“Baba I tried Kamala bhog and failed again!” I called my father after the 2nd attempt of making one of my favorite Bengali desserts. Baba asked probably knowing my answer, “what did you do?” “I just made it like Roshogolla and I failed. While boiling the cheese balls, it just scattered.” “What do you mean…
Palak Paneer aka Saag Paneer
It is been long I have posted a Paneer recipe. Believe me or not the last post on Paneer I have written was back in March 2017. It was the recipe of Quinoa Pulao with Spice infused Paneer! It does not mean I have stopped cooking Paneer at home. I actually cook Paneer at least once…
Rosogollar Dalna!
“Hey, I am done with the cooking! We are serving Luchi, Rosogollar Dalna, Narkel diye Cholar Dal, Dokhar Dalna. There will be Tomato, Khejur, Amsotto Chutney and Monohara also!” I informed Mehebub while tempering the Dal. We were about the welcome our family friends who are strictly vegetarian! Hence, every single dish I cooked were vegetarian last…
Sweet memory revisited with Janai-er Monohara! Monohara (মনোহরা) Recipe
I love discussing food with Baba. The Man knows his food and especially Bengali food. It was the day of Dashami, my father was at my place. We both were discussing the history of Sondesh while planning for the mandatory sweet purchase and sweet making at home for Doshomi. One sweet that we both were…
Quinoa Pulao with Spice infused Paneer and Review of Olive Tree products
A few days back I was sent a big fat box by Olive Tree Trading and FBAI and I was quite surprised upon opening the box. I received 2 liters of double toned milk. 2 liters of Olive oil and 1 kg Quinoa. It is not that I didn’t like the products but I was confused…
Restaurant style Paneer Makhanwala | Paneer Makhanwala
Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. I am nothing but tempted to start this post with the famous monologue of William Shakespeare! Well I am neither out of the mind nor had 2-3 glasses of wine but just tempted and why…
Khejur Gurer Rosogolla
Though Rosogolla a.k.a Rasgulla requires no further introduction but in case you are not much aware of Khejur Gurer Rosogolla (a winter delicacy) or not able to find it in nearby Sweet Shop in this season but available with little Patali Gur (Date Palm Jaggery) in your place then here goes the recipe of Khejur Gurer…
Restaurant Style Matar Paneer
The grass is always greener on the other side! This is what I understand after ordering a plate of Matar Paneer from a nearby restaurant in Kolkata! There was a time when I used to miss the typical Kolkatan food in Gurgaon and mostly ended on preparing bong delicacies at home to fill the gap…
Shahi Paneer Korma as part of Saturday’s No Non-Veg Dinner!
Shahi Paneer Korma a.k.a Mughlai Paneer Korma is one of the common dishes prepared with Paneer or Cottage Cheese and a restaurant favorite. This is actually a Mughlai Paneer dish prepared in a white rich gravy of Boiled Onions, Cashew nut, and Poppy Seed Paste. This dish is quite different from typical Punjabi Shahi Paneer where…
Chhena Poda | Baked Chenna Poda
We bongs have a circular relation with Puri…. No I am not talking about a plate of fried Poori but about the popular sea beach and Jagannath Dham i.e. Puri Dham from the state of Odisha 🙂 . It’s started from visiting Puri dham along with parents and big fat family and then with friends which leads…
