Dim posto or Egg in poppy seed gravy
Made this Dim Posto or eggs cooked in a spicy poppy seed paste few days back as a side dish to keema pulao and it was a perfect pairing. Now, there is no point explaining…
Beguni or Bengali Brinjal Fritters
This beguni or bengali brinjal fritters with sesame seed is an outcome of cleaning up of my pantry shelves. During the action, found some roasted sesame seeds sitting on the corner of the shelves and…
Soya aloo dum
This soya aloo dum is one of my favourite recipe which I can cook anytime. Astonishingly I didnot put it in my blog till date and don’t know why. May be it is so frequent…
Muri ghanta or Muri Ghonto
Something sumptuous for a bengali palette, this muri ghanta is essentially fish heads cooked with some aromatic rice and spices laced with dry fruits and ghee. Bay leaf is another important spice for this dish.…
Green jackfruit soya curry
This Corona and consequent lockdown period taught us so many things including the best possible use of available resources. Husband could manage some green jackfruit from the market and being a bong, the first thing…
Bhapa chingri or Steamed Prawn
Mom in law requested for some bhapa chingri or steamed prawn during her recent visit and how can I not fulfill her wish specially when I remember the way she took care of me during…
Tyangra peyazkoli jhal
A staple to bengali household during winter season is this catfish curry with peyajkoli or Tyangra peyazkoli jhal. We get good quality tyangra fish or catfish during this time. When you cook it with peyajkoli…
Koi machh er Rosha
This is for you all fish lovers who cannot think of a meal without fish. Today being saptami, I cannot spend much time in the kitchen hence this fish curry with rice is what I…
Gandharaj Doi Galda
‘Shubho Shosti’ to all my friends who are celebrating Durga puja. Today’s recipe is a teo in one where the marination remains the same but the cooking style resulting into two versions of this prawn…
Chingri machh er dhoka
Got the idea of this recipe from dear friend Sayantani, then gave my touch to tweak a bit. I am a great fan of her blog because of its simplicity, the writing, specially her food photography,…