Moog Samali / Moog Daler Bhaja Pithe / Mooger Bhaja Puli (Traditional Bengali Sweet made with Yellow Lentil and Coconut)

‘Moog Samali’ is a traditional sweet dish or ‘Pithe’ from Bong kitchen. It is very tasty and a combination of sweet and savory. It’s and unique combination of lentil with coconut. I have given the shape of a tear drop you can shape them as you like. Some dip these ‘Pulis’ into sugar syrup after…

Moong Dal Kachori

‘Moong Dal Kachori’ is not very common in Bengali kitchen. We mostly buy from outside as it requires a little patience to fry the ‘kachoris’. You need to fry the ‘kachories’ in nearly cold oil on slow fire for roughly 15-16 minutes. It requires a little skill in preparing the stuffing too. I like crunchy…

Paneer Tikka

I always try to cook something special on special days. And I have no choice but to cook my own birthday! It was my birthday a few days ago. And since it was veg day I prepared some Paneer Ttikka and a Eggless Chocolate Cake for dinner. This Paneer Tikka recipe is very easy and…

Sheem Shorshe / Sheemer Jhaal (Bengali Style Flat Beans Curry with Mustard)

‘Sheemer Jhaal’ or ‘Sheem Shorshe’ is one of the vegetarian dishes that I love to eat during winter. You just need steamed rice to accompany ‘Sheem Shorshe’. ‘Shorshe’ means mustard seeds. And traditionally this recipe was used to prepare with only mustard paste in our home. But my Mom made a twist adding poppy seed…

Creamy Broccoli n Mushroom Curry

Broccoli is such a winter vegetable that we all love and I prepare different preparation using this fresh green vegetable like Broccoli Soup, Vegetable Pasta, Cauliflower and Broccoli Casserole etc. Today am sharing a very simple recipe which can be cooked in 10 minutes. Button mushroom is another ingredient that I use regularly. I have…

Methi Poori (Fenugreek Flavoured Indian Puffed Bread)

‘Poori’ is one of the popular breakfast option of northern India specially U.P. It is the most common fried bread from Indian food palate. There are many types of pooris. Normally when it is made with whole wheat, it is called ‘poori’ and when it is made with all purpose flour or ‘maida’ it is…

Spicy Stuffed Gobi Paratha

‘Stuffed Gobi Paratha’ is a must I guess in every house during winter. I have already shared ‘Stuffed Gobi Paratha’ recipe where the stuffing been made with raw cauliflower. But this time I have made with a spicy cooked cauliflower stuffing. Different types of ‘Paratha’s are staple breakfast option in Northern India. And amongst stuffed…

Gajar ka Halwa / Carrot Halwa

‘Gajar ka Halwa’ or Carrot Halwa is the most popular sweet dish amongst all North Indian dessert. You need good quality red variety of carrot for making this dish. Some uses saffron colour or orange food colour in this recipe but I feel if you are using good quality carrot you need not to add…

Beet – Gajorer Torkari/Dalna (Bengali Beetroot and Carrot Curry)

‘Beet Gajorer Torkai/Dalna’ is a must in winter. Well there are lots of dishes which are winter staple but nothing announces winter’s arrival with so much certainty the way beetroot does. Maa used to make it for our lunch box. As much as I hated this Beetroot – Carrot curry in the lunch box, I…

Cheesy Chicken Lolly

I love baking and especially with puff pastry dough. Few days back I invited some guests for high tea and amongst them some were kids. So I decided to make something that kids will love to eat once they see it and ended up making some Cheesy Chicken Lolly. It is nothing but Chicken Puff…

Kheer Komola (Milk Pudding with Orange)

Can you imagine winter without ‘Komla Lebu’ or ‘Komola Lebu’ or oranges? I can’t! I still remember my school days when it was a ritual during winter vacation when Maa used to read newspaper sitting in the balcony or sewing sweater for me or Baba and I used finish my homework while having oranges. The…

Punjabi Dal Tadka (Dhaba Style Tempered Yellow Lentil)

‘Dal’ is a very common and staple in any Indian meal. Irrespective of region there should be a ‘Dal’ in any Indian Thali. Today I am sharing a very common and basic yellow dal preparation i.e. Punjabi Dal Tadka. For this preparation I have used skinned and husked four types of dals. You can use…