Dal with malabar spinach
Something healthy for a quick weeknight dinner. Had a bunch of malabar spinach or ‘puishak’ as we call it in bengali. We usually make ‘chorchori’ ( the veg version) or chyanchra (non-veg version) using it…
Aloo potol bori – bati chorchori
Another quick recipe from my kitchen to yours, when you donot have the urge to cook but feel like feeding some healthy vegetables to your family members. I have some other bati chorchori recipe too,…
Murgi khichuri – chicken khichuri
This chicken khichuri is a kind of output of my laziness on a weekend. Had some 3-4 pieces of chicken sitting in my fridge and weather was just right to indilge in some khichuri. Hubby…
Uchche aloo bharta – bitter gourd potato bharta
This is a must at my parent’s place specially during summer and I love it. It is kind of a comfort food for me. AI have another uchche aloo bharta recipe jn my blog where…
Macher Tel er Rosa
Do you know fish oil is beneficial for heart? We bengalis know this since long, I think, otherwise why should we focus on the fish oil when our fish monger is processing a fresh rui…
Bhetki kanta diye chyanchra
Chyanchra is something only a true bong can relate to, and I am no exception. I am sure this dish was invented by some clever cook of old bengali households where nothing gets wasted in…
Aloo kumro bharta
One more bharta recipe for you all bharta lovers. As I said earlier, bharta is the ultimate comfort food for us, and we make sure to have it as part of our weekend meal atleast…
Machh er dim er bora – fish roe fritters
This is the time of the year when you get plenty of fresh fish roe in the market specially from the carp variety. We make fritters out of it which you can enjoy with your…
Ilish machh er jhaal
Ilish season is here but unfortunately fish market is yet to be flooded with ilish. Blame it to the no show of rain in kolkata but we bengalis are craving for our share of ilish…
Begun bhaja – brinjal fry
Please don’t beat me to post these ‘bhajas’’, 😁, specially the bengalis, we know our ‘bhaja’ since childhood. A traditional bengali feast curated for birthday lunch comprises of ‘panch bhaja’ or five types of vegetable(…