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Ol r Matar Dal er Dhoka – A dish with Elephant Yam

Hi Friends, I am back again and this time I am indulging myself to some elaborate cooking and this time, During this festive season, I am trying my hands on one of the bengali delicacy…

Ol chingri Bharta

Have some prawns lying in the fridge but the quantity is not adequate to make a curry dish of its own. Fried with masalas and mixed them with some boiled “ol” or elephant foot yum…

Ol kachki jhaal

Got this recipe from a famous bengali food magazine called ‘Hangla henshel’ as one of the reader’s contribution, I think. The simplicity of the dish prompted me to make this with a little touch of…

Hi, I am Jayati, a true Bengali with a passion for anything and everything related to food. I have been lovingly cooking for my family for quite some time now. However, in 2013, I felt the strong need to record and document the plethora of dishes I was trying for my son who, from a very tender age, was interested in food and cooking. that idea melted and moulded into this website. Though there is an abundance of recipes to choose from on this site, you will get that constant bong touch in every dish. Hopefully, this will give a fair idea of Bengali cooking to those bereft of this cuisine and simultaneously help those true bongs, who miss their 'Maa er haat er ranna' (Mom’s handcooked food). I urge you all to join this journey with me as we progress on Jayati's food journey.