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RANGA ALOOR TIKKI GARLIC PICKLE RICE
Yesterday, it was quite a busy day for me. Early morning I went out with Cristine to the local wet market for the raw groceries, I am very much against buying fish, meat and vegetables from the super...
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EGG FREE MULTIGRAIN ATTA CORNMEAL KISHMISH CUP
Today I woke up with a heavy heart, not really heavy but was feeling rather uncomfortable.... uncanny may be the right word. My sleep pattern has gone a sea change after I relocated from Kolkata. For...
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SHEEM ER BICHI O BILATI DHONEPATA DIYE JHINGE
Listen, life is what how you want it to be. Today is a day when I could seek a lot of "uhh-aha" on my respective pages, stirring up your minds with a big, emotional post, the situation is such. I will...
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ALOO LEBU PATA DIYE EGG DROP JHOL
Its been long I have not shared with my readers an egg recipe. Let us have it today. In fact, I had a mutton recipe on my mind for today, then late last night I got the news of my favourite writer...
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MOHON BHOG - BENGALI MISHTI SOOJI
Mohon Bhog? What is that? I asked the mother while basking in the Sun on a wintry morning in Kodaikanal.... that was in December 1992. We had gathered in the breakfast area as per the instruction of...
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BENGALI BEGUNI
I cannot remember how many attempts it took me to correct a "Beguni" batter. I had never realised before that a batter for a chop, be it "aloor chop or beguni" is it's most important part. Each time I...
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PRESSURE COOKER E MUTTON
The mention of Pressure Cooker has a special significance in my life because it is not much in use in my kitchen except for boiling certain variety of lentils I consider "belligerent."I boil "thor...
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PALAK DHONEPATA RICE
I keep on experimenting on a variety of flavoured rice and most of the time I have not failed. Fresh ingredients and flavours put me on, anything artificial is not my thing.... flavour or people. I do...
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KAJU KISHMISH BATA DIYE DAL ER BORA ALOO METHI
Ahh! The last two days were quite busy, going outwards to places. In fact, in the last two weeks I was more on the roads. Today, I think I can start off with my swimming sessions I so enjoy. For some...
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TANDOORI MOSHOLAI MUCHMUCHE MAACH O DRY FRUIT BHORA MOONG DAL DHOKA
We had a very relaxing midweek yesterday, the husband was at home, the weird boy was back from the school in time.... I was out for few hours but managed to cook up a meal for the four of us by 9:30pm....
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TILBATA NARKOL DIYE PAKA SHOSHA
Oh My! This picture was hiding somewhere, I just discovered while surfing the Google Photos. Cooking with over ripened cucumber was never a regular affair in the family. Bengal ate it, till date some...
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FLAKY POROTA
"Roti-Prata" is a regular affair at this home but with less use of ghee or oil. We definitely love these soft, moist, "oporta muchmuchey" flat breads or porota that is used to prepare...
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AKHROT O PATALI DIYE STEAMED RICE CAKE
I remember my failure to prepare our family favourite "dhuki pitha" last year. During this time of the year I get nostalgic about the wide variety of "pithe-puli" my family used to make. They were not...
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SAUTÉED BLACK CHICKPEA
I wish to go ahead with a new recipe share today, at the same time I am not in a position to sit straight at a stretch for few hours; the body is in such pain. These are the side effects of going for a...
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SHORSHE NARKOL LOTI
Loti / Taro Stolon is a much loved vegetable in my side of the family. There are a couple of family recipes with it; not really this one using green chilli+black mustard+coconut paste. This particular...
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FYANA BHAAT
Is there any Bengali kid from the 70's & 80's who did not have this for breakfast before going to school? This was the quickest something our mothers could prepare who were not equipped with modern...
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BUTTER CUP CARDAMOM CAKE
This home either enjoys all those swiss rolls, butter scotch or strawberry / vanilla cream cakes or me baked plain cakes. They definitely would love to have a swiss roll made by me, the question is if...
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RAGI FLOUR BEETROOT ROTI JALA
What you see above is our island's favourite Roti Jala, a spider webbed / laced pancake or crepe with it's origin in Malaysia. It is also called Roti Renjis or Roti Kirai. A brief brush up with the...
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KALIJEERA RICE & CHICKEN ECONOMIC MEAL
I will remember the date I prepared this family lunch, 30th November, 2019. No, it requires no such skill or labour; if the rice can be taken down and strained in the right time, the major work is...
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VEGETARIAN DUMPLING
You have no idea or you may feel how happy I was to be able to do them finally from scratch and without any help. Each time I tried my hands on Tibetan momo or any dumpling, I was left unsatisfied. The...
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