Bhat Bhaja is something I cook whenever I have leftover rice at home. Simple, flavorful, easy to cook, and most importantly leftover utilization makes it worth cooking. I cook it whenever I have leftover rice available and also have less time to cook. This is a comforting rice preparation and ideal for kid’s lunchboxes. In…
Ada diye Cha | Adrak wali Chai | Indian Ginger Tea
Ada diye Cha aka Adrak wali Chai aka Indian Ginger Tea needs no introduction if you are a tea lover. Even if you are not (like me) you must have seen it being prepared regularly at home if you are from a chai-loving Indian family. Mehebub was horrified when I told him that I am…
Magur Macher Rosha
Magur Macher Rosha is a family favorite. I cook it whenever we pick fresh Magur mach from the market. I have a horrible experience eating Magurer Jhol all through childhood. This particular fish is considered to be good for growing kids. In my ancestral house, the kid clan had to eat a runny macher jhol…
Jhuri Aloo Bhaja
Jhuri Aloo Bhaja, the name is enough to make a typical Bengali happy. This is a quintessential delicacy prepared with delicate pieces of potato and needs no further introduction for sure. Aloo Bhaja, as we call fried potatoes in Bengali is the epitome of comfort food. How to cook perfect Jhuri Aloo Bhaja? The recipe…
Phulkopir Singara | Kolkata style Fulkopir Shingara Recipe
Phulkopir Singara is what maa made the last week for us. Maa made several winter delicacies including Shingara. Needless to say, Kolkata-style Aloo Fulkopir Singara is one delicacy maa made along with Pithepuli. While Maa was busy making the Singaras, I decided to capture her work through my camera, and I created the Phulkpir Singara…
Phulkopi Aloo diye Chingri Kaliya | Bengali Prawn Curry with Potato and Cauliflower
With the availability of seasonal cauliflower and fresh prawns, our lunch last Sunday was comforting with Phulkopi Aloo diye Chingri Kaliya. Though available all through the year now, cauliflower, even today is a winter favorite. This curry with cauliflower I am talking about is a Bengali staple. We cook different curries using it and complementing it…
Begun Pora
I am starting 2021 with a simple recipe of Begun Pora. It’s been a long I was planning to write the Begun Poda recipe. The simple eggplant based Bengali side dish is a winter favorite. Roasted eggplant along with very few spices can make a wonderful delicacy and every Bangali who loves to eat eggplant…
Egg Tadka | Kolkata street-style Dim Torka
Egg Tadka aka Dim Torka is a street-side special in West Bengal. The version without egg is equally good and we just call it Tadka or Torka here in Bengal. Another version that we eat is cooked with chunks of meat and depending on the type of meat used is called Mutton Tadka, Chicken Tadka,…
Biyebarir Fish Butter Fry aka Bhetki Batter Fry
Biyebarir Fish Butter Fry is one delicacy (amongst a few more) that we the 80s kids (and even before) enjoyed during our childhood which I suppose the millennials did not. To them, it is Bhetki Batter Fry if at all they are lucky to have this during a marriage feast! While frying the Bhetki batter…
Nalli Nihari | Mutton Nihari Recipe | Gosht Nihari
Nalli Nihari is something that I cook every winter and yet I haven’t written the recipe over the years. One of the main reasons was the pictures. I wasn’t able to click the pictures over the years or whatever I captured I wasn’t happy with those. I have eight sets of Nihari pictures available from…