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
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
Last Friday I was bit confused about what to make for dinner. I was looking for a dish that goes well with roti. I was running out of vegetables and found one chicken breast fillet left in my freezer. Generally Chinese and Thai dishes are best cooked with boneless chicken 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 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
“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
Jhinge or ridge gourd is largely a tropical vegetable. Due to its considerable water content, Jhinge is quite useful for health particularly over summer months when you drain a lot. It can be used in several dishes, among which “Jhinge narkol” is my favourite. This is infact my grand mother’s Continue Reading