Bengali cuisine

Kachche papita ki tarkari (Raw papaya curry with poppy seed)

Servings: 4-5 Preparation time: 15 minutes. Frying time: 7-8 minutes. Cooking time: 6-8 minutes. Total time: 31 minutes. It was hot sultry evening, a fresh breeze coming from the sea make it ideal climate. I was strolling in my lawn at Anuvijay Township very near to Kanyakumari. There is a papaya plant in my garden; […]

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Bhog Khichadi (Bhoger Khichuri Rice and Lentil porridge)

Servings:3- 4 Preparation time: 11 minutes. Frying rice and dal time: 6-7 minutes. Frying  vegetable time: 7-8 minutes. Cooking time: 10-15 minutes. Total time: 41 minutes. Khichadi is perhaps the most humble, universal and adaptable food experiments in India with innumerable variations as complex as our country’s geography is. With the recent heat around the

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Paneer (cottage cheese) ka kheer

Servings: 5-6 Preparation time: 3 minutes. Cooking time: 20 minutes. Total time: 23 minutes. Our food today getting internationalised; I would like to revive India’s traditional culture of eating home cooked food. “Paneer (cottage cheese) ka kheer”, often known as “Chhannar Payash“ in Bengali, holds a special place in Bengali households, especially during festivals and

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Karela aaloo ka bhujia (bitter gourd and potato fry)) (Bengali style)

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Cooking time: 18-20 minutes. Total time: 26 minutes. The flavour of today, “Bitter Gourd” is the taste infused with panch phoran. Panch phoran is adorn in every Bengali kitchen; panch phoran is a signature blend of five spices (Mustard seed, fennel seed, cumin seed, Kalonji and fenugreek seed), relish

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Chana dal with lauki (split Bengal gram with bottle gourd)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 7-8 minutes. Cooking time: 15 minutes. Seasoning time: 15 minutes. Total time: 38 minutes. We can’t control heat waves; so can cool our self and family with this ‘bottle gourd recipe’. Bottle gourd has a high percentage of water which will keep you hydrated and cool. It is also easy to

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