Ideally the chicken curries are prepared with lot of spices and known for its thick gravy. However, deviating from the usual preparations of chicken, here I am sharing with you a simple recipe with lemon juice known as ‘Lebu Murgir Jhol’. The speciality of this dish is the use of Continue Reading
Cauliflower has always been my favourite winter vegetable. During my childhood I used to wait eagerly for winter to come so that I could enjoy various preparations with it. However these days, one can find cauliflower in the market throughout the year. “Fulkopi-Alur dalna” or Cauliflower and potato curry is Continue Reading
Prawn has always been a favourite of mine and I often prepare different dishes with it. Recently I came to know about the “Chingrir Chachchori” or Dry Prawn curry which I tried a few times and liked quite a lot. Here, onion, tomato and raw prawns are all cooked together Continue Reading
Till recently the garden in front of my apartment was full of yellow and orange Autumn leaves. Whenever I got time, I used to watch the trees getting bald while shedding the leaves. However, for last 2-3 days it seems that winter is showing its true colour with foggy mornings Continue Reading
Ilish or Hilsa is the king of fishes for Bengali. This fish is generally found in sweet river water and possess a distinctive silver like shining body. What sets it apart from all the other fishes is its supreme unbeatable taste which however comes at the cost of innumerable thin Continue Reading
“Doi begun” or aubergine in yogurt gravy is one of my favourite dishes prepared by my mother. She learned this recipe from one of her colleagues and I must be thankful to her to pass on such a lovely recipe. Many of us don’t like to have aubergine including my Continue Reading
Khicuri (In Bengali) or Khichdi which means a “unruly mixture” is a very nutritious and comfort food known all over India. It is a one pot dish comprising of rice and lentils, with vegetables are often added to bring variety. Although it is a completely non-glamorous food, and often find Continue Reading
Shukto is a quintessential vegetarian Bengali curry, served as a starter with rice mostly in a multi-course menu. The name ‘Shukto’, quite short with just six letters in it, actually needs a long list of vegetables. Perhaps this is the reason why ‘Shukto’ is hardly visible these days on our Continue Reading
Poppy seed alias “posto” (in Bengali) or khus khus (in Hindi) is used religiously in a number of vegetable curries in Bengal. Quite often, it is the sole dominant spice in dishes like “Aloo posto”(Potato curry with poppy seed) or “Jhinge – Aloo posto” (Ridge gourd and Potato curry with Continue Reading
Bottle gourd alias “lauki” or “Lau” is one of my favourite vegetables. To my delight, I have found it in the open market here in Netherlands and did not waste time buying. Although Bottle guard can be cooked in the authentic vegetarian way, back home we used to cook it with Continue Reading