Chicken Afghani with Gravy

I have shared the recipe of ‘Afghani Chicken’ already. Since then my friends were asking me to share a similar recipe with gravy so that they can serve this as a main course. So I decided to share this recipe. It is a very easy recipe and can be cooked very easily. I have used…

Lobongo Lotika (Traditional Bengali Sweet)

‘Lobongo Lotika’ is a traditional sweet from Bong kitchen. From my childhood days I have seen my ‘Thakuma’ (grandmother) preparing this sweet on special festival days like Durga Puja, Jamaishosthi, Dolyatra (Holi) etc. It is a little elaborate to prepare this dish and has three parts. First is preparing the filling, next is preparing the…

Enchorer Dalna (Green Jack Fruit Curry)

‘Enchor’ or Green Jackfruit is another summer vegetable popular in Bengal. Both the ripened fruit of this tree, popularly known as ‘Kathal’ in Bengali & Hindi and the green unripe one known as ‘Enchor’ in Bengali is very popular. The ripened jackfruit is sweet and has a delicious heady smell and is eaten as a fruit.…

Dhonepata Mach (Coriander Fish)

I always love to experiment with my everyday cooking and that to with very simple recipes. Winter is the season when fresh vegetables and fruits are available in market. One of my favourite ingredients for cooking is coriander leaf. I put coriander into almost every cooking. Few days back I cooked Rohu fish with coriander…

Fulkopir Choka (Cauliflower Stir Fry)

‘Fulkopir Choka’ or cauliflower stir fry recipe – an easy and quick stir fry. This recipe has cauliflower florets cooked with Indian spices and is a dry curry. I got hold of a fresh cauliflower and wanted to make a quick ‘sabzi’ for breakfast to go with ‘Luchi’ or ‘Chapatis’. There are no onions or…

Paneer Tikka Masala (Grilled Paneer with Gravy)

I’m in a spree of making tandoor every other day and ended up cooking ‘Paneer Tikka Masala’. In my earlier recipe of ‘Paneer Tikka’ I mentioned that the Tikkas were awesome. So my family members insisted me to prepare the Tikkas again last weekend. And I prepared some more Paneer Tikkas so that I can…

Tandoori Aloo

Yet another vegetarian starter recipe with Aloo (potato)! Potato is the most common and widely available vegetables. I have shared many recipes with potato but never a tandoor recipe with Aloo. There were a packet of baby potatoes in my refrigerator and I thought enough of having ‘Aloor Dum’! This time something different to be…

Tandoori Gobi

I am a kebab and tadoor lover specially if it is a non vegetarian preparation. But recently few guests came to my place over dinner. So I had no choice but to prepare vegetarian dishes. I tried ‘Tandoori Gobi’, ‘Tandoori Aloo’ and ‘Harabhara Kebab’ as starter. All of them turned out super yummy and I…

Shish Palong er Charchori (Spinach and Vegetables Medley)

I’m a little late as usual sharing this recipe of ‘Shish Palong’. ‘Shish Palong’ is nothing but a the regular spinach but it is a little bigger in size and the stems are also thick and harder than the regular spinach. This particular variety of spinach is available during end of winter and advent of…

Begun dea Tangra Macher Jhal (Cat Fish Curry with Brinjal)

Any Bengali meal in incomplete without a piece of fish in the meal! And we often cook fish with vegetables. Winter is the season of cat fish and it is one of my favourite fish. I love this simple cat fish prepared with brinjal with very few ingredients. I have used mustard paste; alternatively you…

Cauliflower & Broccoli Casserole

Especially if those veggies involve a creamy garlic cheese sauce that melts into them and makes them ooze goodness in every bite. And wait for it… a crispy and crunchy topping! This is what veggies were designed for. They were born to be smothered in white sauce. It is their destiny. The other day, I…

Sabji dea Bhaja Mooger Dal (Split Moong Dal with Vegetables)

‘Dal’ is most essential part of any Indian cuisine. Depending upon the availability the preparation and variety of ‘dal’ varies from region to region of India. In the eastern part or specifically in West Bengal, moong dal (split and husked variety) is very popular. We prepare different types veg and non-veg ‘dal’ like ‘Macher Matha…