Yellow Peas Pulao
This is a crowd pleaser which I can cook in a jiffy and it reminds me of my grand maa making this for a feast specially meant for ‘Bhaifota’ or ‘Bhaiduj’ as they call it.…
Mushroom Pulao
I have served this yummy Pulao for our Christmas Lunch last year, The use of coconut milk added a nice flavor to the dish. Ingredients: Basmati or any fragrant rice – 2 cups Mushroom…
Thor Pulao-Banana Stem Pulao
We Indians are amazing in utilzing anything to its fullest extent. We don’t like wasting any part of the food. e.g We don’t only eat bananas, we eat its stem and flowers too. The flowers…
Ilish Bhate
Can’t find an equivalent English name for this dish. You can faintly term it as Ilish Pulao, but for a true Bengali, the ‘Ilish Bhate’ is the most appropriate name. It is a one pot meal…
Egg Biryani
Took a french leave just to be with my dear son! He is growing up so fast, sometimes I just want to sit beside him, help him study, giving him comfort, *sigh*, not always possible…
Chal Patol – Parwal Pulao
This is a very traditional bengali veg recipe prepared with gobindobhog chal. Very easy yet palatable, there is a gravy version too, but I used to make it dry, where the portion of rice is…
Jalpari Pulao
This recipe is adapted from a magazine where there was an interview of Imtiaz Qureshi, the legendary chef and it was one of his signature dish. What fascinated me about this dish, while I was…
Aakhni Polao
My maternal grandma was a fabulous cook. I remember, when I was in my teens, Bhai fo(n)ta was celebrated at her place in a big way and this polao made by her was the star…