Recipe Index

Recipe Index

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Special Events/Festivals of India & festive recipes:

1. Durga Puja is on our Doorstep - know in details about the rituals of Bengali Durga Puja
2. Pujor Diner Khabar (Festive food of Durga Puja)- part 1 Click on the number
3. Pujor Diner Khabar (Festive food of Durga Puja)- part 2 Click on the number

4. India's Independence day & Tri-color chinese vegetable stir-fry
5. Deepavali(diwali), Bhai Phota(bhai Duj) & A sweet treat
6. Bengali new Year and Pomfret fish curry
7. Makar Sankranti - Patishapta Pitha(coconut stuffed pancake) and Gurer payesh(Rice Kheer with palm jaggery)
8. Appyayan Turned One- Birthday celebration with Microwave ginger-carrot cake
9. Visitor's Tip - How to make chapatis that stay soft for long time
10. Saraswati/Basanti Puja and Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa
11. Rituals of Saptami Durga puja and Doi maach(fish cooked with yoghurt)
12. Rituals and customs of all 4 Durga puja days and Kalakand, A beloved Bengali Sweet
13. Combo festive recipe: Tricolor Pulao and Potatoes with roasted poppy seed

Special Posts :
1. Tried & tasted home remedies for cold & cough for kids'
2. The Chemistry of Food -part 1
3. The Chemistry of Food -part 2

Round-ups of Spotlight(In-house event) &other events hosted by me

Spotlight : Fish : Check here to view 49 fish recipes from national and international cuisine
Spotlight : Summer food & drinks [check here to view recipes of smoothies, juices, milkshakes, cold salad & dessert, curries and lot more recipes just perfect for summer]
Sunday Snacks : Festive snacks of Navratri & Diwali [Check here Indian regional snacks and sweets recipes made during the festival time]
Spotlight : Baking Without Oven [A collection of 18 awesome creative recipes to try out without an baking oven]
Microwave Easy Cooking(MEC) : Combo Meal [Check here to view lots of Microwave recipes in one place]
Spotlight : Winter Vegetable
Spotlight : Summer Cooler
Spotlight : Rice/Rori/Pulao/Puri
Spotlight : Healthy Baking
Spotlight : Summer fruits

Microwave Recipes :

Cake/cookies/soup/sweet: (completely cooked in microwave)
1. Honey Lemon Pistachio Cookies
2. Ginger Carrot Cake
3. Microwave Tomato Soup
4. Kaju Or Cashewnut Peda(Indian sweet with cashewnut)
5. Eggless Marble Cake
6. Kesari Suji Halwa
7. 3 minute Chocolate Fudge and Oat-chocolate fudge
8. Carrot halwa (Gajar ka Halwa)
9. Mushroom Noodle Soup
10. Mango-Pistachio Peda
11. Mango Halwa
12. Gajar ka halwa(Carrot Pudding) in microwave

Rice/curries : (completely cooked in microwave)

1. Aloo Matar Paneer (Indian cottage cheese with potato & green peas)
2. Rainbow Pulao (Pulao made with three different color combo)
3. Lemon Rice and Aloo Gobhi Matar (potato-cauliflower curry)
4. Vegetable Rawa Upma
5. Dhania-nariyel Machchi (coconut-coriander Fish curry)
6. Flavourful Vegetable Pulao
7. Popular Mumbai Street food- Pav Bhaji

Appetizer/Snack :

1. Masoor Dal Vada (Red lentil fritters-Bengali cuisine)
2. Semiya Upma (Upma made with vermicelli)
3. Ghugni (dry yellow/white/green peas curry-Bengali cuisine)
4. Crispy Moong dal masala Dosa (Think Indian pancake made of Moong dal) & Moong Dal vada(Moong dal fritters)
5. Kidney Beans & Potato Fry - Chinese Cuisine
6. Green Moong & Cabbage Pakora
7. Khaman Dhokla - Gujrati cuisine
8. Mini Fish Cutlets - Bengali Cuisine
9. Murukku(Teatime Snack) - South Indian Cuisine
10. Beguni(Brinjal Fritters/pakora - Bengali cuisine)
11. Masala Peanuts (Spice crusted crunchy munchy peanuts)
12. Chola Bhaja(Stir fried black chickpeas/kala chana)
13. Dalia(broken wheat) Upma
14. Stir-fried Masala Idlis
15. Baked Nimki/namakpara/diamond cuts
16. Stuffed Baked Pakora
17. Chivda/Chire/Rice Flakes Mixture

Breakfast recipes :

1. Chirer Pulao(Poha/flaked rice pulao-Bengali cuisine)
2. Semiya Upma (Upma made with vermicelli)
3. Vegetable masala Idli (steamed rice & dal cake- South Indian Cuisine)
4. Scrambled paneer sandwich with Foccacia(Italian Herb bread)
5. Classic French Toast
6. Crispy Moong dal masala Dosa (Think Indian pancake made of Moong dal)
7. Spicy Potato & Scrambled egg sandwich
8. Bread Utthapam (Spicy Yummy bread snack)
9. Kids' Favorite Chocolate Pancake
10. Vegetable patties
11. Dalia (broken wheat/bulgar wheat) Upma
12. Crispy Masala Dosa (Rice crepe with spicy potato filling)
13. Luchi & Pyajkoli-aloo Dum(Dum aloo with spring Onion)
14. Tri-color Utthapam
15. Vegetable Burger
16. Vegetable Rawa Upma(stove-top version)
17. Paneer Bhurji wrap ~ Scrambled paneer wrap
18. Poha or Rice flakes Upma

Beverages/Drinks :

1. Watermelon-strawberry lassi(Yoghurt drink with watermelon & strawberry)
2. Sweet & Sour lassi (Indian yoghurt drink)
3. Watermelonade (watermelon & lemonade drink)
4. Orange flavoured lassi and health benefits of Yogurt
5. Honey Prune Juice Smoothie
6. Strawberry Milkshake
7. Kiwi Cooler
8. Thandai ( Milk & Almond Drink-Holi recipe)
9. Aam Panna(Green Mango Sarbat)
10. Oat, Nut & Mango Smoothie
11. Jal Jeera ~ A Healthy drink of Summer
12. Mango-Litchi/lychee Slush
13. Watermelon and Honeydew Smoothie

Baked Goodies(Cake/cookies/Tart) :

1. Cherry-Almond Tart with cheese Filling

2. Nutty Oatmeal-dates Cookies
3. Coconut Lemon Loaf with Nut topping
4. Orange Muffin & Loaf
5. Chocolate - Ginger Bundt Cake
6. Kid's favorite Veg Pizza with readymade pizza bases
7. Chocolate Flavoured Apple Banana breakfast Loaf

8. Nutella Cupcakes
9. Baked Caramel Custard
10. Dry Fruit & Nut cake
11. Honey Ginger Cookies
12. Baked Nimki/Namkeen/Diamond cuts
13. Red Velvet cupcake for Valentine's day
14. Oats-Almond Cookies
15. Zebra Cake

16. Eggless Low-Fat Mango Cupcakes

Cool Comforts :

1. Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
2. Mango Ice-Cream with pistachio flavour

Beans & Lentils (Bengali & Other regional Indian cuisine)

Bengali Cuisine :

1. Masoor Dal Vada (Red lentil fritters)
2. Rasoon diye massor dal (Garlic Flavored red lentil)
3. Ghugni (dry yellow/white/green peas curry)
4. Cholar Dal begun diye (chana dal with eggplant)
5. Kalai-er dal (Split white Urad dal) in 2 style(bhaja/fried & Kancha/non-fried)
6. Tetor Dal(Lentil cooked with bitter gourd)
7. Dal Chenchki
8. Kacha Aam-er dal(Green mango dal)

Other :

1. Masala Dal with toor dal
2. Green Moong Tadka dal
3. Subzi dal(lentil with vegetable)
4. Punjabi Kala Chana Masala - Chola/sukha chana/black chick pea gravy
5. Balti Dhal with Spring Onion and Tomato
6. Creamy Dal Palak with a twist(creamy lentil soup with fresh spinach leaves)
7. Dalma ~ A super healthy Oriya lentil dish
8. Dal Makhani/Maa ki Dal/Kali Dal(Punjabi Cuisine)

Side dish(Curries/Gravies) - Bengali & Other regional Indian Cuisine

Bengali cuisine - Vegetarian :

1. Aloo potoler Tarkari (Potato-parwal/pointed gourd Curry)
2. Sajne data O aloo posto (Drumstick & potato in poppy seed paste)
3. Phulkopir-Aloo Dom/Masala Gobi(Spicy Cauliflower)
4. Palong shak-er tarkari (spinach with mix-vegetable) & Mulo chechki (Radish curry)
5. Badhakopir Tak Dom (Cabbage in sour tomato gravy)
6. Badhakopir Dalna (Dry cabbage curry)
7. Dhokar Dalna (Lentil cakes in a light spicy gravy)
8. Pui saager Dalna (Climbing spinach curry)
9. Note shak bhaja begun diye (Stir-fry Amaranth with eggplant)
10. Halim shak bhaja (stir-fry watercress) & Mulo shak bhaja (Radish green fry)
11. Narkel sarshe Patol (Pointed gourd in coconut-mustard sauce)
12. Two yummy bengali fry(bhaja) recipes
13. Labra (Bengali mix-vegetable)
14. Aloo-pyaj Posto (Onion-Potato in poppy seed paste)
15. Panchmisali Tarkari (A Bengali Mix-vegetable Delight)
16. Sorshe Begun (Baby brinjals in mustard & Yoghurt gravy)
17. Bhindi Posto(okra with poppy seed paste) & Jhinge-Aloo Posto (Potato-Ridge gourd in poppy seed paste)
18. Kumror Choka/chakka - A Pumpkin delight
19. Bengali Winter Vegetable Medley/Charchari
20. Patol Posto(Parwal/pointed gourd cooked in poppy seed paste)
21. Lau Ghanto ( Dry bottle gourd curry) & Lau-er Khosa charchari (A medley of pumpkin & bottle gourd peel)
22. Sorshe Sim (Flat beans in mustard seed paste)
23. Lau Kasha (Masaledar Lau/bottle gourd in spicy gravy)
24. Palong Shak-er Dalna(Bengali Spinach, potato & Peas medley)
25. Peper Ghanto (Raw papaya Curry)
26. Masala Aloo-Begun(Aloo-beaingan in Bengali style)
27. Dudh-Lau(Bottle Gourd cooked with milk) and Lau-er Tarkari (vegetable medley with bottle gourd)
28. Kanchkalar Kofta Curry( Kofta made with green banana, in a curry)
29. Pyajkoli-aloo Dum (Dum aloo with spring Onion)
29. Shukto (A unique bitter preperation from Bengal)
30. Lau Shukto (A bitter preperation with bottle gourd and bitter gourd)
31. Spinach and Green peas Stir-fry
32. Broccoli & spinach stir-fry with panch phoron
33. Potoler Dorma (Stuffed parwal/pointed Gourd in onion-tomato gravy)
34. Ghugni (dry yellow/white/green peas curry)
35. Sorshe Begun (eggplant/brinjal in yogurt & mustard seed gravy)
36. Niramish Aloo-begun-capsicum Tarkari
37. Chichingey Chenchki (Snake Gourd dry curry with grated coconut)
38. Daler Bara'r jhol (Bengali lentil vada curry)

Others - Vegetarian :

1. Vegetable Kofta curry
2. Okra/Bhindi in roasted sesame and poppy seed sauce
3. Beet-carrot fry
4. Baingal Bharta with bell pepper(capsicum)
5. Kadhai Paneer(Indian cottage cheese with capsicum/bell pepper)
6. Pindi Chana(dry chick pea gravy - punjabi cuisine)
7. Kasoori Gobi (dry cauliflower curry with dry fenugreek leaves)
8. Stuffed Bell Pepper/Capsicum in peanut-sesame sauce
9. Broccoli-Brinjal Fry
10. Dum Aloo (North Indian Style)
11. Bhindi Do-pyaza (Stir-fried Okra with Onions)
12. Mughlai Potato (Dry potato in mughlai style)
13. Paneer Dhaniya (Indian Cottage cheese cooked with fresh coriander leaves and Yoghurt)

14. Nargisi(malai) Kofta Curry(Vegetable kofta in a spicy gravy)

15. Eggplant and bell pepper curry (Brinjal & Capsicum curry)
16. Dahi Bhindi (Okra in Yoghurt)
17. Gujrati Potato, Broccoli n Brinjal Curry(Gujrati Cuisine)
18. Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala
19. Balti Potatoes with Aubergine/Brinjal
20. Potatoes with roasted poppy seed
21. Paneer-Mushroom Masala
22. Kadai Chole (Chick-peas cooked in a unique spice mix)
23. Classic Aloo-gobhi Masala (Potato-cauliflower dry curry)
24. Mushroom Capsicum Masala
25. Soya Chilli (Chinese Cuisine)
26. Oven Roasted baby potatoes in Indian Style
27. Soya Malai Kofta Curry(completely Vegan)
28. Balti Potatoes with bell pepper & corn
29. Palak Paneer(Indian cottage cheese in flavourful spinach gravy)
30. Chilli Tofu(Indo-chinese cuisine)
31. Beet & Carrot Thoran(South Indian Cuisine)
32. Paneer & Mix vegetable Jalfraizy
33. Malai Kofta Curry
34. Potato-Capsicum curry
35. Soya Matar Pasanda
36. Soya Keema Matar
37. Popular Mumbai Street food- Pav Bhaji (microwave version)
38. Shahi Paneer
39. Winter Vegetable and paneer with South Indian Tempering
40. No onion-no garlic Potato-brinjal-capsicum Curry
41. Paneer Butter Masala (Restaurant Style)
42. Potato Karakari- South Indian Potato dish
43. Achari Baingan(brinjal/eggplant in pickling sauce)

Side dish - Non-vegetarian :

Chicken :

1. Jhatpat Murgi (Easy breezy chicken curry - Bengali cuisine)
2. Chatpata chicken (chicken in a spicy tangy sauce)
3. Chicken Shahi Korma
4. Balti Chicken (chicken cooked in Balti style- a Pakistani recipe)
5. Butter Chicken or Murgh makhani
6. Stir Fry Chicken Teriyaki (Japanese Cuisine)
7. Murgh Mussallam~A awadhi Delicacy
8. Tandoori Chicken
9. Chicken Jal Fraizy (A beloved Chicken dish of Kolkata - Originates in Bengal)
10. Chicken Chaap ~ A chicken speciality of Bengal
11. Chilli Chicken

Mutton :

1. Tomato Mutton
2. Mutton Vindaloo(spicy Mutton stew) in Parsian Style
3. Pathar Mangshor jhol (Bengali Mutton Curry)
4. Kasha Mangsho(Slow-cooked mutton in Bengali way)

Fish : (Bengali cuisine)

1. Pomfret Fish curry
2. Rui Macher Kalia
3. Chingri Mach Bhape (steamed shrimp in mustard sauce)
4. Aloo aar chingri mach bhaja (Potato & shrimp fry)
5. Kochu chingri (Shrimp with arbi/taro root)
6. Lau chingri (Shrimp with bottle/white gourd)
7. Tilapia Macher Jhal (Fish in mustard seed gravy)
8. Macher Dimer kalia(Curry with fish roe)
9. Bhapa Ilish or Steamed Hilsa
10. Tarkari diye Macher Jhol (Bengali fish curry with mixed vegetables)
11. Doi Maach (Rohu fish cooked with yogurt)
12. Posto Rui (Rohu fish with poppy seed paste)
13. Macher Keema(Minced fish cooked with potato)
14. Chingri macher Kalia(Shrimp Kalia)
15. Chingri Macher Malaikari (prawn cooked in coconut milk)
16. Kumro Patay Chingri Mach Bhape - Prawns steamed inside Pumpkin Leaves
17. Ol-Chingrir Dalna (Shrimp & elenphant foot yam Curry)
18. Dhania-nariyel Machchi in Microwave(coconut-coriander Fish curry)
19. Narkel dush diye Sorshe Ilish (Hilsa cooked in mustard seed & coconut milk gravy)

Egg :

1. Dimer Jhol (Bengali egg curry)

2. Dimer Kalia (Bengali egg curry with thick gravy)

Rice/Pulao