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MAWA TOAST
MAWA TOAST.... quite in the lines of Shahi Tukra though not exactly the same... an hour back I had a brief look at google... oh it also refers to some toast biscuit kind of. I did not consult any of...
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FRESH HERBS TURMERIC RICE & CHANAR DALNA
Aww this happened to be our "phool sajjar din".... reception day 20 years back.... what was my first thought early morning?.... what is the lunch menu? .... the scary thought of "I perhaps have to eat...
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KOCHI PATHAR DOM
"Aaj Dil Shayaranna, Shayaranna, Shayaranna, Shayaranna Lagta Hai,Udta Firey Dil, Utarna Janey Na.....Bigra Hua Dil, Samhalna Janey Na....."This is exactly how I feel inside at the very sight of mutton...
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PINEAPPLE PRAWN & GARLIC TEMPERED RICE
Aww it was last night... a Monday when we had this platter of PINEAPPLE PRAWN & GARLIC TEMPERED RICE at the dinner table. Have I stopped cooking till 4 pm on Saturday's?... not really, I have a...
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GHEETE BHAJA LUCHI O JHINGE KUMRO ALOOR TARKARI
Some days I wish to go back to the bygone days and rehearse few scenes..... how actually Sunday mornings had been.... how we got an extra hour to sleep, how we both siblings fought over trivial issues,...
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BATTER FRIED POMFRET
I am not in the mood or position to go for an elaborate recipe today.... so this super simple, supremely yum dish of BATTER FRIED POMFRET should be fine.... What do you say, my readers? Even if you are...
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PEPPER & CHEESE STUFFED MINI PARATHAS
Ahh whenever I get inspired by such posts like "Shobbha De @ 70" and think of going in for a clean diet or doing a GM diet for a week, something or the other stops me .... which only proves my...
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KURMUREY BHINDI IN A SPICY SESAME SEED & RICE FLOUR BATTER
Ahh... it seems I can never learn the tricks of good photography... those reflections and shadows pisses me off. I remember the evening I prepared this KURMUREY BHINDI IN A SPICY SESAME SEED & RICE...
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DHONEPATA BATA DIYE MULO SHEEM ALOO CHINGRI
Where to start from and how to? Well I wished to go authentic Bengali today with ingredients known to majority of the people. In fact most of the time I wish to go Bengali, I am thinking of asking my...
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ELACH DANA O KALOJEEREY SUJI BISKUT
Yesterday night, the belief got stronger that I am not that much of a good homemaker, neither a class food blogger... .... I so much wished to bring that Kolkata Tea Stall effect in this particular...
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BENGALI BONDE
My name is Bond.... James Bond! Aww.... "Ami Bonde... cholbe naki luchi... murir sathey?".... Hi....hi... hi..... This is good enough reason for any real or virtual life Mr. Bond to avoid coming...
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TIL NARKOL BATA MURGI
Well, I do not know how authentic Bengali this TIL NARKOL BATA MURGI dish is... Someone counter questions.... "few days back you said you prefer giving Bengali names to dishes that are authentic,...
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LEMON & NUTMEG FLAVOURED COCONUT CAKE
The situation or the occasion is such that I had to take that tremendous pressure of baking ... ahh else some of my dear friends will take it to their heart.... take the example of Bianca Castafiore...
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ROSE & FRESH MINT COCONUT CREAM ICE-CREAM WITH WALNUT
Wondering why an ice cream share during winter? What if I get very selfish and say why should I bother for others, I stay in an island with tropical weather and can have ice cream every hour of the...
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BEETROOT .. BUTTERMILK... NUTS.. NUTELLA .. A CAKE..
Its Xmas.... what else could I do?.... There might be many other things to be done but I am not a versatile cook you all know .... cake is safer, however poor I am at it! Considering all my readers and...
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NOODLES ........ A DESI TOUCH
Wasn't I too eager to share this "bengli chow from the 80's"on my blog though I fear by tomorrow morning I may be thrown out of this beautiful island.... "aloo, dim, peyaj, roshun-lanka kuchi diye chow...
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MOCHAR BORA O AADA DIYE MOONG ER DAL
"Aada Diye Moong er Dal, Ghono Doodh Er Chana, Shobai Boley Dena Dena, Diley Je Amar Ghar Cholena"...... the rest of the lines I forgot, even the name of the writer! The mother used to sing for her...
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BAKED ROSHOGOLLA WITH MANGO
It was a long standing wish to blog on baked roshogolla / rasgulla, ever since Kolkata started making it. Few of our friends are already back from there, I got my "patali gur".... date palm jaggery for...
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MAWA MATAR STUFFED PATISHAPTA
We are just back from a week long tour of Port Dickson & A'famosa Amusement Park located in Malaysia.... a four to five hours drive from our island. They are not major tourist attractions as of...
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FISH ALOO BITES
I have not taken any stepwise pictures for this appetiser called FISH ALOO BITES, I cannot remember when I took these shots! Such dishes keep on happening at our home.... sweet home ..... only that I...
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