“Dimkosha” or egg curry is a very common dish in Bengali households. Though I am not a big fan of eggs, I still prepare it sometimes when my husband demands. For some of my vegetarian friends who takes egg, the spicy egg curry can prove to be quite tempting. Ingredients Continue Reading
“Chirer pulao” or Flaked rice pulao is a handy breakfast or evening snack dish. I used to find often my lunch box full of “chirer pulao” in the good old school days. These days I often prepare it as evening snack when my husband returns home from work and I Continue Reading
By each passing day, I am turning more passionate about baking. To get a good end product in baking, correct measurement of the ingredients, right consistency of batter or dough, proper temperature etc. are the key factors. So when I measure the ingredients in my small weight machine, combine them Continue Reading
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