Choco-Vanilla Marble Cupcakes for my valentines
This is my 301st post and time to start the journey for another milestone. Hopefully I'll reach there with plenty of awesome recipes, learning and sharing my experience with you all....
View ArticleHeart Shaped Strawberry Cookies and Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies ~ V-day...
Happy Valentines Day, everyone !!! Today the whole world is going to celebrate love in their lives. According to me, we should celebrate our love everyday to show our special ones how much we love...
View ArticleValentine's Day dinner ~ Vegetable Manchurian, Chilli Chicken and Fried Rice
The day before Valentines day, I asked my daughter,"what do you want to have for dinner? Today I'll cook something special for you on the eve of V-day". She scratched her head for sometime, as she had...
View ArticleAnnouncement of this month's Spotlight :Indian Spice Tray - Panch Phoron
Spotlight : valentiens Treat has come to an end and it's time to announce the theme for the this month. I'll post teh round-up of Valentine's Treat very soon. For this month, I thought to put our...
View ArticleTomato Maach (Fish cooked in a tomato based gravy)
Today I'll share a fish recipe which I have recently cooked from the famous Bengali Cookbook, "Bong Mom's Cookbook", the writer is none other than Sandeepa(Bong Mom), my inspiration of blogging and...
View ArticlePhulkopi-Aloo Charchari
This is very beloved and one of the simplest potato recipe, which has Bengali's favorite spice-Panch Phoron as a tempering. This dish pairs perfectly with Luchi, the deep fried small puff bread...
View ArticleThai Green Papaya Salad
This green papaya salad, also known as "som tam", is very much popular not only in Thailand but also all over the world. It's because of its uniqueness of ingredients and dressing. It's not only very...
View ArticleRound-up of Spotlight : Valentines Treat 2
I apologize to all of you for posting the round-up of Spotlight : Valentine's Treat 2 so late. Lately I'm fully occupied with lots of things outside my blogging world. Relocation, kid's health check...
View ArticleDoi Sorshe Phulkopi(Cauliflower in yoghurt-mustard gravy)
In bengali Cuisine, spice plays a big role but we are specially in love with two main spices - Panch phoron(five spice mix) and Mustard. Posto or poppy seed comes in third place. We bengalis cook...
View ArticleBasbousa ~ A Middle-Eastern Sweet Semolina Cake
Basbousa is a popular Middle Eastern dish, made of semolina(suji) and coconut, soaked with simple sugar syrup which is flavoured with lemon and rose water. This baked semolina dessert is known in...
View ArticleHyderabadi Chicken(pakki) Biriyani
Hyderabadi Dum biryani, a classic dish of the Mughal Nizams. This colorful and aromatic rice is an one-pot meal and we all enjoy biriyanis at restaurants. But when it comes to prepare it at home, we...
View ArticleAchari Gobi-Shimla Mirch (Cauliflower & Capsicum in tangy pickling sauce)
This recipe is originated in the Indian state of Punjab. Achar is Indian Pickle. But no pickle is used here in this recipe. Only the tempering matches in both pickle and in this recipe and the taste...
View ArticleAnnouncement of Spotlight : MAR-APRIL,'14
In my event Spotlight, I have started our Indian Spice series from last month with Panch Phoron , which is not so much known to many, but has a distinctive flavour. But not many of my blogger friends...
View ArticlePalak Paratha(Spinach paratha) and Keema Palak(minced Chicken & spinach...
Last week, on a busy and hectic day, running after lots of appointments, I put my microwave to work. I had a plan to make a quick keema curry for dinner. That day, I thought to make it with spinach...
View ArticleGoan Coconut Rice and Chicken Xacuti
Since then I've grown a passion for cooking, the passion for trying new recipes has also started along with it. I easily get bored cooking and eating the same dishes again and again. My hubby is a...
View ArticleMouri mangsho (Fennel Flavoured Chicken Curry)
Today I'm here to share a very distinctive traditional bengali recipe of Chicken, fennel flavoured Chicken or Mouri(fennel in bengali) Mangsho. Traditionally, mutton is mainly used for this recipe,...
View ArticleKashmiri Dum Aloo
Today I'm going to take you on a ride to a very aromatic cuisine of India, Kashmiri Cuisine. What comes to your mind first when we talk about Kashmiri Cuisine, yes, Kashmiri Dum Aloo. Today, I'll...
View ArticleEchorer Dalna (Bengali Raw Jackfruit Curry)
All bengalis are now enthusiast about the Bengali New Year which is on 15th of April this year. The current Bengali year is 1421. The Bengali year is 594 less than the AD. The first day is called...
View ArticleEggless Coconut Cake
I am a huge fan of Coconut. Even everyone in my family love to munch on fresh coconut slices, only one of my sons don't like to eat coconut. For him, he can live on cakes, not any other cake, just...
View ArticleBigbasket.Com, an Online Grocery Store - A helping hand in today's busy life
There is an increasing craze about eating gourmet food these days and everyone likes to experiment with continental cuisine in the kitchen - from house wives looking to cook something different...
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