Woo the opposite sex with an exotic dish - Cauliflower Broccoli Gratin. Gratin is a food preparation technique where you put a layer (of breadcrumbs, grated cheese and butter) above an ingredient mixture (of vegetables e.g. cauliflower, broccoli, potato, tomato, carrot etc), bake it till a golden crust forms at the top. You can try a meat based ingredient mix too. Read on for how to prepare a vegetable based Gratin in easy steps.

Maggi Noodles is undoubtedly the Youth Icon. Calories notwithstanding, Maggi comes to your help during late nights, rush breakfast, supper or when your cook hasn’t turned up. Last was true in my case when I decided its time for Egg Maggi Noodles as a standalone dish. Prepare Egg Bhurji, prepare maggi and mix both. Seriously, that’s Egg Maggi for you. If you want to learn the details, read on.

ও শিব কবে হবে কাল, নিম দিয়ে ছেচকি আম দিয়ে ডাল By definition, summer is a little away but the heat has already set in. The markets are flooded with raw mangoes. These sour tasting mangoes are a wonderful ingredient for varieties of Bengali recipes. Beat the Heat with Raw Mango Dal. Here's how to cook Aamer Daal in easy steps.

For the ones who wake up late or for those who compulsorily have to visit the kitchen every morning this quick and easy egg recipe is a must prepare. The preparation takes less than 10 mins to prepare and we'll love its taste. And when it comes to egg at breakfast this quote by Claudette Colbert is definitely very true, "I bet you think an egg is something you casually order for breakfast when you can't think of anything else."

After the interviews of four wonderful Bengali food bloggers, today we bring to you the fifth post in the Blogger Interview Series. Today's guest is Sharmila, the lady behind the well known Bengali food blog - Cook-a-doodle. Get to know more about her in this interview. First time ever Sharmistha discloses about the first dish she prepares, why she named her blog Cook-a-doodle-do and many more questions.

Though Bangals blame Ghotis for their unending love for the sweet taste in all kinds of recipes, Cholar dal is one such Bengali recipe where both Bangals and Ghotis nod to put a spoonful of sugar. For those who has no clue what I'm talking about, Ghotis are the actual inhabitants of what is now India, whereas the Bangals came from Bangladesh, erstwhile East Pakistan during the partition in 1947. Cholar dal or the famous Bengal gram is one of the most loved Sunday breakfast rather brunch option with luchi or roti.

On the occasion of International women's Day, we have a guest post from Soma Chowdhury, who is pursuing her MS from Louisiana State University. She writes about Natun Alur Nirmaish Dam or curry of baby potato, a tweaked version of her mother's natun alur dom. We thank Soma for her contribution. Enjoy the recipe and let us (and Soma) know how it fared.

This is for intermediate skilled cooks, or mere amateurs who want to prove that given adequate instructions, they can cook (I fall in this category). You can have Dimer Devil for an exotic evening snack. I had this at lunch with steamed rice, musuri daal and ketchup. In short: the eggs are boiled and the yolks are removed, and re-stuffed with a mixture prepared from the yolk, boiled potato and some vegetables. The re-stuffed egg is then dipped in besan, then in bread crumbs and fried in oil. Read on for the complete recipe and pictures.

After the good response (800 views and counting) to Part 1 of Potpourri, we’re here with the second edition. Read on for interesting resources on several aspects of Bengali Food: Book Review - Critiques of Chitrita Banerji's 3 books on Bengali Food Popular Culture - how the time around Durga Puja is the Sweet Season in Bengal City Bites - Bengali food chains spreading wings across India and more

Fourth in the Bengali Food Blogger Interview series is well known blogger, Sharmila from KichuKhon. She started blogging regularly since mid 2008 and is now a well known face in Bengali food blogging arena. Inspired by the wonderful food blogs, Sharmila started blogging about food. Thereafter, requests from her ardent fans and followers obliged her to post more recipes. Today, in this post read about Sharmila and many other hidden facts about the lady behind Kichukhon.