Paneer Makhmali
Something not very usual in my kitchen, a Paneer dish. Neither me, nor hubby likes paneer so we avoid it as much as we can, but on the contrary my son loves paneer, don’t know…
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…
Posto bora – poppy seed fritters
Being a ‘bangal’ ( ancestors are from Bangladesh, that is) has its own perks, you grew up having tastiest food with focus on fish, fish and more fish. , Though I donot believe it by heart,…
Egg paniyaram
These little cuties are one of my favorite breakfast of all times. Whenever I make dosa at home, the leftover batter on the next day will turn into these fluffy beauties with or without egg…
Bhog er khichuri
I could not believe my eyes when I discovered that till date, I have not written this recipe. Although this is a heirloom recipe which was started by my maternal grandmother, my ‘didubhai’. The legacy…
Dhakai mutton korma
I really donot know how authentic ‘dhakai’ this recipe is, was browsing through a magazine and saw the recipe and decided to give it a try and the outcome was delicious. Ingredients: Mutton – 500…
Butter Garlic Mushroom
We as a family love mushrooms. Though it is not a very common item found in local vegetable market, but during this time of the year, you can see button mushrooms here and there. Whenever…
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…
Tiger prawn in tomato coconut gravy
We get very good quality fishes in our newtown market where we are told that the fishes are from Malancha – one of the largest fish market in south bengal. I have never been to…
Bengali Doi Machh
Another recipe from a dear friend Mahua, a recipe from her mom, better say, which she has mastered and shared with us. Though ‘doi machh’ or fish specially katla cooked in a curd gravy is…