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…
Chanchra | Bengali “Mishmash” with Fish Head and Veggies
The polite (really!!) Bengali food blogger is back with a not so polite dish this time 😛 ; Chanchra. Call it Chanchra or call it Chancharika alike famous Bengali writer Shankar; you will not find any difference in taste in the famous Bengali “Mishmash” prepared with lots of veggies and obviously with the fish head…
Grilled Katla with Indian Spices!
It was Panchami yesterday and I have decided to not to cook anything that will kill my time as always; as you don’t expect me to give extra time to cooking given I have to finish more than 3 Pujabarshikis. Moreover, it was Sunday too and I have planned for an extended sleep but alas! At around 9:30…
Shahi Paneer Korma as part of Saturday’s No Non-Veg Dinner!
Shahi Paneer Korma a.k.a Mughlai Paneer Korma is one of the common dishes prepared with Paneer or Cottage Cheese and a restaurant favorite. This is actually a Mughlai Paneer dish prepared in a white rich gravy of Boiled Onions, Cashew nut, and Poppy Seed Paste. This dish is quite different from typical Punjabi Shahi Paneer where…
Shukto a Bengali delicacy
ছি ছি ছি রানী রাঁধতে শেখেনি… শুক্তনিতে ঝাল দিয়েছে অম্বলেতে ঘি! This line is from a popular Bengali song which means Rani does not know how to cook; She has added chili/ hot spice to Shuktoni/ Shukto and Ghee to Ambal/ Chatni! This clearly depicts that adding chili is completely no no to Shukto, but…
Kancha Lanka Murgi | Bengali Chili flavored Chicken Curry
Don’t misinterpret “Kancha Lanka Murgi” with Chili Chicken!!!! Though Green Chilies are the heart of Kancha Lanka Murgi alike Chili Chicken but taste as well as ingredient wise these two dishes are poles apart …. “Kancha Lanka Murgi “is a popular Bengali Chicken Dish flavored with lots of Green Chilies and can be found easily in any Bong speciality…
Tandoori Dum Aloo
Though Tandoor is ideal for preparing “Tandoori Dum Aloo” but I use Oven to prepare this dish. Tandoori Dum Aloo is a Classical Indian Potato based Vegan dish prepared on Dum. I prefer to prepare it whenever we have gathering at home since this dish requires minimum cooking intervention as it involves baking….Though I need to…
Makhmali Chicken
A perfect morning; an indulgence of preparing a perfect Chicken curry (yes for me perfection is synonymous to food); some Vodka some nuts some spices and then I ended on making Makhmali Chicken! This one is an accidental recipe of mine!!!!! Initially I have a plan to make Chicken Korma but while checking my kitchen…
Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa Fish
If Ilish (Hilsa fish) is the king of fishes then Chingri (Prawn) is the queen. the virtual catfight over the supreme taste of both the variety requires no further discussion, especially among Bengali community. Bangals ( people with origin in Bangladesh) and their love for Ilish is as same as the Ghoti peoples preference for…
Debjani’s Special Dal
Preparing something delicious with scarce resources is nothing but a great art! When I was young we used to have a Panch Meshali Dal or a Mixed Dal prepared with different types of Dal in Kolkata. At that time we were a part of a big fat joint family and at the end of the month when…
