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…
Matarsuti kishmish diye Bhaja Muger dal
The moment you mention Matarsuti kishmish diye Bhaja Muger dal, it instantly remind me of Durgapuja of my childhood days. Back in 80’s, it was very rare to have special recipes on a day to…
Dim diye Muger Dal
I am becoming so obsessed with dal cooked with eggs that I cooked this Dim diye Muger Dal this time. I have already tried Eggs with Chana Dal and eggs with Musur dal. This is…
Matar Dal er Muithya
Made this Matar Dal er Muithya last weekend after getting bored of cooking the same old dal bhat machher jhol or typical Bengali rice, dal, fish curry combo. To talk about Matar dal, I was…
Dim diye Chholar dal or Chana dal with Egg
This dim diye chholar dal or chana dal cooked with eggs become my savior. Ever since this working from home has become the new normal, I have started facing serious challenge to pack the lunch…
Chingri diye Mug Dal aka Prawn Moong Dal
This Chingri diye Mug dal or Prawn Moong Dal was made long back, as part of homecoming of my son during Puja holidays last year. Somehow I forgot to post it then. While deepcleaning my…
Dal with malabar spinach
This Dal with malabar spinach is 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)…
Palakwale Mung Dal
One of my favourite dal recipe during winter, when you get fresh spinach in the market. It is a regular dal recipe with the addition of spinach and some rasun or garlic tarka is the…
Machh er matha diye Daal
Bengalis and fishes are so synonymous that this has become almost a national joke. I am not complaining though because just like every other bengali, I am also an avid fish lover, if ai say…
Bhuna Tamatar ki Dal
A regular in my kitchen, this slightly tangy dal is best enjoyed with plain rice and some pakora by the side. Those who faces struggle to feed dal to their kids can try this. Ingredients…