Bread Chilla / Chila (Indian Pancake with Vegetables & Bread)

Bored of having same bread-butter / bread–omelette / bread-boiled egg! Try this Bread Chilla / Chila using same ingredients with a twist. It is a complete dish as bread, egg, vegetables, curd and semolina is used together. Those who are vegetarian can replace egg with some more all purpose flour and milk. During this lockdown…

Beler Shorbot (Wood Apple Cooler)

‘Beler Shorbot’ or Wood Apple Cooler is one of my favourite drinks. I have already shred the recipe of ‘Beler Pana’ before, where curd is added in the cooler. The consistency of ‘Beler Pana’ is slight thicker compared to ‘Beler Shorbol’. Adding lemon juice or kaffir lime juice gives slightly tangy flavour in the drink…

Leftover Dal Paratha (Indian Flat Bread with Lentil)

I love any type of preparation with lentil and legumes. But Man of the house is just opposite. Very often it happens I find bowl of ‘dal’ lying at the corner of my refrigerator. I had to take it with roti or rice. But my Mom once gave an idea of using the leftover dal…

Macher Dim dea Chichinga Chorchori (Snake Gourd Mishmash with Fish Egg)

I have already shared some tasty recipes made out of Macher Dim (Fish Egg/Roe)…. ‘Macher Dimer Bora’ and ‘Macher Dimer Jhuri’. Both these dishes are very popular amongst bengalies. Today I’ll be sharing with you a mishmash recipe cooked with ‘Macher Dim’ and ‘Chichinga’ or Snake Gourd….. ‘Macher Dim dea Chichinga Chorchori’. This is our…

Macher Kofta Curry (Fish Kofta Curry)

This is not an everyday fish preparation. But my Mom used to prepare this dish when there is old stock of fish in refrigerator or on special occasion. It requires a little patience and time as we have to prepare the fish mix, then prepare the koftas and the curry. I have prepared it with…

Doi Pabda (Indian Cat Fish Curry with Curd)

Any fish preparation is loved by Man of the house. Even if it is very simple ‘macher jhol’. So I have to cook fish everyday mostly for our lunch as we avoid having fish curry in dinner. ‘Pabda’ is one of my favourite fish. Last time we bough very large size ‘pabda mach’, which I…

Paneer Kofta Curry (Indian Cottage Cheese Fried Ball Curry)

You must have tried different panner recipes but have you tried making koftas with it, Try this easy paneer kofta curry. I have tried it may times, and it came out really good every time! Sometime I use fresh cream also in the curry, specially if I cook for guests. Try this recipe … I…

Shahi Pulao (Aromatic Rice)

I was looking for a easy rice preparation or pulao that can be served with both vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes. Then one of my friend shared this recipe to me. When I cooking for the first time, I was not sure that it will turn out so good! Most importantly it requires very few…

Dimer Dalna Fulkopi Aloo diye (Egg Curry with Cauliflower and Potato)

Eggs are staple in our house. Everybody loves different egg preparations. Amongst all preparations, ‘Dimer Dalna’ is amongst top choices. This preparation is almost same. Only I add ‘fulkopi’ or cauliflower instead of using only potato. Regular spices are used in this recipe. Instead of using tomato you may use tomato sauce too. You have…

Bora diye Peper Dalna (Raw Papaya Curry with Lentil Fritter)

This is a very old recipe from Bong kitchen. In every Bengali household, some raw papaya recipes are very regular specially during summer. In our house ‘Peper Dalna’, ‘Peper Dom’, ‘Pepe Chenchki’ and ‘Bora diye Peper Dalna’ is very common during summer on veg-meal days. And my ‘Thakuma’ used to cook these vegetarian dishes. Those…

Soya Kofta Curry

On veg days when we cook either panner or ‘chenna’ curry, this ‘Soya Kofta Curry’ can be a different option. Many of us cook ‘Soya Chilli’, ‘Soya Manchurian’, ‘Soya Keema Masala’ or ‘Soya Masala Curry’ but this curry can be a better option. You can serve this to your guests too as a side with…

Chicken Hariyali Tikka Masala (Chicken Kebab in Green Gravy)

I love ‘kebabs’ so I often prepare different types of kebabs. But before I get opportunity to photograph, the serving plate gets exhausted. Few days back I was all alone in home and prepared this Chicken Hariyali Tikka Masala for dinner, hence managed to photograph. It is a very easy recipe. All you need ‘green…