Chholar Dal diye Lau Ghonto
I have cooked lau ghonto in multiple ways, be it with bori and fresh peas or with fish head. There is an epic recipe of Lau or bottlegourd cooked with mugdal and prawn, which is…
A fine food endeavour straight from a bong's kitchen
I have cooked lau ghonto in multiple ways, be it with bori and fresh peas or with fish head. There is an epic recipe of Lau or bottlegourd cooked with mugdal and prawn, which is…
I love sukto in any form. For us, bengalis, sukto is an emotion and I love to recreate various versions of it. Sukto should always have a bitter component, mostly it is the bitter gourd.…
We have decided to go veg at least 2 days in a week and then it has become a delightful experience for me to try out various veg recipes of my native state. One of…
Lau er Khosa Bhaja is an emotion that only the old timers like us, who were the 70’s kids, can connect to. We as a child was never pampered and those days, the kind of…
Two of my favorites in one dish, and that is my Lau Pata Chingri Bharta. The fist one, the Lau Pata or tender bottle gourd leaves itself is a delicacy and I already have prepared…
A very traditional bengali recipe is this Bori Matarshuti diye Lau Ghonto. Not welcomed by my son though, but when he is away in his hostel, I cook this quite often. I love simple, basic…
As bengali, we love our fish and another lip smacking delight is this Katla Machher matha diye Lau Ghonto. It is an otherwise simple bottlegourd curry but cooked with one or two Katla fish head…
This Matar dal er bora diye Lau chingri was a quick fix recipe for me. It was also part of my ‘clean your fridge’ drive one day. I had 2-3 slices of lau or bottle…
This Mug dal diye Lau Chingri is a combination ( fusion??) dish made by me to feed my family the humble Lau or bottle gourd. We bengalis have our very own Lau Chingri,, and we…
A bit unusual recipe it is, ‘Lau’ or bottle gourd and ‘kankra’ or crab is individually quite familiar in Bengali Household. However ‘Lau Chingri’ or Bottle gourd shrimp curry is more common and popular dish…