Chotpoti

Chotpoti(চটপটি)

Ingredients:

1.    White pea-1 and 1/2 cup(soaked overnight)
2.    Potato-2 medium(grated after boil)
3.    Tomato-1 large(finely chopped)
4.    Egg-2 ( boiled and thinly sliced)
5.    Cucumber-2 (chopped)
6.    Onion-2 medium(chopped)
7.    Cumin seed-3 ts
8.    Whole red chili -3 pieces
9.    Whole black pepper-6 pieces
10.    Green chili-5 pieces(chopped)
11.    Coriander leaves-1/2 cup(chopped)
12.    Tasting salt-1/2 ts(optional)
13.    Tamarind-100 gm
14.    Turmeric powder-1/2 ts
15.    Sugar-1 ts
16.    Salt- 1 and 1/2 ts or according to your taste
17.    Oil-2 Tbs
Procedure:
1.    Roast cumin seed,whole red chili and whole black pepper in a hot pan. Remove from the pan 
    
       and  allow it to cool. Grind all together and set aside.

2.    Heat oil in a pan. Add onion and fry until little golden color comes out. Set aside.

3.    Take a cup of water. Add tamarind and boil a little. Then add sugar and a pinch of dry roast

       masala powder. Boil another 5 minutes. Cool and strain. Keep the water portion for juice.

4.    Boil soaked white peas with salt and turmeric powder until tender. It should not be too meshed.
 
       Don't make it full dry. There should be little water. Add fried onion,potato,tomato,green

       chili,rest
  
       of roast masala powder,tasting salt,2 Tbs tamarind juice and 1/3 portion boiled egg. Mix them
   
       thoroughly. Cook around 2-3 minutes.

5.    Remove from the pan to a serving bowl. Garnish with cucumber,sliced egg and coriander leaves.
   
      According to your taste you can add little tamarind juice.