Be it after Bijaya Dashami or any uninformed visit to her, Dida was always kind enough to cook the best Niramish Ghugni for me over the years with fried sliced Coconut. Neither dry nor runny, a bit massy and with a few peas intact, with the fainted smell of Ghee, Narkel diye Niramish Ghugni was…
Kolkata style Chicken Bharta | Down the memory lane with Chicken Bharta
My memory of Chicken Bharta always took me back to the college days or more specifically, the period when I have completed BSc and was struggling with the Master’s course. That was for the first time I left a metro city to study Rural Management and was based in a suburb of West Bengal, Kalyani. I used…
Doodh Maach | Fish cooked with Milk
This post was not planned but indeed a special one as I was requested for the recipe of “Doodh Maach” by a reader. When the request is from somebody who took the pledge of reading my novice blog how can I ignore the request. “Doodh Maach” or Fish cooked with milk is not something I…
Katoya Data Chorchori | Bengali Style Mix-veg with Drumsticks
A few days back while returning home from office I went to vegetable market like I do it regularly and found some fresh “Katoya Data”, a type of drumstick, I, though, have had it several times in form of a Bengali style Chorchori but never made it and I didn’t even know the veggies I…
Shutki Chingri Bhorta and our Sunday tale | Dried Prawn Paste
A nuclear family with working parents and a super supportive toddler, where the momma bear is a food blogger herself apart for working full time for the development sector and the daddy dearest is an architect and our story is typically like several other families who crave for quality time spending with each other. We…
Aloo Fulkopi diye Macher Jhol and my way of celebrating Valentine’s day with comfort food!
Well, I know, some people are going to think that I am having a major mental problem that I am writing about “Macher Jhol” or precisely Aloo Fulkopi diye Macher Jhol today. Believe me, my V’ day is not about the bunch of Roses or the Candle Light dinner and gifts but something else. It…
Khejur Gurer Payesh | Bengali Rice Kheer with Date Palm Jaggery
“Don’t you think pasta this is the perfect time to have Khejur Gurer Payesh ”; the pampering father asked. “Hoooon Papa; I want it”; Pasta replied. “but baby who is going to make it for us? I don’t know how to cook Payesh; that is not as easy as making the Maggi” the father replied…
Niramish Mangsho or Bhoger Mangsho & Reminiscence of Kalipujo at Maluti, a tribal village
With this post, I have coming up with a unique mutton recipe with no added onion and garlic, Niramish Mangsho. A Bengali delight, Bhoger Mangsho is indeed a special one. Growing up in a North Kolkata house with 28 members have shown me different flavors of Bengali culture and rituals. Not that I adopted everything…
Two in One Sondesh; not the ice cream!
I am presently enjoying a lethargic phase in life; well not typically when it comes to my official work but obviously including of anything and everything related to my home. This means that no cooking (well almost) and as a result, I recently appointed a “Rannar Mashi” (cook) who fortunately is an amazing cook. With…
A quick recipe of Hansher Dimer Dalna & keeping the kitchen clean!
It’s been a tremendously busy month for me both workwise as well as in home front given Durga Puja is nearby and I have to complete my entire chore before that to enjoy the Puja with the family and obviously to make the Puja more delightful. Nowadays, I am hoping to different places to shop…
