If you ask which is your favourite day of the week, 7 out of 10 willanswer Friday, the door opener to the weekend. As I child from Wednesday evening I used to (...)
Bharta or bhurta means minced or mashed. It can be a vegetarian dish, like baingan bharta(egg plant grilled and mashed), or non-veg like chicken bharta. Today (...)
Goat meat curry with rice is a regular item for every Bengali household during Sunday lunch. This time I wanted to something different form the usual affair. I (...)
Butter chicken is one of the most frequently ordered dish in an Indian restaurant. This tomato-based butter-flavored gravy is favorite among many of us. It is (...)
Mutton(goat meat) NihariThe name Nihari comes from the Arabic word 'Nahar', meaning day.'Nihari' is eaten just after the morning namaaz(prayer).It is a hot and (...)
The word 'Bhuna' means to saute or to fry. Bhuna is a cooking process, where the ingredients are added to the pan or kadai and fried in oilwithout adding any (...)
I prefer to spend the weekends either relaxing with my family or just to have some precious me time. Doing nothing and sitting with a cup of coffee or tea is (...)
Dinner time..!!!! I was clueless what to make. My little one wanted something with rice, the man asked for some curry. But I was in mood for some eggs. So (...)
Potol chingri - prawns with pointed gourd bengali style
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Potol-ChingriFor last few days I was cravingfor some Chingri (prawns).I was not sure what to make, the all time favorite 'Malaikari'(prawns in creamy coconut (...)
Bengali sweet pulao with saffron, raisins, and nuts
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Misti Pulao is a traditional Bengali rice dish. The word 'Misti' in Bengali means sweet, so it is essentially a rice preparation that tastes sweet. This is (...)
PaNthar Mangsho Bhat..Mutton curry and RiceIn Bengali households Sundays are not complete without paNthar mangsho (goat meat curry) and bhat (cooked rice). It (...)
Chaap: the slow-cooked ribsForBengali's'mutton' is synonymous to goat meat. Goat meat is meat of the domestic goat. Goat is the most widely-consumed meat in (...)
Biryani, what can I say about this dish? It is already been talked about so much. Biryani has its own long journey from Middle East to India. There are many (...)
In this hot sizzling summer, we all prefer to have something simple and light. The curries I make during summer is less oily and spicy. So last Sunday when the (...)
Chena poda: a sweet baked cottage cheese dessert from orissa
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Chena Poda(Chena means cottage cheese, Poda stands for burnt)Chena poda(baked cottage cheese) is a sweet dish from the state of Orissa, India. The literal (...)
In India pickle has its own special place. Pickles are made at home with utmost care. Family-favorite traditional recipes are handed down from one generation (...)
Bengalislove fish. Fish curry and rice(macher jhol-bhat) isan integral part of their staple diet.Fish curries can be madein several different ways. Other than (...)
I always find it really difficult to click food photographs while two pairs of eyes are following me and silently asking when the food will be served. It is (...)
What goes in the Garam masala? a common question I face from my readers. The word 'Garam' means hot and Masala means spices, though the hot does not imply the (...)
Hope you all have started the new year with a bang. Though I know its a week late, but it's never late to wish you all a very happy new year.It's the first (...)
How many of you love the fried rice from a Chinese take out? I know most of you are raising your hand. But what makes that fried rice special is the basic (...)
Last weekend being Diwali, I came across so many delicious pictures of sweets and savories of different kinds in the popular social networking sites. Those (...)
Aloo-paratha (potato stuffed flat bread) is a popular dish from North India. The main ingredients are potato and flour. Pre-cooked potatoes are mixed with (...)
Mutton rezala - yogurt-based indian curry with spices
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Rezala is a yogurt based meat curry, flavored with spices likecardamom,cinnamon, dry red chilies. It originated in Bengal and is an influence from the Mughlai (...)
It was Thanksgiving, so I planed for a special family dinner. No it was not a turkey roast, I personally do not like turkey. I prefer chicken over turkey any (...)
