Dal Sukhno or Bengali Dal Bharta
Dal Sukhno or Bengali Dal Bharta is a humble dish made mostly with musur dal or red lentils. It is an excellent example of leftover management of our ancestors. I remember having it during my…
Matar Dal Bhate or matar dal bharta
Sometimes, when I am completely alone at home, I enjoy the calmness , the silence, the non-hurried life, sitting here and there, reading something, listening to good music, taking a really long shower and relaxing.…
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…
Matarsuti kishmish diye Bhaja Muger dal
The moment you mention Matarsuti kishmish diye Bhaja Muger dal, it instantly remind me of Durgapuja of my childhood days. Back in 80’s, it was very rare to have special recipes on a day to…
Dim diye Muger Dal
I am becoming so obsessed with dal cooked with eggs that I cooked this Dim diye Muger Dal this time. I have already tried Eggs with Chana Dal and eggs with Musur dal. This is…
Matar Dal er Muithya
Made this Matar Dal er Muithya last weekend after getting bored of cooking the same old dal bhat machher jhol or typical Bengali rice, dal, fish curry combo. To talk about Matar dal, I was…
Dim diye Chholar dal or Chana dal with Egg
This dim diye chholar dal or chana dal cooked with eggs become my savior. Ever since this working from home has become the new normal, I have started facing serious challenge to pack the lunch…
Chingri diye Mug Dal aka Prawn Moong Dal
This Chingri diye Mug dal or Prawn Moong Dal was made long back, as part of homecoming of my son during Puja holidays last year. Somehow I forgot to post it then. While deepcleaning my…
Dal with malabar spinach
This Dal with malabar spinach is something healthy for a quick weeknight dinner. Had a bunch of malabar spinach or ‘puishak’ as we call it in bengali. We usually make ‘chorchori’ ( the veg version)…
Palakwale Mung Dal
One of my favourite dal recipe during winter, when you get fresh spinach in the market. It is a regular dal recipe with the addition of spinach and some rasun or garlic tarka is the…