Broad beans or “Seem” (in Bengali) are mostly available in winter and used in various dishes. To be very honest, I am not a big fan of it, so do not use it often. But the recipe I share with you today is a slightly different broad bean preparation which Continue Reading
These days I just love experimenting with Pulao, whether veg or non-veg, specially because it serves the purpose of a one dish meal. 😉 Today’s recipe is all about one such vegetarian Pulao, with soya nuggets added in, and can be called as Soya Nugget Pulao. Soya Nuggets are very Continue Reading
I was introduced to ‘Kadhi’ over an Indian party here in Utrecht. I never heard about it before. However to my surprise I found that it is quite a well known and popular preparation particularly over North and West of India. Kadhi is a spicy dish with gravy (generally thick) Continue Reading
Thai curries are not so difficult to make once you have the curry pastes. I had red curry paste in my stock as I prepared Thai Red Chicken Curry few days back. Again I found few vegetables in the refrigerator, so thought to prepare a vegetable Thai dish. I also 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
Carrot, largely a winter vegetable, is used in many savoury dishes, currys and even in salads. Again Carrot halwa is a very popular Indian dessert, perhaps adored by all. For me , I love to use carrot in many of my dishes, just because its colour brings vibrancy in the 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
Chilli cheese nuggets used to be my favourite snack while I was living in Germany. There it was readily available in supermarkets to be baked into oven. Here in Netherlands, though one can find different croquettes with cheese, meat or vegetables, chilli cheese nuggets seem to be missing. So to 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
Parathas are anonymous with North Indian breakfasts. The heavily stuffed hot parathas with a piece of melting butter is nothing short of heaven for the tongue. The stuffing is an art too. Perhaps you have heard the legends of ‘paratha wali gali’ in Old Delhi, famous for varieties of stuffing Continue Reading