Fan us on Facebook and Instagram . You can also Subscribe to BengaliCuisine by Email. Laal saag or amaranth leaves are the beautiful red colored leafy vegetables you can get in any market in India. It tastes just great stir fried with a few shrimps or even without it. But, even with a lot of searching for the perfect leaves,…
Kadhi is a true Indian dish, I say this because, almost the same recipe is followed throughout India. The wiki page on kadhi says that its a Gujrati dish and is popular among people in the Northern states and also among Sindhis. But, while living in the Southern states of India I have had kadhi with the South Indian touch of tempered curry leaves.
Pathar mangsho (goat meat) can easily be classified as a comfort food as well as an exotic Bengali dish. Some would say, why such a rich and spicy food be called comfort food. The answer is in the meal, garam garam bhaat (warm white rice) with pathar mangsho (mutton curry) and a slice of gandoraj lebu – do you want anything else from this world?
Fan us on Facebook . You can also Subscribe to BengaliCuisine by Email Winter is almost over, and so are the winter vegetables. Even though you get all vegetables all year through but to have one during its original time of harvest means a lot to me. Capsicum is one of them. I love capsicum. The subtle taste of…
Fan us on Facebook . You can also Subscribe to BengaliCuisine by Email Every day when you see the sun setting over the Hudson there seems to be a part of your heart which sails away to those sunsets over Princep Ghat. While still I’m starting to groove to the American way of life, every cell within me drags…
Fan us on Facebook . You can also Subscribe to BengaliCuisine by Email When it comes to vegetarian recipes, Bengalis have countless options to serve. Even though we are branded as the fish loving and fish eating class, there is not a single household who does not have a purely vegetarian dish to serve for each meal, and dal…
Fan us on Facebook . You can also Subscribe to BengaliCuisine by Email Lentils are most of the most popular sources of protein for vegetarians or vegans. Though for some weird reason, we Bengalis consider the red chief lentil or masoor dal as non-veg. I have searched, but didn’t get any answer to that. Do you know why? Masoor…
Vegetarian Bong delicacies are not just limited to the conventional vegetables. Stir fries of different leafy greens is one of the specialties of the Bengali kitchen. Try this radish leaf stir fry.
Fan us on Facebook . You can also Subscribe to BengaliCuisine by Email Since I came to US, I had been travelling. All thanks to Kalyan and his job, I had visited 5 states in a span of 3 months. The latest was a visit to the city of dreams – New York City. It was a 8 day…
Fan us on Facebook . You can also Subscribe to BengaliCuisine by Email Kumro or pumpkin is one of the most used vegetables in Bengal. From just boiled pumpkin with a dash of mustard and salt with warm white rice or chachori (type of Bengali curry) – it has its grand position. Generally pumpkin is used in vegetarian curries,…
Second in the series of Poila Baisakh special recipe, here’s pumpkin flower fritters
Sharing the joy of India winning the World Cup Finals with microwaved ilish paturi
A guest post from Suchismita Das – oler kofta curry, a unique Bengali preparation
Happy Holi to all of you, here are some of the authentic recipes for Holi
Lets celebrate Holi with this colorful paneer preparation