Thousands of leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies joined the party’s divisional rally in Cumilla on Saturday morning, amid relative ease with no transport strike this time.
Cumilla city unit of BNP arranged the rally that formally began at 11:05am at Cumilla Town Hall ground.
The rally venue has been teeming with opposition leaders and activists since morning as they gathered there from different upazilas of Cumilla and adjoining districts, including Brahmanbaria and Chandpur.
Unlike the party’s previous rallies in other divisions, BNP leaders and followers faced less hassles in Cumilla to join the programme as no transport strike has been enforced here.
The rally in Cumilla is the 8th by BNP at the divisional level after others were held in Chattogram, Mymensingh, Khulna, Rangpur, Barishal, Faridpur and Sylhet.
An adequate number of police and security officials have been deployed around the rally venue and at different points of the town to prevent any untoward incident.
The organisers said the rally was meant to denounce the price hike of daily essentials and fuel, the death of five party activists in police action in Bhola, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Brahmanbaria and Jashore, and to ensure the freedom of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
BNP has long been demanding that the next general election be held under a caretaker government, not under any political government – a demand rejected by the ruling Awami League as the constitution does not allow it.
Amid relative ease, BNP’s 8th divisional rally begins in Cumilla
BNP senior leaders, including Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and some standing committee members, are expected to address the rally.
As part of the move to continue the pace of its ongoing movement, BNP on September 27 announced a series of public rallies in 10 divisional cities.
BNP will conclude the divisional rallies through a mass gathering in Dhaka city on December 10.
Source: United News of Bangladesh
5 Yummy Samucha Recipes for Evening Snackers
The evening is just around the corner and the only thing on our minds is a tasty fried snack just like a crispy and crumbly Samucha or Samosa. Samocha is tasty and nutritious also. Let’s take a look at 5 mouthwatering samosa recipes for evening snacking.
5 Delicious Samosa Recipes to Try at Home
Chicken Samucha Recipe
Ingredients for Samosa Filling:
250 gm chicken mince, 2 tbsp vegetable oil, 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves finely chopped, 4 green chilies finely chopped, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1/2 tsp black pepper, half tsp red chili crushed, 1/2 tsp all spice powder, salt according to taste
Ingredients for Samosa Dough:
2 cups plain flour, 6 tbsp ghee, 1/2 tsp salt, and water as required
Method
First, make the samucha filling. Take a pan, heat oil, and cook the chicken mince for about 3 -4 minutes. Then add ginger garlic paste with the meat mince and cook as long as it spreads smell. Add salt, black pepper, allspice, and crushed red pepper and minimize the heat. Cook for 10-12 minutes. Add coriander leaves after removing from the heat, mix well and put asides to become cool.
In the meantime, prepare the samosa dough. Take a bowl and put flour, ghee, or oil and salt. Mix them well. Then mix water and prepare a hard dough. Rest the dough for 30-40 minutes.
Divide the whole dough into 6-8 parts and give them a small saucer size. Fill each samucha with filling give them Samucha shape and then deep fry over medium heat. Enjoy with sauce.
Potato (Aloo) Samucha Recipe
Ingredients for Samosa Patti:
3 Cup Maida, Salt To taste, 1 Tsp Cumin, 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
Ingredients for Potato Filling
3 Potatoes (Boiled & Meshed), 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil, 1 Tbsp Cumin (Crushed), Salt To Taste, 1 Tsp Red Chilies Crushed, ½ Tsp Turmeric, Onion 1 (small), 2 Tbsp Fresh Coriander, 2 Green Chilies, ½ Chaat Masal
Method
First, take a bowl and add maida, salt, cumin, and cooking oil together and mix them well. Make a hard dough by mixing the required water. Take a small dough, roll it out and prepare samucha Patti.
Now it is time to prepare the samucha filling. To make samucha filling, heat oil in a pan and add cumin, and coriander, and fry them well. Then add red chili, and turmeric powder and cook for 2 minutes. Add potatoes and cook as long as potatoes become soft. After then add green coriander, green chilies, and chaat masala and the filling is ready.
Now, take a samosa Patti and fold it. Now fill it with samosa filling and close the edges using water. Then fry the Samucha and serve with sauce.
Ingredients
6 egg, 1 cup grated potato, 3 finely chopped green chili, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, salt as required, 4 finely chopped onions,1/2 teaspoon onion seeds, 1 bunch coriander leaves, 300 gm flour, 2 cups oil
Method
First, to prepare the dough of samucha, mix maida, baking powder, salt, onion seeds, and 1 tsp oil together. Then add water as much as required to make a smooth dough. Rest the dough for 1-2 hours.
Now, prepare the filling with the given ingredients. To prepare the filling, take a pan and put oil into the pan. Add the onions and fry them until becomes golden in color. Then add potatoes and carrots, salt, and coriander leaves and cook as long as the potatoes are soft. Now add the eggs to the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes. Put aside.
Meantime, prepare the Samucha patti, fill them with the egg mixture and give the Samucha shape. Close the edges by using water.
Deep fry all pieces of Samucha, put them in the kitchen tissue, and serve hot with sauce.
Beef Samucha Recipe
Ingredients
250g minced beef meat, 500g flour, 1 cup cooking oil, 250g onion slices, 4 pcs green chili mini-slices, 2 teaspoons ginger paste, 2 teaspoons garlic paste, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, ½ teaspoon hot spice powder, 2 tablespoons coriander leaves, 1 teaspoon salt
Method
First, to cook the filling of samucha, take minced meat, ginger paste, garlic paste, chili powder, hot spice powder, and salt and cook for 3-4 minutes. Then, add one-fourth cup of water, cover, and cook minimizing the heat of the stove. Cook until the meat cook through.
Now make the smooth daugh using the ingredients and divide them into small pieces to make them samucha patti.
Fill each patti with the meat mixture filling and seal the edges with flour paste. Heat oil in a non-stick pan to fry the samucha. Fry them and serve hot.
Paneer Samosa Recipe
Ingredients
125 gm finely chopped paneer, 1/2 medium finely chopped onion, half teaspoon red chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, 2 pinches powdered salt, 1 cup powdered flour, 1 finely chopped green chili, 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds, 25 gm melted butter, 1 cup sunflower oil
Method
First, prepare the samosa dough. Take a bowl and put flour, ghee, or oil and salt. Mix them well. Then mix water and prepare a hard dough. Rest the dough for 30-40 minutes.
Now, prepare the filling. Take a pan and put oil and cumin seeds and fry it for 30 seconds. After then add the onions, and green chilies and fry for 1-2 minutes. Then add red chili powder, lemon juice, salt, and paneer. Cook them for some time and when done remove them from the pan to a plate.
Take samucha dough, divide them into small pieces, roll them out and cut in the center. Fold each part and fill it with the paneer mixture. After that close the edges with flour paste. Finally, deep fry the samuchas and serve hot.
Bottom Line
Who doesn’t love Samucha? The delectable samosa can make your evening family time cozy and enjoyable. You can try our above-mentioned 5 delightful Samucha (Samosa) recipes. However, if you have diabetes, hypertension, or other medical conditions, talk to your dietitian before adding Samosa to your food menu.
Source: United News of Bangladesh