Machher Kachuri or fish kachuri
Machher Kachuri or fish kachuri is one breakfast item that my family look forward to during festive season. My family is not much in favour of Luchi or Kachuri, partly because we are a rice…
Jhinge chingri rosha – A vegetable dish with ridgegourd
One more comfort food for us is this Jhinge chingri rosha. After all those greasy festive food, what we look forward is a quiet, simple, flavorful dish to relish with plain rice and this dish…
Dal Sukhno or Bengali Dal Bharta
Dal Sukhno or Bengali Dal Bharta is a humble dish made mostly with musur dal or red lentils. It is an excellent example of leftover management of our ancestors. I remember having it during my…
Patol bhaja or Parwal Fry
Another entry for my fried vegetable list is this humble Patol bhaja or Parwal Fry. This is a very common item in Bengali ‘panch Bhaja’ dish. This panch bhaja is nothing but 5 types of…
Gathi Kochu r chingri Bharta
This Gathi Kochu r chingri Bharta or taro root shrimp bharta is a lip smacking item from my kitchen to yours. I already have few other taro root recipe in my blog. I even have…
Matar Dal Bhate or matar dal bharta
Sometimes, when I am completely alone at home, I enjoy the calmness , the silence, the non-hurried life, sitting here and there, reading something, listening to good music, taking a really long shower and relaxing.…
Koi machher jhal or Koi fish curry
This is a very simple home style Koi or climbing perch fish recipe cooked with easily available ingredients. Nothing fancy out here, however, I have used some bata moshla ( read freshly ground masala instead…
Jhinge basanti – Ridgegourd pumpkin curry
Had enough of non-veg items for the last few days and I was craving for some good, tasty and light vegetable dish which I can have with plain rice. This jhinga basanti came to my…
Katla machher chop or fish chop
Made Katla machher chop or fish chop to greet my friends and relatives who all are coming to my house for Bijoya. Bijoya Dashami in Bengal is being celebrated on 10th day of the Puja…
Prawn or Chingri r dhakai Malaicurry
Today is Navami , the 9th day of Durgapuja . For Bengalis, Navami is incomplete without ‘Pathar Mangsho’ or Bengali style Mutton Curry. I made that today morning and sharing with you the picture. You…