“Why on the earth you are writing the recipe of Gajar Ka Halwa”; the grumpy man asked upon seeing me drafting the post while on our way to the office. By the way, our offices are not at the same areas; his on the midway through and mine takes 5 more kilometers from there. Mehebub…
Kesar Peda; My last minute Diwali Savior! Easy Diwali Sweet Peda Recipe
Last moment Diwali preparation; managing the typical hassle passel of life and finally I am able coming up with the Diwali post this year! Simple, Kesar Peda is my Diwali gift to the readers. I have decided to not to post anything new this year for Diwali instead I planned to change the old pictures…
Kulfi | How to make Kulfi at home | Easy Indian Kulfi Recipe
This post on Kulfi can never be completed without mentioning a few lines about an 80s kid from Central Kolkata. The recipe can wait. Malai Ka Baraf wala where are you? “Malai ka Baraf libeeee didiji”! There was a little girl who used to wait for those lines coming from a mobile vendor having a…
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;…
Patishapta | Bengali Patishapta Pitha
In Bengali households, winter is celebrated with specially made Bengali delicacies called Pithe Puli. There are various versions and types of Pithe prepared in both West Bengal and also in Bangladesh. Mostly prepared during Makar Sankranti (Paus Parbon) these Pithe Puli are true traditional Bengali delicacies. There are both sweet and savory versions of Pithe Puli….
Chanar Jilapi | Bengali Chanar Jilipi | Chana Jalebi | Paneer Jalebi
My back to the base craze is not over and as a result, I have decided to make Chanar Jilapi to welcome New Year. This Sweet requires no introduction and I don’t have any special story related to Chanar Jilapi to share like I always have! So Without further delay here goes my little-bit with…
Gurer Narkel Naru | Bengali Narkel Naru | Coconut Fudge Ball | Nariyel ki Laddu
I was thinking while clicking the pictures what should be the perfect one-liner for this post! The line which came to my mind on a first note is “Back to the root”. I am not very strict on writing specifically about Bengali food as for me food has no boundary but I can’t ignore the fact…
Mysore Pak | Mysore Pak recipe step by step
Though full of calorie but one of my favourite Southern Sweet is Mysore Pak. Prepared with one of the most common ingredient that we prefer to use while making Indian Sweet i.e. Gram Flour or Besan and the best part is Mysore Pak is prepared with only 4 basic ingredients that are very easily available. Now…
Elo Jhelo aka Bengali Elo Jhelo Nimki
“Dolon let’s make Elo Jhelo” together” and that was how dida taught me the process of making Elo Jhelo years back! She used to make small portion of Elo Jhelo for me and that was enough to make me happy years back. The crunchy sweet Elo Jhelo Nimki was something I have grown up eating…
Darbesh | Bengali Laddu | Dorbesh Recipe
My first set of celebration food for Diwali this year which is nothing but the famous Bong sweet; Darbesh a.k.a Dorbesh, the divine one! This was in my planner for a long time but I was not much confident with Dorbesh because the process of making Dorbesh a bit tricky and I don’t have proper ladle to prepare the Bonde…