Doi Bhetki – Bhetki fish cooked in a curd sauce
Subho Maha Shoshti 2021 friends! On this auspicious day of Maha Shoshti, let us pray to Goddess Durga to give us strength and help us celebrate the triumph of good over evil. Being born as…
Gandharaj Doi Galda
‘Shubho Shosti’ to all my friends who are celebrating Durga puja. Today’s recipe is a teo in one where the marination remains the same but the cooking style resulting into two versions of this prawn…
Lichu r payesh – litchi kheer
Something sweet for you guys !! The lichee season has just finished and to celebrate this fleshy juicy delight, I have tried this litchi kheer or ‘lichu r payesh’ as we call it in bengali.…
Bengali Doi Machh
Another recipe from a dear friend Mahua, a recipe from her mom, better say, which she has mastered and shared with us. Though ‘doi machh’ or fish specially katla cooked in a curd gravy is…
Dahiwale Keema Matar
Sometimes it happens that you cook something out of your instinct and it turns out so well that it becomes your favourite and this Dahiwale Keema Matar dish is one of them. This is the…
Doi Magur – Catfish cooked in a Curd Gravy
Magur is a kind of Catfish which is considered very healthy in Bengal. This fish can be had as a simple jhol or soup, or can be made as a spicy preparation in a curd gravy, like…
Chicken Chaap
Got this recipe from the net and it was a superb one. The best part is the gravy which is finger lickin’ good. 🙂 Planning to do this with some fried onion next time. Ingredients…
Doi Chicken – The Bengali Way
I have this famous Bengali Cookbook – ‘Benudir Ranna Banna’, where some fabulous recipes are written with a cute story. Tried quite a bit of recipes from this book, and this Doi chicken or chicken…
Doi Galda
So it is a Sunday and Sunday means a special day with something exotic in the Lunch menu. I have some medium sized Golda Chingri or Lobster to cook, but not the usual ‘Malaicurry’. So…
Dahi Methi Murg (Chicken with Yoghurt and Fenugreek)
An extremely flavorful recipe which I have adapted from Pritha’s blog,and I have used fresh methi leaves instead of the dry ones to cook this. Have never anticipated this taste before cooking and we just…