With the availability of seasonal cauliflower and fresh prawns, our lunch last Sunday was comforting with Phulkopi Aloo diye Chingri Kaliya. Though available all through the year now, cauliflower, even today is a winter favorite. This curry with cauliflower I am talking about is a Bengali staple. We cook different curries using it and complementing it…
Begun Pora
I am starting 2021 with a simple recipe of Begun Pora. It’s been a long I was planning to write the Begun Poda recipe. The simple eggplant based Bengali side dish is a winter favorite. Roasted eggplant along with very few spices can make a wonderful delicacy and every Bangali who loves to eat eggplant…
Egg Tadka | Kolkata street-style Dim Torka
Egg Tadka aka Dim Torka is a street-side special in West Bengal. The version without egg is equally good and we just call it Tadka or Torka here in Bengal. Another version that we eat is cooked with chunks of meat and depending on the type of meat used is called Mutton Tadka, Chicken Tadka,…
Rye Whiskey vs. Regular Whiskey: Which Is Better?
Rye Whiskey vs. Regular Whiskey: Which Is Better? Whiskey, bourbon, scotch, rye… Aren’t those all the same? I get that you must be confused with all the differences among these particular products, even though you already know that they don’t taste the same. That is, of course, in case you have tried all of them…
Biyebarir Fish Butter Fry aka Bhetki Batter Fry
Biyebarir Fish Butter Fry is one delicacy (amongst a few more) that we the 80s kids (and even before) enjoyed during our childhood which I suppose the millennials did not. To them, it is Bhetki Batter Fry if at all they are lucky to have this during a marriage feast! While frying the Bhetki batter…
Nalli Nihari | Mutton Nihari Recipe | Gosht Nihari
Nalli Nihari is something that I cook every winter and yet I haven’t written the recipe over the years. One of the main reasons was the pictures. I wasn’t able to click the pictures over the years or whatever I captured I wasn’t happy with those. I have eight sets of Nihari pictures available from…
Malai Kofta
The Daughter loves Paneer a lot and in any form and I cook different dishes with Paneer once a week. Malai kofta is one dish she prefers a lot for the creamy texture of the gravy and also for the subtle flavors. Paneer Malai Kofta is really easy to cook and can be served with…
Joggi Barir Mangsho| Biyebarir Mutton Curry
Joggi Barir Mangsho for sure is not an SEO friendly title. The tech geeks would suggest me to use an SEO friendly title for the Bengali Mutton curry such as Mangshor Jhol or Kosha Mangsho to get more views. However, that would not be justified considering Joggi Barir Mangsho is not regular Mangsher Jhol or…
Panch Phoron Murgi | Bengali Chicken Curry with Panch Phoron
Panch Phoron Murgi is my way of giving a little twist to the good old everyday Bengali chicken curry aka Murgir Jhol at home. Chandana di, our cook is responsible for making the breakfast and also the lunch which mostly Pasta and her nanny eat and also our parents whenever they are at our place….
Murgi Khichuri | Murgir Mangshor Khichuri
Are you wondering why I am sharing the recipe of Murgi Khichuri just after the recipe of Bhuni Khichuri? The reason is quite simple. These days we are mainly living on one-pot meals especially dishes that can be cooked in a pressure cooker within no-time. After the marathon pujo cooking, I am taking a break…
