Papad er Dalna Recipe - Bengali Papad Curry
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with papad - (masala papad), potato (aloo), tomato. Ready in 1h 5m, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
17 steps- 1
To begin preparing the Papad er Dalna, wash and peel the potatoes and then cut them into half
papad - (masala papad)(4)potato (aloo)(4) - 2
Cut each potato in half and into 3 pieces (dalna style)
potato (aloo)(4) - 3
Puree the tomatoes in a mixer
tomato(1) - 4
Heat oil in a pan and fry potato pieces till they turn golden brown and keep them aside
potato (aloo)(4) - 5
Break each papad into 4 pieces and fry them in the remaining oil
papad - (masala papad)(4) - 6
It takes approximately 20-30 seconds to fry 4 pieces of papad in high flame
papad - (masala papad)(4) - 7
Strain the fried papad from oil
papad - (masala papad)(4) - 8
Temper the remaining oil with bay leaf; dry red chilli and whole cumin seeds and wait till the tempering starts to crackle
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)dry red chilli(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 9
Now add tomato puree to the tempering and start cooking in medium flame till the aroma of raw tomato goes, and then add ginger paste to the mixture and cook on medium flame till the oil separates from the mixture
tomato(1)inch ginger - grated(1) - 10
Now, mix turmeric powder; red chilli powder and cumin powder with 1 tsp of water and make a thick paste and add this paste to the tomato puree and mix properly
tomato(1)dry red chilli(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon) - 11
Add sugar and salt in the mixture and then add a teaspoon of water and cook till the oil separates
sugar(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 12
Add fried potatoes to this mixture and coat properly with spices and add 1
potato (aloo)(4) - 13
5 cup of water
- 14
Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the potatoes are cooked properlyAfter the potatoes are done adjust the water and place fried papad on the top of potato and again cover the pan with a lid and cook for 3-4 minutes
papad - (masala papad)(4)potato (aloo)(4) - 15
Open the lid and mix the gravy carefully as the papad will be completely soft by now
papad - (masala papad)(4) - 16
Add garam masala powder and ghee to the curry and cook for 2 more minutes and turn off the gas once done
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)ghee(1 teaspoon) - 17
Papad er Dalna is now ready to be served with phulka, paratha or steamed rice
papad - (masala papad)(4)
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Papad er Dalna Recipe - Bengali Papad Curry
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with papad - (masala papad), potato (aloo), tomato. Ready in 1h 5m, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
17 steps- 1
To begin preparing the Papad er Dalna, wash and peel the potatoes and then cut them into half
papad - (masala papad)(4)potato (aloo)(4) - 2
Cut each potato in half and into 3 pieces (dalna style)
potato (aloo)(4) - 3
Puree the tomatoes in a mixer
tomato(1) - 4
Heat oil in a pan and fry potato pieces till they turn golden brown and keep them aside
potato (aloo)(4) - 5
Break each papad into 4 pieces and fry them in the remaining oil
papad - (masala papad)(4) - 6
It takes approximately 20-30 seconds to fry 4 pieces of papad in high flame
papad - (masala papad)(4) - 7
Strain the fried papad from oil
papad - (masala papad)(4) - 8
Temper the remaining oil with bay leaf; dry red chilli and whole cumin seeds and wait till the tempering starts to crackle
bay leaf (tej patta)(1)dry red chilli(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 9
Now add tomato puree to the tempering and start cooking in medium flame till the aroma of raw tomato goes, and then add ginger paste to the mixture and cook on medium flame till the oil separates from the mixture
tomato(1)inch ginger - grated(1) - 10
Now, mix turmeric powder; red chilli powder and cumin powder with 1 tsp of water and make a thick paste and add this paste to the tomato puree and mix properly
tomato(1)dry red chilli(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon) - 11
Add sugar and salt in the mixture and then add a teaspoon of water and cook till the oil separates
sugar(1 teaspoon)salt - to taste - 12
Add fried potatoes to this mixture and coat properly with spices and add 1
potato (aloo)(4) - 13
5 cup of water
- 14
Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the potatoes are cooked properlyAfter the potatoes are done adjust the water and place fried papad on the top of potato and again cover the pan with a lid and cook for 3-4 minutes
papad - (masala papad)(4)potato (aloo)(4) - 15
Open the lid and mix the gravy carefully as the papad will be completely soft by now
papad - (masala papad)(4) - 16
Add garam masala powder and ghee to the curry and cook for 2 more minutes and turn off the gas once done
cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1/2 teaspoon)garam masala powder(1 teaspoon)ghee(1 teaspoon) - 17
Papad er Dalna is now ready to be served with phulka, paratha or steamed rice
papad - (masala papad)(4)
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