Palak Paneer
One of the winter favourite in my home is this lovely palak paneer which was taught to me by a punjabi aunty during my early marriage days. We used to stay in a rented one…
Sheem Bata / Broad Bean Bharta
A delicacy we enjoy during winter isthis ‘sheem bata’ or broad besns bharta. The recipe is similar to a ‘patal bata’ one, and tastes best with plain rice. I really like the tinge of garlic…
Prawn cauliflower stir fry
A very quick recipe if you have some stardy vegetable and prawn. Very easy to prepare, we liked the flavour of garlic in our vegetables. Ingredients: Prawns – 12-15, cleaned and deveined Cauliflower- 1, cut…
Uchche chorchori – kasundi diye
I love my bittergourd in any form and try my hand on various combinations to enjoy it. Like this simple chorchori or mishmash where kasundi or bengali mustard sauce has been added at the end…
Patal chingri rosha
Some jugaad recipe, where whatever was available in the fridge was combined after a massive fridge cleaning episode. The outcome is not bad, I must say !!! Ingredients: Patol or parwal – 8-10 Prawns –…
Aloo Begun Posto
Sometimes a very basic recipe wins the heart and this aloo begun posto is no exception. Cooked in a normal aloo poso way however, I have one lonely brinjal sitting in mg fridge and decided…
Gathi kochu bora – Arbi Fritters
A very basic bhaja recipe which can be served as a starter or a side for your usual dal bhat. We get various formats of kochu or arbi here in Bengal and they have their…
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…
Niramish jhol
Samething very basic with no fancy ingredients, but scored high on the flavour and health quotients is this niramish jhol or vegetarian soup. This is a regular in my kitchen during summer with various summer…
Chal Kopi – aromatic Cauliflower Curry
This is something I cook every winter and it is one of our most loved recipe. Here big florets of caulifower is cooked with aromatic rice like Gobindabhog. Bengali garam masala is one of the…