Bengali Mutton stew with veggies; sounds interesting? Well, to me it was that dish which my mother excels in cooking. She was famous to feed all the unwilling kids growing up together in our Central Kolkata-based joint family. I would not say it was interesting to me while growing up. After all, there was gorgore…
Phulkopir Singara | Kolkata style Fulkopir Shingara Recipe
Phulkopir Singara is what maa made the last week for us. Maa made several winter delicacies including Shingara. Needless to say, Kolkata-style Aloo Fulkopir Singara is one delicacy maa made along with Pithepuli. While Maa was busy making the Singaras, I decided to capture her work through my camera, and I created the Phulkpir Singara…
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…
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…
Niramish Bhuni Khichuri | Bengali Bhuni Khichuri
Durga Pujo special Bhuni Khichuri recipe is finally here on the day before Kojagari Laxmi Puja. It is been a month or so I have not written a recipe on the blog. The last two months were quite busy both work-wise and also for the gormei feast, a special event I was part of as…
Sheer Khurma
I have not been writing and updating the blog in the last months. In fact, I wrote the last blogpost halfheartedly. It was then I decided to opt for a break and I have given a month’s time to me to think clearly. Today, in the morning of Eid al-Adha I have opened the blog…
Gota Roshun diye Mangshor Jhol (Bengali Mutton Curry with Garlic Pod)
I am here with another Mangshor Jhol Recipe. Yes, even after having different versions of Bengali Mutton Curry recipes on the blog, I couldn’t help but write this recipe of Gota Roshun diye Mangshor Jhol! A simple Bengali style mutton curry cooked with whole garlic and it tastes different than regular Bengali mutton curry! In…
