This blog is dedicated to Mum, my greatest mentor. It is a compilation of simple recipes - Bengali, Indian, Burmese and Continental, among others. All of these recipes have been tested in my kitchen. Most use everyday ingredients found at your local grocery store, but some use specialty ingredients available at Asian and/or Indian grocery stores. Comments are welcome and members are invited to send in any recipes they would like to share.
Dimer DalnaThe eggs in this Egg Curry are sometimes halved before simmering in the tomato gravy. It is, however, more conventional to leave them whole when (...)
Buthi HinjoBurmese meals almost always include a bowl of Hinjo (soup) or Hinga (sour soup). These soups are composed of different vegetables in very light and (...)
Panthey khauk swe egg noodles in chicken curry sauce
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This noodle dish is a simplified version of Ohno Khauk Swe,more suitable for small groups of people, and influenced by the Indo-Chinese Muslim population in (...)
Chicken Lettuce WrapsA favorite among children, this light and simple meal is fun for them to assemble and hold in their little hands. It’s also easy to brown (...)
Coconut JellyKyauk KyawAgar Agar is a popular dessert ingredient in South East Asian countries where it is used as a substitute for gelatin. Agar agar, a (...)
Laphet ThohtReady to Hand-MixToday I am in seventh heaven. We just had Burmese pickled tea leaves salad or Laphet Thoht for lunch. Laphet is tea leaves and (...)
Stir-Fried Burmese Garlic Noodles with PorkHsee Chet Khauk Swe in the BowlHsee Chet refers to the garlic oil which is used to stir-fry and garnish this dish. (...)
Chicken Fajita CasseroleThis deconstruction of a chicken fajita meal combines all its ingredients into a hot & bubbling casserole. I had to come up with (...)
Bottle Gourd & Shrimp in White Poppy Seed GravyThis is another one of Mum's recipes that I retrieved from my notebook. She taught me that the vegetables in any (...)
Fresh Rolls with Chicken SaladThese fresh rolls are so versatile, quick and easy that, for right now, I'm hooked on them! The chicken salad was actually made (...)
Salisbury SteakFor Christmas dinner this year we had Salisbury Steak for a main dish. In our family, we can tolerate turkey and ham only once a year, for (...)
This is the easiest method I know for making caramel custard, also known as flan in Spanish or crème brûlèe in French. The texture of this pudding is firm and (...)
Skinned Black Gram or Urad DalSplit Black GramWhole Black GramHere is an interesting excerpt on the benefits of consuming Urad Dal as part of your daily (...)
Veggie PizzaOur quilt guild has a luncheon twice a year in December and June. Usually members are expected to contribute their favourite dish as part of a (...)
Eggplant is a favourite vegetable among Bengali people who reside in West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. For this salad, the big, purple eggplant works best. (...)
I've lived in the US for 31 years and served Thanksgiving Dinner to our family and friends for 27 of those years. Preparing this dinner became much less (...)
Karola Alu BhajaBitter melon is a super food for diabetics and can be cooked in a variety of ways. Here I've simply stir-fried it with potatoes and pumped up (...)
Shahi palak murgh - royal chicken and spinach curry
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Chicken & Spinach Fit for a King!A quick and easy chicken and spinach curry that goes well with steamed rice or chapatis/tortillas. Using Shan's Chicken White (...)
This pudding is pure comfort food for a cold, snowy or rainy day. A good friend of ours who lives in the neighbourhood walked over last evening and presented (...)
Ground Lamb with Peas, Potatoes and Green BeansOur local grocery store sometimes stocks New Zealand lamb, and I was pleased to find ground lamb in that (...)
Stewed ChickenWhen the body craves simple yet nourishing fare, this stewed chicken comes to mind. Quick & easy to prepare with minimal fuss, it is one of the (...)
Coconut milk is a common ingredient in Burmese desserts such as this tapioca pudding. I used instant tapioca pearls, but the larger pearls would look a lot (...)
