I am presently enjoying a lethargic phase in life; well not typically when it comes to my official work but obviously including of anything and everything related to my home. This means that no cooking (well almost) and as a result, I recently appointed a “Rannar Mashi” (cook) who fortunately is an amazing cook. With…
Kulfi | How to make Kulfi at home | Easy Indian Kulfi Recipe
“Malai ka Baraf libeeee didiji”! There was a little girl who used to wait for those lines coming from a mobile vendor having a big handi covered with red cloth and filled with “Malai ka Baraf” as he called the “Kulfi”, the famous Indian milk based Ice cream loaded with nuts and flavored with saffron!…
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;…
Baked Kesari Sandesh with Sugar Free Diet Sugar
Chini kum hain, chini kum hain thodi thodi tujhme hain kum Kum kum ….Humdum! I didn’t find anything but this amazing Hindi song to start this post meant for a sweet with no added Sugar! We can sing a song to try to change a person who is typical Chini Kum type (with no sweetness…
Lyangcha from Shaktigarh to Debjani’s Kitchen | Langcha, Bengali Sweet
Listening to a particular romantic song for around 10 times within a span of 1 hour! Yes I am continuously listening to “Banke titli dil uda uda hain kahi dur” since last one hour while editing pictures for this post! A sweetest note just perfect to cherish the sweetness of an authentic bong delicacy; nothing…
Nolen Gur Er Sandesh
I was thinking while making Nolen Gur Er Sandesh on Nabami about my relations… with my parents, family members, with hubby and with Pasta and also about the ups and downs that I have faced and all these are quite normal in almost every person’s life and I am not an exception! There is one…
15 Must Try Sweet Dishes If You Are In India
There isn’t anybody in this world who doesn’t love eating sweets. India is a secular country which has many festivals clubbed for the entire year and there isn’t a single occasion among them which is not celebrated without sweets. We all love sweets but, it is a fact that majority of us have not tried…
Taler Bora | Sugar Palm Fritters : A Traditional Bengali Sweet delight!
Taler Bora was the last thing I asked from my mother on the day before Pasta’s Birth in 2013 ! I still remember I was nagging for having Taler Bora on that day and finally Baba and Mehebub went to C R Park and came back with a Sugar Palm a.k.a Tal which cost them…
Chocolate Burfi
On the week of Ramadan, while returning to my place from my Mom’s place I picked some fresh Khoya/ Mawa from Bowbazar without any plan in mind to what to do with the Khoya! Bowbazar area of Kolkata is famous for sweets and especially for bulk production of fresh Chana/ Chenna/ Cottage Cheese. Mostly, famous…
Patishapta | Bengali Patishapta Pitha
In Bengali households winter is celebrated with Pithe Puli. There are various versions and types of Pithe prepared in both West Bengal and in Bangladesh. Mostly prepared during Makar Sankranti, Paus Parbon these Pithe Puli are true traditional Bengali delicacies. Till date in our Kolkata house Maa and my aunties prepare at least 8-10 types…
