“May you please cut a few potatoes and I also need a few Piajkoli. Please pick from the flower-vase and cut into long strips and Rosie defrost a few Tangra Mach too!” I disconnected the call after letting my house-help know what all I needed to cook Piajkoli ar Aloo diye Tangra Macher Jhol. Rosie did…
Biye Barir Macher Kalia
How can Biye Barir Macher Kalia be humble! It cannot be; period. Though I refer “humble” every single dish I cook but not this one! This is not the simple whitish light Kalia but the rich and evaluated form of the same dish. Definitely, the richness speaks for itself and so does the name, Macher Kalia….
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…
Chanchra | Bengali “Mishmash” with Fish Head and Veggies
The polite (really!!) Bengali food blogger is back with a not so polite dish this time 😛 ; Chanchra. Call it Chanchra or call it Chancharika alike famous Bengali writer Shankar; you will not find any difference in taste in the famous Bengali “Mishmash” prepared with lots of veggies and obviously with the fish head…
Bhetki Maacher Aloo Phulkopi diye Kalia | Light Fish Curry with Potato & Cauliflower
Debjani’s FB status is showing that she is in Pondicherry so what the hell she is doing while in Pondicherry; isn’t she having some amazing southern food; hadn’t she gone to visit the Aurivindo Ashram! Well she reached pondi today for an official meet and started writing about her over the top homely dinner that…
Tangra Macher Aloo Begun o Bori Diye Jhol (Tangra Fish Curry with Potato, Eggplant and Dried Lentil Dumplings)
Nowadays I am exploring the fish market a lot given Mehebub is presently not in India and we are residing in Kolkata! This situation has given me a chance to explore the nearby market in Garia. This market is available with various fresh fishes and especially small fishes from freshwater and Tangra Mach a.k.a Tangra…
Aloo Potol Diye Macher Jhol
My todays recipe is a signature bong dish Aloo Potol diye Macher Jhol which is a runny fish curry prepared along with Potatoes and Pointed Gourd and for me it is a comfort food in summer along with rice. Bengalis are inseparable from their bowl of Macher Jhol, the popular runny Fish curry along with a…
Doi Maach | Fish in Curd | Fish in Yogurt Curry
Returning form office with hell lot of tiredness and craving for the homecooked Maach-bhat. Those are the days of Doi Maach along with a plate full of rice. Get-togethers at home where I have to serve a five-course Bengali meal; those are the days for cooking Doi Maach. Dida used to prepare Doi Maach after…
