Taro stem is a popular ingredient in Bengali cuisine… each part of Taro plant is consumed in Bengal… the roots, the stem, the leaves and t...

Bombay Ducks / Bombil / Lote is one of my favourite fish… Today we have made crispy Bombil Pakoda. This dish can be eaten with dal rice, or ...

  Munger Daler Bora diye Alu ar Shosnerdata r shorshe - posto r Jhal / Drumstick - Potatoes and Mung Dal fritters cooked in Mustard and Popp...

Its a classic Sicilian starter or a side dish.   The sweet and sour dish is eaten with  bruschetta,  meat or fish, rice or pasta. It’s a typ...

   Chingri / Prawns with posto and narkol bata (poppy and coconut paste) wrapped in kola pata (banana leaves) - Chingri Posto Narkel Diye Pa...

 Gima Saag / Dime Saag (Indian Chickweed / Bitter Cumin grows wild mostly near small water bodies like lakes, ponds, streams etc.. and also ...

  Komro Pata Diye Ilish Macher Bhorta   Ilish Macher Bhorta is one of the favourite in our house… from the time my husband visited Banglades...

Fish eggs are a delicacy in Bengali homes during monsoon… as the fish sold in the market mostly comes with eggs.. we generally use Rohu or C...

  This dish is a Mugal dish, it’s made in a rich creamy gravy with nuts and raisins and hence the name Shahi… this dish goes well with Parat...

Shola Kochu can be cooked in many ways, it can be fried, bata/ mashed, cooked into gravy with fish etc.  Today we are making korma with shol...

While driving towards the outskirts of Mumbai during the rainy season, we get to see land filled with water getting ready for the rice culti...

There were 5 tail pieces of Hilsa fish left in the freezer. Usually as the tail part of the fish is thorny many people avoid eating the tail...

This is a quick and easy Bengali recipe to go with steamed rice. This dish is one of our family’s favourite dish, my mother use to make it. ...

It’s a Kashmiri dish that is made with cottage cheese and potato. It’s served with rice. It’s a very simple dish, yet very delicious. I...

Steamed Paneer is a Bengali vegetarian side dish. I have added pumpkin leaves, as pumpkin leaves are good for our health and when it...

This is a side dish made with prawns and brinjal. Though the wet paste made with mustard seeds and other ingredients are commonly used...

This a very easy dish to make. It can be made in many ways. Here is my style of making this dish. This dish is a dry dish and can...

I had a Bengali lady who worked for me for many years. Some time she would share her village stories with me. They did not have bat...

Bati Chorchori or Dobka as it was called in my house was very frequently made dish by my mother. There are lots of type of Bati Ch...

These are stuffed Pumpkin Fritters. Normally in Bengal we have pumpkin pieces dipped into gram flour batter and deep fried. Here I have add...