Gandharaj lebu diye patal bharta
Something to savour on a hot and humid sunday when your phone says the temperature outside feels like 53 degree. I had no mood to cook elaborate meals and opened my fridge to see some…
Babycorn in a Sticky Sauce
Some chatpata snacks for your next house party, full of flavour and goodness of vegetables but no compromise on taste, this is a crowd pleaser. I have some other recipes too using babycorn like this…
Rice and veggie cutlet
Something to do with your leftover rice, and something quick to give in your child’s lunchbox. When my son was going to school, I used to make it in the morning. Of course I keep…
Aloo posto – Dry Version
This dish, you mention to any bengali anywhere in the world and you will see the sparkle in their eyes. Yes, it is that humble aloo posto or potato cooked in poppy seed paste in…
Aloo diye shutki machh
A delicacy from bangal community where dried bombay duck is cooked in lots of garlic, green chilli and onion to become a finger licking good hot and spicy dish. I learnt the dish from my…
Palakwale Mung Dal
One of my favourite dal recipe during winter, when you get fresh spinach in the market. It is a regular dal recipe with the addition of spinach and some rasun or garlic tarka is the…
Dim er khichuri – egg khichuri
Another khichuri recipe which you can make in a jiffy as a weeknight dinner, when you are totally exhausted after a hard day at work or may be not in a mood for cooking. But…
Paneer Makhmali
Something not very usual in my kitchen, a Paneer dish. Neither me, nor hubby likes paneer so we avoid it as much as we can, but on the contrary my son loves paneer, don’t know…
Machh er matha diye Daal
Bengalis and fishes are so synonymous that this has become almost a national joke. I am not complaining though because just like every other bengali, I am also an avid fish lover, if ai say…
Posto bora – poppy seed fritters
Being a ‘bangal’ ( ancestors are from Bangladesh, that is) has its own perks, you grew up having tastiest food with focus on fish, fish and more fish. , Though I donot believe it by heart,…