Pasta enjoys watching the “Gopal Bhnar” series on TV a lot. In fact, she enjoys her restricted TV time for that matter 😛 while I didn’t watch TV since last 3 long years! You may wonder why I am talking about “Gopal Bhnar” instead of “Lau Chingri!” Well, Gopal Bhnar, the famous Bengali Historical character, was…
Narkel diye Niramish Ghugni | Bengali No Onion No Garlic Ghugni or Yellow Peas Curry with Fried Coconut
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…
Katoya Data Chorchori | Bengali Style Mix-veg with Drumsticks
A few days back while returning home from office I went to vegetable market like I do it regularly and found some fresh “Katoya Data”, a type of drumstick, I, though, have had it several times in form of a Bengali style Chorchori but never made it and I didn’t even know the veggies I…
Rajasthani Kadhi Pakoda
A busy day ahead, I sometimes know beforehand that I have very less time to indulge myself on that particular day which is quite obvious considering my list of to-dos. The To-do list includes taking care of the toddler, managing the official work, calling the family to check and my blogging assignments as well. I…
Bengali Niramish Khichuri |Bhoger Khichuri | Bengali Khichuri
After posting a picture of a plate full of Bengali Niramish Khichuri a few days back in Facebook I got several requests for the recipe of the Khichuri! I was not sure exactly what to write given Khichuri is something, we (Bengalis) know very well how to make but we all have a family recipe…
Kumro Phuler Bora |Bengali Pumpkin Flower Fritters
Let me start with the funniest of part of making the Kumro Phuler Bora; it is nothing but the dissection (read cutting) of Pumpkin Flower! I just returned to my graduation days; Botany practical classes of Jogamaya Devi College back in 2002-05… Cutting out the sepal and the vertical section through the petal followed by…
Koraishutir Kochuri | Bengali Peas Kachauri
“Nobody can make Koraishutir Kochuri as good as…” my father said and paused and replied back by mom with a furious voice “as good as whom 😯 ?”… “No one but my daughter”; dad replied… 😛 I was witnessing this cat fight between my loving parents along with my daughter who was busy having some…
Natun Aloor Dum | Bengali Dum Aloo
It is a week-long winter holiday for me and I am spending time with my little one and obviously cooking different winter delicacies these days apart from my baking venture. The dish that I am going to elaborate today is like a comforting winter delicacy to mine! A spiced Potato based Curry which is nothing…
Lau ar Aloo er Khosa Bhaja | Stir-Fried Bottle Gourd and Potato Skin/ Peel |
What do you do after peeling the skin while cutting veggies especially Potato or Bottle Gourd! The simplest answer would be “What else! I throw it”…this is however may not be the answer if you ask this to a Bong because we often cook the Veg Peel as well. Surprised! Don’t be… believe me if…
Chanar Dalna
It was Saturday evening and I was curdling Milk to prepare Chana for Making Chanar Dalna for our Vegan dinner and was having my evening coffee with my landlady concurrently… During our normal chitchat Aunty casually asked me “So you are preparing Paneer at home!” Since she is also from the eastern part of the…
