Mango-Banana Moist Cake

This moist cake is very good option for breakfast. Normally I bake Banana Cake but since it is the season of Mango, I thought of baking something different with mango. This is a heavy cake and takes 50-60 minutes for baking. Do not forget to pre heat the oven at 200C and then bake the…

Mango Firni (Mango Flavoured Traditional Dessert)

‘Firni’ or ‘Phirni’ is a milk based dessert made with broken rice and nuts. This time I made a little variation flavouring it with mango pulp. The creamy texture of ‘Firni’ blended with the flavour of mango gives a nice dimension to the dish. It is very easy to cook. Try this dessert on any…

Aam Gurer Murabba (Tangy, Sweet and Aromatic Raw Mango Preserve)

Continuing with my mango mania, sharing one more traditional north Indian recipe made from raw unripe mangoes. ‘Aam Gurer Murabba’ or ‘Morobba’ (as we Bengalis pronounce it) is a preserve made from tart sour mangoes. It’s basically a two ingredient recipe – mangoes and sugar. But I have replaced sugar with ‘Gur’ or Jaggery. It…

Mango Caramel Pudding

In the season of Mango how could I not prepare my favourite dessert, pudding with it! Like my earlier post of Orange Flan, this is also a very easy recipe with easy steps. You need very fresh and sweet mango pulp for making this pudding. I prefer to have pudding with caramel topping. If you…

Topa Kuler Tok-Mishti Aachar (Sweet-n-Sour Pickle of Indian Berries)

This year just before Saraswati Pujo I got the topa kul/berries that I was looking for. It was instructed by elders not to eat ‘Kul’ before Saraswati Puja as Goddess Saraswati will get annoyed. Before preparing the ‘Aachar’ there is some preparation. First you have to wash the berries very carefully and then dry them…

Litchur Payesh (Pudding with Lychhe/Litchi and Dry Fruits)

This is the season of ‘Lichu’ (Litchi). Now a days it is available in the market easily. Every fruit seller’s baskets are full with these red coloured juicy fruits! Though mango is been called the King of fruits but you cannot resist yourself from buying this amazing fruit. Muzaffarpur of Bihar is famous for this…

Doi Fulkopi (Cauliflower in Yogurt Sauce)

Here is another dish with cauliflower, ‘Doi Fulkopi’. The sweet n soup taste of this dish definitely gives a variety to your regular Bengali lunch or dinner menu. Cauliflower is a vegetable, which you can cook in different variations, and cauliflower with yogurt is a kind of combination, which tastes great. Cauliflower is one of my…

Mango Mastani

This is a Mango based drink very popular in Pune. Normally mango, milk and ice cream is blended together and then topped with more ice cream and dry fruits. But I like some bites in the drink, so I layer this drink with chopped mango, ice cream and the mango-milk-ice cream mix. You can make…

Aamras & Aamras Poori (Indian Fried Bread with Mango Pulp)

When it is the season of the king of fruits ‘Aam’ (Mango), it is obvious that I will be making some dish with it. This year I tried Aamras and Aamras Poori. Both these dishes are mainly from Gujarat. Aamras is a sweet dish made with mango pulp and Aamras Poori is a type of…

Stuffed Paneer Paratha (Indian Fried Bread with Cottage Cheese Stuffing)

I like to make different types of ‘parathas’ (Indian Fried Bread). Recently I prepared some Stuffed Paneer Paratha. These are very tasty and easy to make paratha. The goodness of this recipe is you need not to prepare anything as a side to his dish. Just serve with some pickle of your choice. I served…

Narkel Potol (Pointed Gourd Curry with Coconut)

The most common vegetable that is available in market is ‘potol’ or ‘parval’ or pointed gourd now a days. Like my family members you must be confused what to cook new or different with this vegetable. If you like any preparation with coconut then this is a must try recipe. You can also try ‘Doi…

Fish Rezala (Fish Curry in Yogurt Gravy)

Fish Rezala is such kind of preparation that I often cook when I invite guests for dinner or lunch. This fish preparation is light though rich in taste. I like to have this with steamed rice though it goes very well with Vegetable Pulao, Bengali Style Vegetable Pulao or Bengali Style Vegetable Fried Rice. The…