Rasmalai ~ Cottage cheese balls in sweetened thickened milk

T his is my 250th post and today is a very Special day to celebrate, It's an Indian Festival today : Eid. To Muuh Mitha Ho Jaye with A B...

Patol Posto ~ Parwal/Pointed Gourd cooked in Poppy Seed Paste

A ll knows that bengali people have a love affair with Posto or poppy seeds or khus Khus. Especially me, I can't live without this spice...

Phirni (Grounded Rice Pudding)

Phirni is a very excuisite Indian dessert made with grounded rice and nuts and cooked in thickened milk. It is quite similar to rice puddin...

Tilapia macher Jhal ~ A Bengali dry fish preperation

T oday I'm posting a very basic fish curry recipe, which we call ' macher Jhal '. Mach is 'fish' in bengali and 'Jha...

Sajne Data O Aloo Posto (drumstick & potato in poppy seed paste)

Sajne Data, as we call it in Bengali, is popularly known as "Drumstick" all over India. The reason they got the name may be becaus...

Daler Bara'r Jhol (Bengali Lentil Vada Curry)

I t's a very traditional recipe made from lentil. Vada or as we call in Bengali Cuisine" Bara" is a savory fritter type snack ...

Narkel dudh diye Sorshe Ilish (Hilsa fish curry with Mustard & Coconut Milk)

      A fter long time, I'm posting a Bengali fish recipe here. As many of you know Fish and Bengalis are synonymous. Without fish I thi...

Summer Recipe : Mango dal ~ bengali Green mango dal

D uring Summer, Our food should be very light and spice-free as much as possible. Specially during lunch time, I prefer very light meal, lik...

Narkel diye Chichingey chhenchki( Snake gourd dry curry with coconut in bengali style)

L ike any other cuisine, Bengali cuisine has also different styles of cooking with different names, like dalna, charchari, chhenchki, Ghanto...

Dhokar Dalna (Lentil Cakes in a spicy gravy) ~A Bengali Delight

  I will share another favorite dish of Bengalis today, i.e. Dhokar Dalna . Dhoka is a shallow fried cake made from two types of lentils...

Jhatpat Chicken (An Easy-breezy Bengali Chicken Curry)

F or making chicken it doesn't have to be always an elaborate process. This recipe is very easy to prepare and very common to every be...

Bandhakopir Dalna(Bengali cabbage stir fry)

C abbage is one of my absolute favorite vegetable and it is nutritious, too. Cabbage is an excellent source of Vitamin C, it also contains s...