Stuffed potato curry is very popular in Bengal. I still recall to have it with puri in one of my friend’s marriage and I immediately fell in love with this dish. After that I thought many a times to give it a try but was not sure of the definite Continue Reading
Grilled meat, although easy to cook yet gives a tempting end product. In India “Tandoori Chicken”, “Chicken Tikka”, “Shik Kabab” are very popular grilled meat dishes and our favourite too. Since I am writing my first grilled meat recipe, it should have been one of those. But last night we Continue Reading
Prawn cutlet is the new addition to my cutlet or crockett family. Never have I thought that cutlets can be made of prawns. I wondered, prawns, how big they are, could not make cutlet. Then I learn the trick that one should spread the flesh like its two wings to Continue Reading
Last week, we had our marriage anniversary which we looked up dearly for long. I have many plans too for that day which included preparing some special foods too. My husband, an eternal fan of chocolate cake came up with a demand of it. Usually, I prepare the rich chocolate Continue Reading
After a long time bought some paneer from market. Since my husband is not a big fan of paneer I don’t cook it often. This time I thought to prepare something different with paneer which I never tried before. So I started searching for different recipes on youtube and Sanjeev Continue Reading
Baklava is a sweet pastry, filled with chopped nuts kept between layers of phyllos or pastry sheet and dipped in sugar syrup. It is basically a Turkish delicacy, however found across the Middle East. Once, while vacationing in Greece, I found the tempting Baklavas in a local Bazar in Athens Continue Reading
Dal or Lentils is a quintessential part of Bengali menu. I used to see my grandmother put a bowl of lentils for boiling at the very beginning of her cooking almost everyday. Among various lentils ‘Mung’ and ‘Masoor’ are the most common ones. Masoor dal is also well-known for its Continue Reading
Kashmiri chicken is a bit different preparation from regular chicken curries. It is a very simple yet tasty dish. The flavour of pepper corn mingled with garlic and yogurt and the colour of Kashmiri red chilli powder give a whole new dimension. When I found this recipe in my favourite Continue Reading
Jeera rice or rice with cumin seeds is a very simple preparation. It differs slightly from plain rice as the nice aroma of cumin seed blends very well with the rice. It goes very well with any kind of side dish, either veg or non-veg. For example, the last time Continue Reading
After a long time we had dinner with my favourite Italian food, pasta. Since I am very fond of Italian food, I couldn’t resist myself from buying a handy book on pasta as soon as I saw it in the book store. Today’s recipe belongs to this book. It requires Continue Reading