In short “Cottage pie or shepherd’s pie is a meat pie with a crust of mashed potato.” (source: wikipedia). I wanted to make Shepherd’s Pie aka Cottage Pie with an […]
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Jhinge Chechki / Stir fried Ridge gourd with Prawns
Jhinge Chechki, a Bengali dish that we cook in two ways, with or without prawns. Served as a side dish, a Chechki can be made with different vegetables, eg. pumpkin. […]
Doi Ilish Bhapa/Steamed Hilsa in Mustard-Yogurt Gravy
Doi Ilish Bhapa is an age-old Bengali delicacy where Hilsa pieces cooked in a divine Mustard-Yogurt gravy. Easy to cook, serve hot with steamed rice. 🙂 Doi Ilish Bhapa/Steamed Hilsa in […]
Poshto Bhetki/Bhetki fish in spicy poppy seeds gravy
Got some fresh Bhetki fish few days back, was thinking to make some Kalia, but finally cooked this ‘Poshto Bhetki’ yesterday. I have never tried ‘Poshto Bhetki’ before, neither I […]
Chitol Maach er Kalia/Spicy Chitol Fish Curry
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Bhapa Parshe/Steamed Parshe Fish in Mustard Gravy
‘Parshe’ is a fresh water fish, which either cooked in a jhol (soupy fish curry) or cooked with mustard paste. I like the second version more. There are many way […]
Doi Chingri Bhapa/Prawn Yogurt Curry
‘Doi Chingri Bhapa’ is a yogurt based lightly spiced Prawn Curry. It’s flavourful, hearty and tastes delicious with steamed rice. I cook this pretty often, one of our family favourite! […]
Bhetki Mach er Kalia/Spicy Barramundi Fish Curry
Bhetki Mach er Kalia is a traditional, popular and age old Bengali style fish curry. I grew up eating this and it has been a family favourite. So this time sharing my […]
Ilish Paturi / Hilsa fish Paturi
Paturi is a Bengali dish that refers to food prepared by wrapping and cooking it in a leaf. This delicacy is usually prepared with fish, but it can also be […]
Loitta aka Lote Maach er Jhaal/Bombay duck dry curry
Many of you ask me to post the Lote Maach recipe. Here is the much awaited one. Bangal special ‘Lote Maach er Jhaal’. Rate