup besan + 1 Cup rice atta
• 4-5 boil potatoes [medium size]
• 1 big onion finely chopped
• 2-3 gree chili finely chop
• 1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tbsp raw cumin seeds
• 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tbsp salt
• 1 tbsp any kind of masala [Magi masala/ Veg Table Masala / Chat Masala]
• 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• Oil for frying

How To Prepare Bengali Style Aloo Chop at Home

• First of all heat a PAN and put some oil in that.
• Next add cumin seeds and stir for few minutes.
• Next, add chopped onions, green chili into the pan and fry till they start changing color.
• Add ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder and masala to taste.
• Now add the boiled potatoes after peeling their skin to the pan.
• Mix them all together and make them tight dough.
• Now prepare a batter with the remaining ingredients. Make sure it is thick enough.
• Now heat enough oil on a PAN and then put the chops one by one after dipping on the batter.
• Fry them till the color changes to red.
• Serve them hot with muri/rice flakes/puffed rice and have an awesome evening. People like me always enjoy such snacks with tea. :)

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Mochar Chop Recipe | Bengali Style Crispy Banana Flower Croquettes

Mochar Chop or Mochar Bora Recipe or Mochar Kofta Recipe or Bengali Style Crispy Banana Flower Pakora or Mochar Phuler Bora etc, is a very popular and authentic Bengali snack recipe which you may not find in regular outside street vendors frequently. If you want to have them out of your home, then you have to visit any authentic Bengali restaurant in your city.

But the best taste will come only when you prepare them at home, in your kitchen. And off course if you are trying to have a healthy mochar chop recipe, then better to prepare at home only. In this post I will be sharing the best way to make mochar chop at home in typical Bengali style and enjoy unlimited numbers as you wish. But make sure, you don't over eat. :)

Ingredients To Make Mochar Chop Recipe

• 1 - Mochar Phul/Banana Blossom Heart- cut half then each half in semi thin slice. You have to know how to cut Mocha properly so that you make sure you provide the best taste to your family. Generally one have to take out the central stem from each piece of Mocha flower and then cut them in small pieces
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 5-6 green chili finely chopped
• 4-5 potatoes boiled
• 1/2 tbsp powder
• 1 cup besan
• 1 cup rice flour to make it crispy. 
• 1 cup maida / general flour
• 1/2 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp vegetable masala powder / Magi magic masala / Any other masala to add little flavor
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp sugar
• Oil for deep frying

How To Prepare Bengali Style Crispy Banana Flower Pakora

• First of all, you have to boil the mocha or chipped banana flowers in a bowl for few minutes.
• In a pressure cooker boil few potatoes and peel them for further process.
• Next, drain the water properly from the banana flowers and then put into a big bowl.
• Now, add boiled potatoes, chopped onions, coriander leaves, salt, sugar, masala in to the ball.
• Start mixing them well and try to make a dough. If require, add maida time to time to make the dough little tough to make balls from them.
• In a separate bowl, mix besan, rice atta, salt, sugar, baking powder and make a thick batter. Don't put water unnecessary.
• Now heat oil in a pan and make it enough hot.
• Now, you have to make small balls or your preferred shape from the dough we prepared previously.
• Take the balls one by one and dip them on the batter and put them in the oil. You can also use breadcrumbs here to make it more crispy. But I did not used the same here, as I am using rice atta which will bring a different crispy layer on top of the banana flower dough.
• Fry them till they turn brown. 
• Serve them hot with sauce or any green chutney as per your preference. When you break them in 2 part, you will find the soft banana flower dough inside and a crispy layer on top. Just have a bite and enjoy the awesome taste.
• Personally, I preferred such pakora recipes with evening tea. The best snack time of the day.

Recipe Tips: If you are preparing Mochar Kofta curry then make sure the size of the balls and little small. You can follow the same recipe at least to make till the mochar koftas and then put them in your curry. You can also change the shape of the koftas or mochar pakoras as per your choice. E.g. if you are trying for Indian Banana flower cutlet, then with little changes with the ingredients you can make vegetable cutlet with the same process, off course the shape of the cutlet have to taken care. 

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Piyaji Recipe | Bengali Onion Pakora | Piyaj ke Pakore Recipe | Kanda Bhaji Recipe

Piyaji or Peyaji is a very local term used specially in Bengal. This is another awesome snack recipe in Bengal which is also very famous in various parts of India in different name. E.g. you can find something similar in South India in the name of Onion Pakora, in North India “Piyaj ke Pakore” or “Kanda Bhaji” in Maharastra.

Personally I have tried all of them and I will say all of them are different at least in preparation point of view. In this article, Today I will be sharing about Bengali Onion Pakora or Piyaji recipe which I mostly prefer to have during my evening tea-time with office mates.

Yes, Piyaji is another popular cheap street food item in Bengal. The price of a single Piyaji is varied from Rs 2 - 3 in different parts of Kolkata. Near to my office, It's Rs 2.5 only. People love to have Piyaji with Muri/Puffed rice and tea, but for me it's only Piyaji & tea.

Well, as the purpose of this website is to make healthy snack recipes at home, I have stopped eating outside food items and started preparing them at home only. Me & my wife Manidipa, love to experiment various food items at home specially on weekends. So, let's explore the awesome evening snack recipe Piyaji, prepared at home taking care of all healthy factors.

Ingredients of Making Piyaji Recipe | Bengali Onion Pakora

• 1 cup soaked chana dal / Bengal gram dal. Soak them overnight. You can also use masoor dal.
• 2 large Onions finely chopped
• 5-6 pcs green chilli finely chopped. You can add more if you love little extra spice like me. :)
• 1 tbsp Besan + 1 tbsp flour / maida
• 1/2 tbsp baking soda to make muchmuche piyaji recipe [crispy]
• 1/2  tbsp Salt
• 1/2 tbsp garlic paste / grated garlic
• 1/2 Cup Water and then as per requirement
• Finely chopped coriander leaves
• Oil for deep frying

How To Prepare Bengali Piyaji Recipe, lentil fritters recipe 

• First of all you have to grind the dal properly and make a thick paste from that.
• Take the dal paste in a bowl and add all the ingredients, except water. Generally water is added in the previous part while grinding daal.
• Now add maida & besan to make the mixture lighter. We have to make the mixture little solid, so that we can give a shape of Piyaji.
• Now heat oil for deep frying in a large pan. Make sure the oil is enough hot before putting the Piyaji for frying.
• Next, take small part of the dough in hand and then press them to spread a little and then put into the hot oil. One by one you can put couple together.
• With a spatula change the side of each piyaji carefully and fry them till they turn dark. make sure they are not over fried.
• Now soak the oil in a tissue paper and serve hot. 
• Your crunchy & crispy Piyaji is ready to eat, have fun.

Generally such deep fried food items are not at all healthy as mostly shop owners don't change the oil and also don't maintain much hygiene. Well, in that case, it is always better to prepare them at home with high quality oil and taking all healthy measures. 

You will find it very comfortable after having even 2-3 more Piyaji if you prepare them at home, when you may need to have antacids or digene tablets to digest a single Piyaji outside. So, stay away from such foods having outside, rather prepare them at home very easily and enjoy your evening tea with family & friends.

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Beguni Recipe | Crispy Eggplant Fritters Recipe | Batter Fried Brinjal | Bengali Baingan Pakora

As a Bengali, how many of you don't like to have Beguni with muri in the evening? Personally I don't like muri or murmura, but I can't stop myself when I see mouthwatering crispy beguni frying on the streets of Kolkata, specially in the evening.

If you have been to Kolkata ever, you might have noticed that Beguni is one of the typical best evening snack recipe besides aloo chop, peyaji / piyaji. But, having such foods from outside may cause stomach problem sometimes. In that case it's always recommend to try Bengali begun recipe at home only.

In this post, I will be sharing the easy beguni recipe which will hardly take few minutes to prepare, the fun of having the same with evening tea at home is simply awesome. If you are searching for beguni recipe in Hindi, then let me tell you in other terms you can call it one kind of Bengali Baingan Pakora.

Ingredients For Preparing Bengali Beguni Recipe

• 1 brinjal, preferably we call them Tal Begun which look fatty in size & long
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 cup flour + 1 Cup besan flour
• A pinch of turmeric powder
• A pinch of hing (aesofetida)
• 1 tbsp chaat masala / Maggi Magic Masala [Just try it once]
• 1/2 tbsp banking powder
• Enough oil for deep frying

How do you make eggplant fritters?

• First of all you have to cut the brinjal in thin slices. You can refer to the picture.
• Wash them properly and let them dry for a while so that the water can be drained out.
• Now in a deep pan, put enough oil and let it heat properly.
• Now mix all the ingredients in separate bowl and make a think batter. Check the consistency and if require put more flour make sure it is thick enough to stick around the brinjal slices.
• Are you read to fry eggplants? Let's check out the oil by putitng a small drop of batter. If you think its enough heated up, then ready to put the brinjal slices there.
• One by one, put the slices into the batter and make sure every side is covered and then put into the hot oil. Make sure the pan is large enough if you want to put more brinjal slices, otherwise fry 2-3 at a time giving enough space to fry properly.
• Checkout the Beguni color, it will gradually change into red hot and that's the time when you have to take them out of the oil and drain into some oil soaking paper.
• Serve them hot & crispy.

So, do you like this simple and easy to make at home recipe of Bengali Beguni recipe? Personally I love to have such items by preparing at home only as I can control the health part of such evening recipes compared to street side vendors. You will also find many Bengali beguni recipe video online, if you are looking for a step by step video guide.

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