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 | Bengali Mix-veg Shukto Recipe
“ছি ছি ছি রানী রাঁধতে শেখেনি… শুক্তনিতে ঝাল দিয়েছে অম্বলেতে ঘি!” the famous Bengali Song depicting how to cook Shukto properly! What else can I have taken to start this post! This song goes like this if translated. Rani does not know how to cook; She has added chili to Shuktoni/ Shukto and Ghee to Ambal/…
Kancha Lonka Murgi | Bengali Chicken Curry cooked with the skin of Green Chili Paste
First thing first, there are no similarities between Bengali Kancha Lonka Murgi and Chinese Chili Chicken! Though Green Chilies are the heart of Kancha Lonka Murgi alike Chili Chicken. However, taste, as well as ingredient wise these two dishes, are poles apart. Kancha Lonka Murgi is a simple Bengali Chicken curry prepared with the paste of…
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 with 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…
