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;…
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…
Chandrapuli
সে ঢেউ এর মত ভেসে গেছে..চাঁদের আলোর দেশে গেছে….. I wish we can have only good memories in our life! I wish! I wish! I wish……I wish we can have our closed ones with us forever… This is what we can just wish for…. Life is about both creation and recreation….This is probably for the…
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…
Quick Ras Malai ( Rosomalai with Egg)
Ras Malai (or Rosomalai) is a popular milk based Indian Dessert. In general it is prepared with Chena/ Panner / Cottage Cheese shaped into small balls cooked in thickened milk and the recipe is a bit complicated. To avoid the complication I used to use readily available “Rosogolla” for preparing Ras Malai at home. I…
