Egg paniyaram
These little cuties are one of my favorite breakfast of all times. Whenever I make dosa at home, the leftover batter on the next day will turn into these fluffy beauties with or without egg…
Bhog er khichuri
I could not believe my eyes when I discovered that till date, I have not written this recipe. Although this is a heirloom recipe which was started by my maternal grandmother, my ‘didubhai’. The legacy…
Dhakai mutton korma
I really donot know how authentic ‘dhakai’ this recipe is, was browsing through a magazine and saw the recipe and decided to give it a try and the outcome was delicious. Ingredients: Mutton – 500…
Butter Garlic Mushroom
We as a family love mushrooms. Though it is not a very common item found in local vegetable market, but during this time of the year, you can see button mushrooms here and there. Whenever…
Pomfret Machh er Jhaal
Pomfret is one of our favourite fish and we cook it many ways. I remember, when I was young, pomfret was quite an unknown and unpopular fish in our locality and it was wuite cheap…
Tiger prawn in tomato coconut gravy
We get very good quality fishes in our newtown market where we are told that the fishes are from Malancha – one of the largest fish market in south bengal. I have never been to…
Bengali Doi Machh
Another recipe from a dear friend Mahua, a recipe from her mom, better say, which she has mastered and shared with us. Though ‘doi machh’ or fish specially katla cooked in a curd gravy is…
Tyangra Machh er Jhol
Bengal’s short and sweet winter is laced with delicious food and this tyangra machh er jhol or light catfish curry is one such dish which we enjoy the most. You will get quite good quality…
Yellow Peas Pulao
This is a crowd pleaser which I can cook in a jiffy and it reminds me of my grand maa making this for a feast specially meant for ‘Bhaifota’ or ‘Bhaiduj’ as they call it.…
Dahiwale Keema Matar
Sometimes it happens that you cook something out of your instinct and it turns out so well that it becomes your favourite and this dish is one of them. This is the seocnd year my…