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MICROWAVE E PANEER SNACK
I HATED MILK; LOVED CHANA-MURI-CHINI!I am really honest about this declaration! I dislike milk more than any medicine, I could never take the smell of milk, nor was able to digest it. However, I loved...
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AIR FRYER RAW BANANA POTATO CROQUETTE
 OATS IS BEST USED IN A SAVOURY SNACK OR CAKE IN MY KITCHEN!Yes, may be I do not buy a jar of oats looking forward to a healthier, reduced weight avatar of mine. In every matter, I am halfway there; I...
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MAACH ER DIM ER TOK
 FISH EGG RANKS HIGH AMONG MY MOST LOVED FOOD!Its about 5:20 pm in the evening now; I am so late to start! I felt going ahead with an EASY FAMILY RECIPE would be the right thing to do today! I had an...
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STOVETOP BENGALI GRANOLA
 THIS TAKES ME BACK IN TIME!In fact, when I first saw muesli, granola as food items; I immediately got transported to my childhood! Big tins of "KHOI, MURI, CHIRER UPRA BA MURKI"; TOSSED PUFFED /...
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TAAL ER BORA
 PITHE-PULI, TAAL ER BORA IS WADING THROUGH THE POOL OF MEMORIES!I have so many things to write down, lined up in the memory bank; but every bone & nerve in the system wants to relax, the eyelids...
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BILATI DHONEPATA PEYAZ PARSHE MACH
 MACH NIYE TUKTAK ; FISH -Y TALES!I think I am a born fish lover! I remember, I was only six years old when I learnt to de-bone a chara pona / baby sized Bengal Carp that is quite boney! The maternal...
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SUGAR-FREE SESAME DRY FRUITS SNACK
ALWAYS IN SEARCH OF PLEASURE BITES!Who else, but your's truly! Okay! The son too loved snacking until last year, he does not say if he still loves the exercise or not! Mumma would feel very sad if he...
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STOVE TOP VEGETARIAN BREAD
 CAKES & BREADS; TWO GOOD THINGS THE WEST GIFTED US!They say cake & bread is kind of an addiction; in my case it is! I go out for a walk and before heading back home, I would stop near a...
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CHICKEN WITH KULAMBU SPICE MIX
LIGHT CHICKEN CURRIES; MY EASY KITCHEN SOLUTIONS!I think the rest in my family can have chicken, or say meat curries every day, at every meal.I did not allow this ever, right from the beginning I had...
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SHORSHE CHARMOGOJ BEGUN ILISH
ILISH MACH / HILSA SHAD; TOPS THE LIST OF FISH BENGAL LOVES!I am not a feminist, so I would call it the queen or king of the Bengali fish mongers.I may not call it the crown prince or princess, to me...
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CHICKEN SNOW PEA NOODLES
 WHEN DID I ACTUALLY START LOVING NOODLE?I really do not remember!I think I love it from day one of having it! That was may be in the mid 80's, when noodles reached the Kolkata "neighbourhoods", every...
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FRESH DRAGON FRUIT ICE LOLLY
 HEALTH, AGE, FOOD, DIET, EATING PATTERN!I think I am a failure when coordinating among them wisely! There was a time, I had a hidden pride of having the ability to eat anything and everything...
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CINNAMON BANANA FRIED DOUGHNUT
ONE CAN MOVE A MOUNTAIN FOR PASSION!I may not be a versatile cook like a master chef, but I enjoy the art thoroughly!Because I am passionate about cooking, I repeat cooked the same recipe with the same...
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BENGALI CHILLI CHICKEN
 I TOLD YOU ORIENTAL SAUCY CHICKEN IS MY ULTIMATE!Do I keep saying that my parents never took us out for fine dining? So, my / our first introduction to a CHILLI CHICKEN was the Bengali Caterer's...
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ILISH MACH ER TOK
 MAHALAYA & HILSA INDEED TUNES WELL!There today, early morning Pitrupaksh / Pitripokkho ended to usher in Durga Puja! The Mother with her four kids, two boys & two daughters are to visit her...
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OVEN E MOSHOLA FULKOPI GRAVY
THE "WE LOVE CAULIFLOWER" FAMILY!Is cauliflower the glamour quotient in the vegetable kingdom? I do not know why this question arises on my mind often! The movements & actions in the food world...
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COCONUT CREAM PLUM ICE-CREAM
IN SEARCH OF A HEALTHIER DESSERT!I am really in the lookout for less sugar, healthier sweets & desserts these days.That is one reason I do not blog about the traditional Bengali Sweets; the major...
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LESS SUGAR LOBONGO LOTIKA
 FOOD MUST LOOK GOOD IN MY HOME, IF NOT PERFECT!Not only a sweet snack post, I wish to share with you the story revolving around it's making!It all started a day or two prior the Durga Pooja!I was yet...
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BENGALI STYLE VEGETABLE TEMPURA
 ILL HEALTH CANNOT DEFEAT ME; WRONG FOOD HABITS CAN!I was going through excruciating pain in different parts of the body for the past two weeks including the chronic frozen shoulder condition! That...
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APPLE BANANA STOVETOP CAKE
 I ADMIT OATS & FRUITS ARE A GOOD COMBINATION!I mean when the cake batter was ready, it felt why cannot I have it as a 'pholar' now? Did not we grow up having a mix of fruits like banana, mango,...
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