There are many leafy vegetables (shaak) we cook at home. In fact, in our country, we get so many different leafy veggies and there are many ways of cooking them […]
Tag: Vegetarian
Tok Dal / Bengali style Raw Mango Dal
There is an old saying among Bengalis that having Tok Dal in summer helps to keep your body cool. Whether true or not, I like raw mangoes in any form, […]
Niramish Potol er Dolma/Stuffed Pointed Gourds with Paneer
Potol er Dolma is an age-old Bengali delicacy. Some people make the vegetarian version by filling the pointed gourds/potol with potato or paneer stuffing. And others just use the fish […]
Rajma Masala/Red Kidney Beans Curry
After my 10 years of living in North India, now I can proudly say that I can cook Rajma like my neighbour Kamla Aunty who is a Punjabi. I’ve not […]
Veg Manchurian
Veg Manchurian is one of our favourite Indo-Chinese food. I don’t cook it frequently though. Somehow the taste of cornstarch in the Manchurian balls put me off. Whether in a […]
Restaurant style Garlic Breads
I’m a Big fan of crispy, cheesy Garlic Breads. And like many of you I too couldn’t able to figure out why those Garlic breads in restaurants are so yummy […]
Choto Aloor Dom/Bengali style Dum Aloo
Some dishes are specially made for winter. In this part of the country, we’re still enjoying the cold. I made some peas kachori a few weeks back. Then I made […]
Sheem Poshto/Flat beans in Poppy seeds gravy
Sheem Poshto is one of the favourite winter dishes that I cook with the fresh flat beans available widely during this season. Apart from rice, it pairs great even with […]
Chinese Dum Aloo
This Chinese Dum Aloo is my Mom’s recipe. I just love this Indo-Chinese version of potato. This tastes delicious as a side dish with fried rice. Though we used to […]
Chalkumror Pur Bhaja/Stuffed Ash Gourd Fries
In the past when the Partition of Bengal happened, lots of Bengalis left East Bengal (now Bangladesh) to save their life from the political and social crisis. They came to […]