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…
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…
Katla Finger curry
Sometimes it happens that you have very little ingredients in your pantry and you have to feed 2 or 3 hungry soul , then what you do? I face this issue once in a while…
Patol er dorma
This is a classic bengali dish where patol or parwal is scraped of its seeds and then stuffed with various kind of fillings. The filling could be a vegetarian mix comprised of paneer or cottage…
Quick prawn curry
Made this curry in a jiffy during this hot and humid summer. It takes hardly 10-15 minutes to cook, if the prawns are marinated beforehand. Goes well with plain rice. Ingredients: Prawns – 500 gms,…
Aloo diye shutki machh
A delicacy from bangal community where dried bombay duck is cooked in lots of garlic, green chilli and onion to become a finger licking good hot and spicy dish. I learnt the dish from my…
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…
Pomfret Machh er Jhaal
Pomfret is one of our favourite fish and we cook it many ways. I remember, when I was young, pomfret was quite an unknown and unpopular fish in our locality and it was wuite cheap…