Here another quick-fix one pot rice recipe for my vegetarian friends. I love soya and I keep on experimenting with soya granules and chunks in my different recipes. I already have shared two recipes with soya … ‘Soya Chunk Fried Rice’ and ‘Soya Keema Pulao’. I hope you all are going to like this recipe… Continue reading Soya Pulao
Month: March 2018
Tomato Soup
Though winter has gone more than one month still sometimes I feel like preparing different classic soups on lazy afternoon and reading a storybook while enjoying my hot bowl with some bread croutons. This is the easiest soup that I prepare. And that is another reason why I prepare this soup quite often. For making… Continue reading Tomato Soup
Methi Paneer Paratha (Indian Flat Bread with Fenugreek and Cottage Cheese Filling)
Sundays are always fun-days in our family and the most of the fun related to our foods as we all are great foodies. Unlike other days of the week Sunday breakfast has to be something special. And if that special means something fried then nothing like it! Most of the time I end up preparing… Continue reading Methi Paneer Paratha (Indian Flat Bread with Fenugreek and Cottage Cheese Filling)
Anda Bhurji / Egg Bhurji
When you get up late in the morning and have to prepare breakfast as well as pack lunch for your family you probably try to fix something which is very easy to prepare and nutritious at the same time. Eggs, milk, tea or coffee and fruits are staple for breakfast in our family. And I… Continue reading Anda Bhurji / Egg Bhurji
Stuffed Chanar Kofta Curry (Stuffed Cottage Cheese Curry)
‘Chanar Dalna’ or ‘Chanar Kofta Curry’ is a very common dish in Bengali kitchen. It is nothing but a simple curry made with homemade cottage cheese or ‘chena’. The more is the quality of milk the better is the ‘chena’. So I always recommend making ‘chena’ from full fat milk. You have to be a… Continue reading Stuffed Chanar Kofta Curry (Stuffed Cottage Cheese Curry)
Enchore Chingri (Green Jack Fruit Curry)
As I have mentioned in my early post of ‘Enchorer Dalna’ or Green Jackfruit Curry, ‘Enchore’ or green jackfruit is another veggie pretty popular in Bengal cuisine. This recipe is also very popular in Bengali kitchen. With a little twist in recipe a huge difference in taste can be made. Adding shrimp simply makes the curry… Continue reading Enchore Chingri (Green Jack Fruit Curry)
Lobia Masala (Black Eyed Peas Curry)
The black-eyed pea or black-eyed bean or Lobia that we commonly call ‘Borboti Korai’ in Bengali is a very common but rarely cooked legume in Bengali cuisine. The common commercial variety is called the California Blackeye; it is pale-colored with a prominent black spot. In the American South there are countless varieties. The color of… Continue reading Lobia Masala (Black Eyed Peas Curry)
Sojne Data-r Jhal (Drumsticks Cooked with Mustard and Poppy Seed Paste)
‘Sojne Data-r Jhal’ or Drumsticks cooked with mustard and poppy seed paste…This is the season …and here is the first drumstick dish that I am sharing in my blog. Here is this recipe that is made in every Bengali Home I guess. Now this is a very tempting combo Potato and Drumsticks. This one has… Continue reading Sojne Data-r Jhal (Drumsticks Cooked with Mustard and Poppy Seed Paste)
Gobi-Matar-Methi Paratha (Indian Flat Bread with Cauliflower, Green Pea and Fresh Fenugreek Filling)
Any type of ‘Paratha’ or ‘ParaNtha’ is highly appreciated in my home. My family members also expect me to prepare ‘Paratha’ or ‘Pooris’ in variation. And I try to make this not so healthy food as healthy as possible by stuffing them with lots of vegetables and cook with less oil. Last weekend I prepared… Continue reading Gobi-Matar-Methi Paratha (Indian Flat Bread with Cauliflower, Green Pea and Fresh Fenugreek Filling)
Koraishutir Dhokar Dalna (Green Peas & Lentil Cake Curry)
‘Dhokar Dalna’ is one the most popular and well accepted vegetarian dish in Bengali cuisine. It is nothing but lentil cake curry with some very regular spices. Since green peas are still available in market I thought of making some ‘dhoka’ with ‘koraishuti’ or green peas. Last year also I shared a different recipe of… Continue reading Koraishutir Dhokar Dalna (Green Peas & Lentil Cake Curry)
Sojne Fuler Chorchori (Drumstick Blossoms Stir-fry)
‘Sojne Ful’ or drumstick flower is available in the market for only few days. And it is good for health as its anti oxidant property helps to protect us from different diseases. This drumstick flower has a distinct flavor and slightly bitter in taste. We prepare different dishes with it like ‘Sojne Fuler Bora’, ‘Sojne… Continue reading Sojne Fuler Chorchori (Drumstick Blossoms Stir-fry)
Corn & Mushroom Puff
Baking is a great stress buster for me. Every weekend I try to bake something for my family … it could be cakes, cookies, any roast or sometimes puffs. I love to work with puff dough prepared from the scratch. I use very basic ingredients to make it very simple. This time I had some… Continue reading Corn & Mushroom Puff