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 massy and with a few peas intact, with the fainted smell of Ghee, Narkel diye Niramish Ghugni was…
Choco-Swirled Strawberry Cashew Butterscotch Popsicles with Cavin’s Milkshake!
Popsicle is something my little girl enjoys a lot and I do make it for her and I try to make the popsicles as healthy as possible without compromising the taste and look. Pasta though is not a fussy eater but loves vibrant looking interesting food. Naturally, I try to incorporate flavors and colors to her daily…
Katoya Data Chorchori | Bengali Style Mix-veg with Drumsticks
A few days back while returning home from office I went to vegetable market like I do it regularly and found some fresh “Katoya Data”, a type of drumstick, I, though, have had it several times in form of a Bengali style Chorchori but never made it and I didn’t even know the veggies I…
Khejur Gurer Payesh | Bengali Rice Kheer with Date Palm Jaggery
“Don’t you think pasta this is the perfect time to have Khejur Gurer Payesh ”; the pampering father asked. “Hoooon Papa; I want it”; Pasta replied. “but baby who is going to make it for us? I don’t know how to cook Payesh; that is not as easy as making the Maggi” the father replied…
Bengali Niramish Khichuri |Bhoger Khichuri | Bengali Khichuri
After posting a picture of a plate full of Bengali Niramish Khichuri a few days back in Facebook I got several requests for the recipe of the Khichuri! I was not sure exactly what to write given Khichuri is something, we (Bengalis) know very well how to make but we all have a family recipe…
Kumro Phuler Bora |Bengali Pumpkin Flower Fritters
Let me start with the funniest of part of making the Kumro Phuler Bora; it is nothing but the dissection (read cutting) of Pumpkin Flower! I just returned to my graduation days; Botany practical classes of Jogamaya Devi College back in 2002-05… Cutting out the sepal and the vertical section through the petal followed by…
Koraishutir Kochuri | Bengali Peas Kachauri
“Nobody can make Koraishutir Kochuri as good as…” my father said and paused and replied back by mom with a furious voice “as good as whom 😯 ?”… “No one but my daughter”; dad replied… 😛 I was witnessing this cat fight between my loving parents along with my daughter who was busy having some…
Kakrar Jhal | Bengali Crab Curry
A typical, traditional Bengali style Kakrar Jhal or Bengali Crab Curry is something I was planning for long to make my own! Yes I didn’t attempted to make Kakrar Jhal so far in my kitchen till last week though I love this a lot. My Mom has a fear for Crab that; it is very…
Natun Aloor Dum | Bengali Dum Aloo
It is a week-long winter holiday for me and I am spending time with my little one and obviously cooking different winter delicacies these days apart from my baking venture. The dish that I am going to elaborate today is like a comforting winter delicacy to mine! A spiced Potato based Curry which is nothing…
Lau ar Aloo er Khosa Bhaja | Stir-Fried Bottle Gourd and Potato Skin/ Peel |
What do you do after peeling the skin while cutting veggies especially Potato or Bottle Gourd! The simplest answer would be “What else! I throw it”…this is however may not be the answer if you ask this to a Bong because we often cook the Veg Peel as well. Surprised! Don’t be… believe me if…
