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
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
Mostly I prepare Dam Aloo in Bengali style, the recipe of which I already shared with you. This time thought to prepare it in a different way and chose the recipe of Sanjeev Kapoor’s Kashmiri dam aloo. The red colour of kasmiri mirch and tangy flavour of yogurt made the Continue Reading
Over the days, I grew real fondness for Thai cuisines which should count next to my all time favourite, the “Indochinese”. 🙂 Although, while in India, I did not really have a go for Thai foods, here in Europe I found a plenty of Thai restaurants which instigated the love Continue Reading
We the Bengalis know the plain puris by a cuter name, “luchi”. For us, Luchi with potato curry is a fascinating combo for Sunday breakfast to kick start the lazy morning with an utmost luxury. The truth is that both the plain puris and the potato curry are individually very Continue Reading
“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
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
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