Mete'r Torkari (Chicken Liver Masala)

Today is the 486th day as me being his wife and for the first time I am awed ...naahh  not because I counted the days today but because today it struck me that "time really flies"... I mean it was just yesterday that I would take at least 2 hours to get ready before going out for that much planned dinner with him and when i saw him I knew he too had butterflies in his stomach ...

Those were the days when his one compliment would force me to flash my 1000 watts smile ...but strange how marriage changes you.. Now when he calls me "the insane devil without reins" ..i  feel complimented exactly like our first days ..infact to be honest i feel happier than before and for the butterflies in his stomach ?? Well I guess his digestive system fixed it ... Now flustering for him is something that belongs to the past tense ..... and strangely without those lovey dovey texts, those long late night calls and those "trying to impress techniques" we feel we have fallen love all the more with each other .... Ahhh  did i say marriage is a strange thing ??

Oh to celebrate my self proclaimed and self invented 486th day anniversary ..here I am sharing my Chicken Liver Masala recipe. This recipe has that little extra edge which you may want to save for a night like this :)

So here are the ingredients :-

Chicken liver                                      450gms

Oil                                                     4 tbsp

Onion chopped finely                         1 cup (1 large or 2 medium)

Cinnamon stcik                                  1 inch

Whole cumin seeds(Shahi jeera)         1/4 teapsoon

Dry red chilly                                     1

Salt                                                   To taste

Garlic paste                                       2 teaspoon  

Ginger paste                                      2 teaspoon  

Tomato chopped                               1 (medium)

Frozen green peas                             100 gms

Green chilies                                      3(slitted)

Garam masala powder                       1/2 teaspoon

Coriander powder                              1 teaspoon

Cumin powder                                   1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder                               1/2 teaspoon

Chili powder                                      1/2 teaspoon 

Water                                                1 cup

The Method :-

Clean the liver, and cut roughly into small pieces.Heat the oil and add the cinnamon stick, dry red chilly and the cumin seeds. Once you get the aroma of the spices add the onions and fry over medium heat  until the onions are soft.Add the salt and turmeric and fry for another minute. Now add the ginger and garlic paste and stir-fry for 1 minute.Add the tomatoes and all spices except garam masala and cook on a low flame till you see the oil separating from the spices. Its time consuming but its important that you achieve this step. Now add the liver and stir-fry the liver for till the chicken liver changes color. Add water and the frozen peas and simmer for about 10 minutes. Adjust the heat and cook, uncovered, for further 5 minutes.Stir in the garam masala powder and remove from heat. 

You may use fresh peas instead of frozen peas but in that case you would have to add it along with the ginger garlic paste since they take much longer to get cooked. This dish goes well with paratha or roti and if in case you are a rice freak you can enjoy it with rice as well but yes ...most importantly you've got to "SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE" .....