NUTMEG CINNAMON FLAVOURED AKHROT GOLAPJAM CAKE
 I wished to share this cake I prepared sometime in September; on this week; this can be a good share for all the occasions going to take place this month and even next. Anyway, to a cake lover like...
View ArticleSOY MILK MOONG DAL ER PAYESH
 Those were the days in Kolkata when I immensely loved "MOONG DAL BURFI" / SPLIT DE-SKINNED YELLOW MOONG BEAN SQUARES cooked in ghee / clarified butter. Honestly, in pure Bengali sweet shops, they did...
View ArticleOVEN E NARKOL KISHMISH DIYE PAURUTI ALOOR SNACKER
Today is "BhaiPhota". Among us, on this day, we pray for our brother's health, peace, prosperity and long life. Be it a younger brother or the elder, it is the sister's pleasure to wish him or them...
View ArticleTATKA CHANA O MUSHURIR DAL ER DHOKAR DALNA
     This CURRY was done sometime last May, then I forgot all about it. Yesterday, I was scrolling the Google Photos and found this FRESH PANEER / HOMEMADE COTTAGE CHEESE & RED LENTIL MIXED...
View ArticlePEPPERY PEANUT SPREAD / FILLING
 Look at me! Today too I could not go ahead with a BENGALI RECIPE share. Blogging about HEIRLOOM BENGALI FOOD is always a pleasure; I have in my kitty photos of our kind of FISH RECIPES using "tyangra,...
View ArticlePEPPERY PEANUT SPREAD STUFFED BAKED SNACK
I am very pleased of what I got from what I was planning for the last few days, wanting to be shared today. Earlier, I had shared a recipe of CINNAMON FLAVOURED PEANUT BANANA SPREAD in the BLOG....
View ArticlePANTA BHAAT; ALOO CHOKHA O MOONG DAL KASURI METHIR BORA
 I remember I cooked and clicked this BENGALI PLATTER sometime in April; the exact date was 13th April; lunch time. The plan was on since 12th April; PANTA BHAAT is FERMENTED RICE; we need to soak the...
View ArticleSHEEM ALOO DHONEPATA BATA DIYE RUI BA KATLA MAACHER JHOL
 This is the kind of meal we have on a daily basis; very humble & simple. When it comes to serving everyday meal on the family's plate; I have not changed much. I cook & serve my family what I...
View ArticleDOI BEGUN ER DIP
See, I cooked this VEGETARIAN PLATTER sometime last June and finally getting it to the Blog today. Of late, this kind of meals caught my fancy; Most of the days, we like simple meals on the table. I am...
View ArticleBEGUN MURGI BHAAT
This was our last Monday's dinner. After having Vangi Bath at MTR last week; I knew I had to make a spicy rice for my family that would have FRIED EGGPLANT in it. Some of the people around would know...
View ArticlePAN COOKED ALOO BEET GAJOR ER FRITTER
ABOUT LATKE & HANUKKAH!Until last week, I did not know what LATKE is, neither about the festival of Hanukkah. It was in one of the food pages I follow that I learnt about both. The said page can be...
View ArticleMICROWAVE CHOCOLATE KIWI CAKE
A QUICK CAKE IN A MICROWAVE?It does make a sense at times, if not at all times. Say, whilst alone at home, an instant craving for some DESSERT can be met with the help of such QUICK MADE FOOD IN A...
View ArticleDUDH ALOOR POROTA O DIM ER JHURO
 A COMBO PLATTER OF MILK & POTATO FLATBREAD, BENGALI STYLE SCRAMBLED EGG & ROASTED EGGPLANTFor a couple of months I was wanting to share this COMBO MEAL of POROTA, DIMER JHURO & BEGUN PORA...
View ArticlePEYARAR JELLY
 A CHILDHOOD, TEEN LIFE TO ADULTHOOD;  TALES OF FRESH FRUIT JAM, JELLY, ACHAR, HOMEMADE VEGETARIAN CONDIMENTS!If I look back as far as memory can take me to, it is about a home meticulously run by a...
View ArticleRUI BA KATLA MAACH ER DIM ER BORA
 FISH ROE / MAACH ER DIM; A LINGERING LOVE SINCE CHILDHOOD!Very few Bengalis would say a no to fish roe! On reaching forty, I knew the Japanese too love it, though they eat it in a different way. Had...
View ArticleSPICED OATS COCONUT DATES CAKE
CAKES ARE REGULAR IN THE FAMILY SINCE MY CHILDHOOD!Not only homemade cakes are a regular affair in the family; store bought cakes too keep coming. Since my childhood, I have seen cakes coming regular...
View ArticleDOLLA PITHA
 FOOD; MY UNADULTERATED LOVE!I had a late lunch today and you will get surprised, have irritation if you get to hear about the series of food I ate in a twenty minutes window. No wise person would eat...
View ArticleTOFU ALOOR PUR BHORA CURRY PUFF
 SNACKING & INDIANS ARE INTERTWINED!I have not done a complete study of Indian Culture and Food; although an Indian myself; but generally speaking, India is a SNACK loving nation. When the West or...
View ArticleRANGA ALOO BADAM KISHMISH ER PUR BHORA PATISHAPTA
WHAT IS PITHE PULI IN OUR FAMILY?In both sides of my family, PITHE PULI is essentially sweet, one or two salty versions are there! The family veterans till date prepare only authentic pithe-puli that...
View ArticleCHAL GUR NARKOL BHAPE
 HAPPINESS IS GETTING THINGS DONE ACCORDING TO THE PLAN; IN MY CASE, IT IS THE RIGHT KIND OF COOKING! IT CAN BE SORU CHAKLI SOMEDAY; A STEAMED, OIL-FREE COCONUT JAGGERY DELIGHT, ON THE OTHER!Every...
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