Don’t get afraid going by the name of ‘Mirchi Vada’ as in reality it is not that hot which you can’t manage. Mirchi Vada in fact is quite a popular snack in Rajasthan and across South India. The jumbo sized chillies used for this snack are lot milder than the Continue Reading
Green banana does not happen to be my favourite vegetable for cooking. Still I vowed for the kofta curry made with green banana, whenever my mother used to cook back home. Here in Europe I simply can’t make most of the Bengali regular recipes as the required vegetables are not Continue Reading
I am very happy to post a dessert recipe after quite a long time. The sweet dish is the famous “Gulab Jamun”, dear to all of us. In past I used to make jamuns from the ready-made Gulab Jamun Mix available in the market. Then I followed the instruction at Continue Reading
I often prepare egg rice when I am not exactly in mood of serious cooking. 🙂 This is an easy way out for me if I just have to cook for myself. The best part of this simplest ever egg rice recipe is that it can be made in no Continue Reading
Cakes and pastries come into my mind first whenever I think about baking whereas my small cute book of baking provides me recipes with a range a savoury items as well apart from sweet ones. In Europe, particularly in Netherlands, you will be flooded with a variety of cheeses among Continue Reading
I got a wonderful opportunity to do my first guest post for my loving blogger friend Aruna of ãhãram. During the course of blog writing we came to know each other and become very good friends. She has a versatile blog full of recipes from different parts of the world. Continue Reading
“Aloo Matar Paneer” is another delicious preparation from Paneer or Indian cottage cheese and good enough to impress your vegetarian guests. I try to follow a Bengali cooking show, called “Rannaghar”, almost regularly. Once I saw this recipe in one of its episodes, and tried at home to find it Continue Reading
Baked fish with mustard paste or “Fish Paturi” is quite phenomenal if you are a fan of spicy fish dishes. The whole idea of wrapping the raw fish in Banana leaf to be baked in light heat with letting the flavour of mustard and chilly infused into the flesh is Continue Reading
Samosa is the globally recognised quintessential Indian snack, bearing the symbol of tradition for many years. What sets it apart is the triangular shape, quite an artistic expression for any fried snack. Its sheer popularity across the length and breadth of sub-continent placed it way ahead of its competitors. Samosa Continue Reading
“Alur dom” or Dam aloo” is a common but lovely vegetarian side dish. It goes well with roti, paratha, puri, kachori and pulao. In fact Bengali’s one of the favourite Sunday breakfast is “luchi- alur dom”. Here “Luchi” is nothing but the plain puri. “Luchi & alur dom” is also Continue Reading