Bengali cuisine

Pui saag diye Masoor dal (Malabar Spinach with red lentil)

Servings: 2-3 Preparation time: 3 minutes. Frying time: 9 minutes. Cooking time: 5 minutes. Total time: 17 minutes. ‘Pui saag diye Masoor dal (Malabar Spinach with red lentil’ is a flavourful dal with a pinch of Bengali culture; nothing fancy, just a bowl of steamed rice and posto Bata (Khus-Khus chutney) along with this recipe […]

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Stuffed Pittha/ Bagiya with Poppy Seed

Stuffed Pittha/ Bagiya with Poppy Seed

Servings: 2-3 Making stuffing time: 12 minutes. Making dough time: 3 minutes. Stuffing raw pittha time: 1 minutes(each). Cooking time: 12 minutes. Total time: 28 minutes.  Pittha is one of the authentic Bihari cuisine made with rice flour, while new crops of rice flood the farmer’s fields in the early winter. It is customary to

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Ghughani dry (Black Chick Peas/Bengal Gram) dry

Servings: 4 Soaking time: 6 hours. Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 10 minutes. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Total time: 35 minutes. Ghughani is a common and adorable breakfast in my parent house; eaten with Paratha, Kachori, Roasted Poha or Fried Poha (Flatten rice); my mother used to cook almost every day in the breakfast,

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Dhania -Pudina Chutney (Green Coriander- Mint Dip)

Serving: 6-8 Preparation time: 5 minutes. Grinding time: 3 minutes. Serving time: 2 minutes. Total time: 10 minutes. Sparkling, spicy, tangy and extremely nutritious chutney, which is most popular not only Indian houses but Pakistani and other Indian sub continent countries’ houses  too; it strengthen the immune system, which is necessary for physical and mental

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Vegetable Stuffed Capsicum (Bharwan Shimla Mirch)

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 10 minutes. Frying time: 12-15 minutes. Cooking time: 4-5 minutes. Total time: 44 minutes.  At least once in a week I use to cook either mix vegetable or mix vegetable stuffed capsicum; both are very healthy version and easy to cook. Make stuffing according to your taste or vegetable available in

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