Pulao is Pasta’s favorite and I prefer to cook it for her because it is a wholesome meal. For instance, Instant Chicken Pulao is something I cook quite often for various reasons. Firstly, the recipe of Chicken Pulao in Pressure Cooker needs very basic ingredients. Secondly, the cooking process is very simple as it is…
Dhaba Style Chicken Curry
One of the simplest forms of chicken curry in terms of cooking, Dhaba style Chicken Curry needs no introduction if you are a dhaba regular. We for sure are. We visit quite a few dhaba tucked on the highways quite regularly and love to have this curry with tandoori roti. The recipe is simple though…
Bhat Bhaja | Bengali Bhaja Bhat
Bhat Bhaja is something I cook whenever I have leftover rice at home. Simple, flavorful, easy to cook, and most importantly leftover utilization makes it worth cooking. I cook it whenever I have leftover rice available and also have less time to cook. This is a comforting rice preparation and ideal for kid’s lunchboxes. In…
Ada diye Cha | Adrak wali Chai | Indian Ginger Tea
Ada diye Cha aka Adrak wali Chai aka Indian Ginger Tea needs no introduction if you are a tea lover. Even if you are not (like me) you must have seen it being prepared regularly at home if you are from a chai-loving Indian family. Mehebub was horrified when I told him that I am…
Bengali Mutton Stew with Veggies in a pressure cooker | Shobji diye Mangshor Jhol
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…
Jhuri Aloo Bhaja
Jhuri Aloo Bhaja, the name is enough to make a typical Bengali happy. This is a quintessential delicacy prepared with delicate pieces of potato and needs no further introduction for sure. Aloo Bhaja, as we call fried potatoes in Bengali is the epitome of comfort food. How to cook perfect Jhuri Aloo Bhaja? The recipe…
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…
Phulkopi Aloo diye Chingri Kaliya | Bengali Prawn Curry with Potato and Cauliflower
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…
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…
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…