I am presently enjoying a lethargic phase in life; well not typically when it comes to my official work but obviously including of anything and everything related to my home. This means that no cooking (well almost) and as a result, I recently appointed a “Rannar Mashi” (cook) who fortunately is an amazing cook. With…
15 Must Try Sweet Dishes If You Are In India
There isn’t anybody in this world who doesn’t love eating sweets. India is a secular country which has many festivals clubbed for the entire year and there isn’t a single occasion among them which is not celebrated without sweets. We all love sweets but, it is a fact that majority of us have not tried…
Chocolate Burfi
On the week of Ramadan, while returning to my place from my Mom’s place I picked some fresh Khoya/ Mawa from Bowbazar without any plan in mind to what to do with the Khoya! Bowbazar area of Kolkata is famous for sweets and especially for bulk production of fresh Chana/ Chenna/ Cottage Cheese. Mostly, famous…
Patishapta | Bengali Patishapta Pitha
In Bengali households winter is celebrated with Pithe Puli. There are various versions and types of Pithe prepared in both West Bengal and in Bangladesh. Mostly prepared during Makar Sankranti, Paus Parbon these Pithe Puli are true traditional Bengali delicacies. Till date in our Kolkata house Maa and my aunties prepare at least 8-10 types…
Chanar Jilapi | 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! Chanar Jilapi is a popular sweet from the cuisine…
Gur-er Narkel Naru
I was thinking while clicking the pictures… what should be the perfect one liner for this post…and 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 that our…
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
The name i.e. Elo Jhelo is quite weird!! Isn’t it? But what’s in a name!!!! Believe me it’s not the case of “Kana cheler naam Padmalochon”!!! One of my favourite Bong style snack with a punch of sweetness along with crispiness!! Mostly prepared during Bijaya Dashami and now a days during Diwali…
Darbesh , Bengali Laddu
My first set of celebration food for Diwali this year which is nothing but the famous Bong sweet; “Darbesh” the divine one! This was in my planner for a long time but I was not much confident with Darbesh because the process of making Darbesh a bit tricky and I don’t have proper ladle to prepare the Bonde but when…
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…
