Palak Paneer
One of the winter favourite in my home is this lovely palak paneer which was taught to me by a punjabi aunty during my early marriage days. We used to stay in a rented one…
Fish Amritsari
Some quick bite for fish loving bengalis, this is fish amritsari goes well with your regular ‘dal bhat’. Can be served as a snack too, I personally feel that it must be served hot so…
Bhapa chingri
Mom in law requested for some bhapa chingri or steamed prawn during her recent visit and how can I not fulfill her wish specially when I remember the way she took care of me during…
Sheem Bata / Broad Bean Bharta
A delicacy we enjoy during winter isthis ‘sheem bata’ or broad besns bharta. The recipe is similar to a ‘patal bata’ one, and tastes best with plain rice. I really like the tinge of garlic…
Pan roasted baby bhetki
We get this small and fresh baby bhetki during this time of the year and they tastes awesome when cooked with minimum spices and minimum hassle. This one is quite a regular at my kitchen,…
Tyangra peyazkoli jhal
A staple to bengali household during winter season is this catfish curry with peyajkoli. We get good quality tyangra fish or catfish during this time when you cook it with peyajkoli , with addition of…
Cabbage Liver Curry
I have many varieties of liver curry recipes but never ever tried the liver cooked with cabbage. Few days back, dear friend Moumita came to spend the day with me and I cooked this for…
Prawn cauliflower stir fry
A very quick recipe if you have some stardy vegetable and prawn. Very easy to prepare, we liked the flavour of garlic in our vegetables. Ingredients: Prawns – 12-15, cleaned and deveined Cauliflower- 1, cut…
Mutton chanp
Found this lovely in one of the bengali food magazine and tried my hand onto it. There is mutton shop near my hubby’s office who can supply any kind of cut and once I saw…
Prawn pakora
Had some leftover prawns, nicely cleaned and deveined, sitting in my freezer for more than a week. Gave it a nice marination and cooked with a medium batter coating . Served with my normal dal…