Bengali cuisine

Pui Saag/Poi Saag danthal (Malabar Spinch Stem) Masala/Curry

Pui Saag/Poi Saag danthal (Malabar Spinch Stem) Masala/Curry

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 5-7 minutes. Frying time: 12-13 minutes. Cooking time: 3-4  minutes. Total time: 24 minutes. Are you on the way to discover the delicious way to cook “Poi Saag Danthal”? “Pui Saag/Poi Saag danthal (Malabar Spinch Stem) Masala/Curry”; the dish is quite popular in several parts of India, especially in Bengali  and […]

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Pumpkin Flowers Fritters (Pakoda)

Pumpkin Flowers Fritters (Pakoda)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 6 minutes. Frying time: 6 minutes. Total time: 12 minutes. Amid the crises of covid-19 pandemic; we had enough time to enjoy and look after our balcony plants and chit-chat with them. It was also a healthier way to stay at home. Pumpkin creepers take time to grow in pot, however

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Kachari (Fritters) – Ghughani

Kachari (Fritters) – Ghughani

Servings: 4 Soaking time: 6 hours. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Total time: 35 minutes. “Kachari (Fritters) – Ghughani “is often cooked in my parent’s house as evening snacks; ‘kachari’ is nothing but a kind of bhajia (fritters) prepare with soaked lentil and ‘Ghughani’ is chickpea dish.  It

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Aaloo re Jhol (Potato Curry from Bengali Cuisine)

Aaloo re Jhol (Potato Curry from Bengali Cuisine)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 15 minutes. Frying time: 23 minutes. Cooking time: 10 minutes. Total time: 48 minutes. Wherever you go almost every part of world potatoes is used some way in culinary; people would like to eat as side dish as well as main course or staple meal. The potato is called Jagaimo (じゃがいも)

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Luchi (Bengali Fried Bread Recipe)

Servings: 2 Making dough time: 4 minutes. Preparation time: 12 minutes. Frying time: 5-6 minutes (each batch). Total time: 22 minutes. Luchi with Ghughani (dry peas) or chholar dal (chana dal) is the essence of Bengal, the state of India. It is one of the staple foods of every house. It holds a special place

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