It is November and yet winter is not ready to bestow us with the sewers and shawls at least in Kolkata. We still are struggling with the regulator of the fan and the AC’s remote. I am sure we are struggling with the age-old question of “What to cook?” or “What can I ask the…
Mangsha Tarkari ( Oriya Mutton Curry)
My food writing for sure will be incomplete if I skip mentioning Mukti dada. Mukti Das whom I fondly called Mukti dada was the Odia cook we had for long at our north Calcutta residence. In this post, I will be sharing the recipe of Mangsha Tarkari aka Odia Mutton Curry. A dish I had…
Lau Patay Ilish Paturi (Lau Patay Ilish Bhapa)
“I will not eat the green momma; I will only eat the Ilish Mach” my five-years-old told while having the Lau Patay Ilish Paturi. Pasta, in general, is a non-fussy eater and she is a true foodie. However, Greens are something she tries to avoid as much as possible. Needless to say, I try to…
Kolkata Mutton Biryani | Calcutta Biryani
“Hey we are not in Kolkata and I want to have Kolkata Mutton Biryani! Can we make some?” If you love me; you will give me the Nolir Har from your Mutton Biryani!” (Nolir Har is the heavenly marrow bone) “Hey, I am feelling blue! It was a tough day at the office! Can we…
Anglo-Indian Bread and Butter Pudding
I remember having Bread and Butter Pudding for the first time at Krishna Mashi’s place. More than that I remember the entire process of making it. We didn’t have an OTG while growing up. Needless to say, cake or pudding was not something we used to have on a regular basis. There was a round…
Birista Pulao aka Piyaz Beresta Pulao
Mehebub requested me to cook some Basanti pulao along with the Goalondo chicken curry last Sunday. While checking the stock I realized I had no cashew nut at home and I decided to skip the Pulao. It was Rosie who suggested me to make the Birista Pulao then! Upon overhearing our discussion Mehebub came into…
Bangladeshi Kala Bhuna | Beef Kala Bhuna | Kalo Bhuna Recipe
After 4 sets of trial and error, I ended on documenting the Beef Kala Bhuna Recipe around two months back. However, I have not posted the recipe then. This was kept in stock so that I can come up with a Ramadan special recipe 🙂 . It is been long I was trying to make…
Sada Ilish aka Ilisher PaniKhola (Ilish Pani Khola)
I clicked the pictures for this post almost one year back. In fact, I have not cooked Sada Ilish aka Ilish Pani Khola yet this year. I am waiting for the Ilish to enter the markets after the breeding season. Not that Ilish is not available however, we try to not to purchase Ilish during…
Kasundi Ilish (Hilsa cooked with Bengali Mustard Sauce Kasundi)
Debjanir Rannaghar has always been about easy recipes or at times complicated recipes with easy processes. All these years, I have tried to record the tried and tested recipes in the easiest way possible so that people can try the recipes without any complication. The recipe I am going to share today is something mother…
Dudh Puli
“Maa when do I need to add the patali gur while making the Dudh Puli? Also, exactly when do I need to add the Puli so that those are both soft yet well cooked?”; Debjanir Rannaghar was a complete mess when I called maa last evening! To celebrate the festival of harvesting on the day…
