Luchi is emotion or emotion is Luchi! The Bengali middle-aged woman torturing the poor husband by rationing the number of Luchi on a Sunday morning by reminding him of the blood pressure! The Bengali middle-class husband feeding the wife a puffed luchi while she is busy making the same for the entire family. After all,…
Gujiya, the Bengali sweet; Meyebela revisited with the Ring-shaped Sweet!
“Bagha I want Gujiya along with the book, not the white one but the Yellowish rich Kheerer Gujiya” “You are asking for bribe Khandumoni that too for reading your favorite book?” I was smiling unknowingly remembering “Bagha” while making Gujiya with the leftover Khoya for Pasta! The good old days of growing up years in North Calcutta…
Aam Kola Doi Chire Makha; the bowl full of comfort from both the houses I call home!
Mehebub was horrified when I told him about my upcoming blogpost! A true blue Bengali one-pot meal and I believe one of the most underrated. Look-wise below average but taste-wise and more importantly considering Comfort; this one-pot meal is one of its kind. The Bengali One-pot meal I am talking about is humble Aam Kola Doi…
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…
Ilish Macher Korma & the weird couple’s fishy tête-à-tête! | Ilish Macher Korma step by step recipe
“Cara do you know how to make Ilish Macher Korma? I mean the authentic one!” “Why do you ask? BTW I know how to make the Ilish Macher Korma though I can not comment on the authenticity! You know, there is nothing called authentic, food goes through the evaluation as well! At least that is what I feel” “Got it,…
Taler Bibikhana Pitha | Taler Pithe | Sugar Palm Cake
Here goes the Recent update from my side! I was being diagnosed with Gallstone last week and went through an operation! Well, as a result, I presently am is under “house rest” and have nothing to do 🙁 ! However, when I am presently healing and not permitted to eat much, I decided to come up…
Narkel diye Niramish Ghugni | Bengali No Onion No Garlic Ghugni or Yellow Peas Curry with Fried Coconut
Be it after Bijaya Dashami or any uninformed visit to her, Dida was always kind enough to cook the best Niramish Ghugni for me over the years with fried sliced Coconut. Neither dry nor runny, a bit messy and with a few peas intact, with the fainted smell of Ghee, Narkel diye Niramish Ghugni was…
Daab Chingri | Prawn Cooked in Tender Coconut
Back to back 6 posts in Debjanir Rannaghar on review, experience, travel but not the recipe! Hmm, this is what happened this time and you may wonder why! Well, it is not that I am tired of cooking or I am busy with other things but the reason is the topic of the post I…
Chocolate dipped Coconut Mawa Laddu | Chocolate dipped Narkel Mawa Naru
Holi is always being special to me… I love the festival of colours; I prefer to celebrate it as much as possible; I try to cook something special for Holi …Gujia is something that I try to make every year on Holi and this year along with the Gujias I made something really cute and tasty;…
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…