Creating masterpieces with everyday ingredients.
As Adam Osborne rightly said, ‘The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake. You can’t learn anything from being perfect’. I actually understood his words in the truest sense, when I made these Narkeler Sandesh or the Bengali Coconut sweetmeat, and I almost screwed them up, had not been my mother-in-law who came …
Roti. The word which is not only familiar, but is also undeniably the basis of our very existence. Yes, for an Indian, Roti is so much part and parcel of our everyday life, that it goes to an extent of getting unnoticed. From the very day we learn to grab our first bite, we have …
So, in my other cup corn recipe post, I did mention, how cup corn is not only a healthy snack, but also acts as a saviour when all your cooking enthusiasm takes a pause. As this dish requires minimum effort and minimum time. However, for this Masala Cup Corn Recipe, I have utilised the luxury …
Macher Maatha Diye Moog Dal. The name has two important parts – Macher Matha – Fish Head & Moong Dal – Yellow Split Gram Lentil. Which is the base of my today’s recipe. As I have mentioned in my previous post, fish is not only an integral part of Bengali diet, but also an inseparable …
We all know that the topography of a region has an important role in determining the food habits of the inhabitants. The story of Bengal and its periphery is no different. Blessed with riverine plain, Bengal has abundance of rice and sweet water fish. Thus, making the combination of maach bhaat, the staple food of …
Tomato Chutney. A concluding dish for every lazy lunch in Bengali household and an inevitable accompaniment of Bhoger Khichudi and Dalna. This Bengali Style Sweet and Spicy Tomato Chutney has its own tale, quietly told over lunch table gossips, when the greedy tongue after erasing any traces from plate, keeps on licking the finger till …
Summer is here, so is mango. As already mentioned in one of my previous post regarding my love for the king of fruits, it is unsurprising that I am welcoming and declaring the summer of 2020 with this Kacha Aam Diye Tok Dal Recipe Or Bengali Sour Dal with Raw Mango, and quite surprising that …
Paratha. The word itself is capable of evoking so many emotions and brings back so many happy memories in different forms. Be it the satisfying and on the move breakfast while rushing for college or office, or the never ending supply of parathas on our plate at roadside dhabas, enjoyed with a hot chai in …
There is a reason why a box of sweet or ‘mooh meetha’ is so important in our culture. Why any course is incomplete without concluding the same with a dessert. The reason has to be strong, or else the mere mention of Bengali Roshogullas, or Mathura ke Pede, or Mysore Pak, would not have pushed …
Hello Readers! Hope you and your loved ones are safe and are confined to home. This is my second recipe post lockdown, and hence, this recipe – Begun Shorshe or Eggplants in Mustard Sauce has also come alive, using minimal ingredients. Since the initiation of lockdown, our grocery and food items shopping have become completely …
