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PEA SHOOTS GREEN MOONG DAL & COCONUT PEANUT RICE
Yesterday evening when I decided to blog on it today, I realised that the platter is not complete... I just forgot to place the salad plate by the side and the lemon wedges. I am getting more forgetful...
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MAACHER ALOO PEYAZ CHOCCHORI
A combo recipe of chicken & paneer did I wish to blog on today.... you will know from the pictures  of the spicy & yum marination I shared down below! There indeed was a humble celebration of...
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BITTER GOURD CHIPS
 I was literally giggling looking at the stepwise pictures of this BITTER GOURD CHIPS making process. Cristine is still on leave, the men at home will not touch even a tiny bit of a bitter gourd.......
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SPICY CHICKEN RICE & GREEN MASALA PANEER
Its been ages that I have not prepared a traditional Biryani at home, instead prefer a meat Tahiri.... lazy brats think alike you know. The husband does eat a tahiri without a noise but that he does...
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LAU CHINGRI
After a wonderful lunch date yesterday with some yummy North Indian Food, I felt strongly to go Authentic Bengali today! This LAU CHINGRIÂ was long due, I mean a Bengali Blogger adding this recipe with...
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CHALKUMROR PUR BHAJA [BATTER FRIED STUFFED WINTER MELON]
Cristine is back to her second home .... an extremely good news to be shared with all! This time however I have decided that I will not sit all day in my favourite corner and be more of a couched...
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NAAN ..... SIMPLIFIED O BEGUN DHONEPATA BATA
Aha! When my expert friends had been taking pride in preparing five to six dishes from scratch without any help, I will not hesitate saying that this humble platter of NAAN .. SIMPLIFIED O BEGUN...
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ROSHOGOLLA [COTTAGE CHEESE BALLS IN SUGAR SYRUP]
I keep wondering that I have a PAN FLAVOURED RASMALAI, GOLAP BHOG, NOTUN GURER ROSHOGOLLA, BAKED ROSHOGOLLA WITH MANGO .... all these recipes shared in this blog but not the basic ROSHOGOLLA [COTTAGE...
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MICROWAVE BEETROOT DHOKLA
Well this correct avatar of a MICROWAVE BEETROOT DHOKLA, steamed gram flour and beetroot juice cake is my fifth attempt at it. Oh God! I was making the same old mistake each time. On the fourth day of...
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PALONG DHONEPATA MURGI [CHICKEN WITH SPINACH & CORIANDER]
Palong Shaak / Spinach / Palak and Donepata / Fresh Coriander / Hara Dhania is a childhood love. I remember, early November the Dum Dum Bazaar used to get green with young leaves of coriander and...
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MUSHROOM CORN CURRY PATAR PAKORA
With two members of the family, the mumma and her son down with cough & cold, a pakora / fries / fritters is the need of the hour.... specially when the son finishes a container full of bitter...
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CHAKA TELE POROTA O CREAMY SHORSHE SHAAK
Until the Kolkata hangover goes off, I will have this kind of food at home and Oriental soups outside adding to it the island special chilli-garlic-vinegar mixed chutney.... it supposedly is made of...
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PATALI GUR DIYA CHOSHIR PAYESH
"Sankrantir Pithe-Puli" had been / is a regular affair in both sides of our family.... in fact in a maximum number of Bengali homes! Way later, I got to know that entire India celebrate as per their...
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SHEEM MULO DHONEPATA DIYE MOONG DAL
It is a weekend and yours truly S usually shares a fish or meat curry for you! Then exceptions has to be there, it proves the rule. This winter special, authentic, Bengali lentil curry SHEEM MULO...
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KAJU KISHMISH KHEJUR ER CHUTNEY
Chutney, a must have condiment for a maximum number of South Asian Homes used to be a family favourite once. The present scenario is such that the husband has stopped having it.... the son too.... One...
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BHAAT ER BHAPE MOSHOLA ILISH
Where should I start from? 1977, January 23rd... RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata! ... As the dusk  had set in, there was a little bundle of joy on my lap... Early morning, I was crying not being able...
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KHOYA NARKOL ER PUR BHORA GUR ER PATISHAPTA
This is the kind of food I can never stop loving. My kitchen cannot transfer onto a soup & salad counter totally. Do not tell me that I can give these big talks as I am a sit at home worthless. My...
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CHICKEN IN SPICY PRAWN PASTE
Those who are with me in Instagram already know what I cooked last Saturday.... I enjoy sharing my stories there although only some of my trusted friends are there with me besides few new, unknown!...
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TOFU JAGGERY SANDESH
"Shing na thekeo jodi naam shingho hotey parey tobey chana chara mishti keno sandesh hotey parey na?".... This is my kind of reasoning with the self.... "ami oto reason er dhar dhari na".... As you...
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LOITTA SHUTKIR TARKARI
If this is not a bliss, what is? This applies only to shutki maach / dried fish lovers. Only they will understand how a bliss called "hudki" enters our body and gets spread all over it and take over...
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