Mourola or Mourala machh er jhaal
Give me a plate full of hot rice and Mourala machh er jhaal, or anchovy fish curry and I will not look at the chicken dish kept by the side, I swear. Trust me, that…
Niramish Torkari or Mixed Vegetable Bengali style
Being born and brought up in a Bengali family, where we have our grand parents leaving with us, we were privileged to enjoy simple but delicious ‘niramish torkari’ or Vegetables cooked without onion garlic on…
Dim posto or Egg in poppy seed gravy
Made this Dim Posto or eggs cooked in a spicy poppy seed paste few days back as a side dish to keema pulao and it was a perfect pairing. Now, there is no point explaining…
Beguni or Bengali Brinjal Fritters
This beguni or bengali brinjal fritters with sesame seed is an outcome of cleaning up of my pantry shelves. During the action, found some roasted sesame seeds sitting on the corner of the shelves and…
Patal chingri posto
Hubby could manage some small prawns, which prompted me immediately to make this patal chingri posto or parwal prawn curry with poppy seed paste. Those staying in my locality knows how difficult it is to…
Soya aloo dum
This soya aloo dum is one of my favourite recipe which I can cook anytime. Astonishingly I didnot put it in my blog till date and don’t know why. May be it is so frequent…
Suji r polao/Semolina Pulao
No, this is not a regular Upma, you can loosely term Suji r Polao as Bengali version of Upma, to be served as a breakfast item, with a typical bengali flavor of Bay leaf and…
Muri ghanta or Muri Ghonto
Something sumptuous for a bengali palette, this muri ghanta is essentially fish heads cooked with some aromatic rice and spices laced with dry fruits and ghee. Bay leaf is another important spice for this dish.…
Green jackfruit soya curry
This Corona and consequent lockdown period taught us so many things including the best possible use of available resources. Husband could manage some green jackfruit from the market and being a bong, the first thing…
Machh er Tel Chorchori
How are you all my friends? Yes, we are under threat now and still in the lockdown phase and had to ration our food intake and be responsible for zero waste, right !! As a…