Kumro Chingri Boti Indian, Side, Pumpkin, Bengali recipe, Shrimp curry Cooks in 15 minutes    Serves 2 Ingredients 200gms buttenut squash or pumpkin, cut to bite size pieces ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup shrimps (10-15 pieces) 1 teaspoon panchphoron ½ teaspoon turmeric powder 2-3 green chilli, slit from the middle 2 tablespoon mustard oil…

Chanar Dalna – Bengali Cheese Curry Indian, Side, Cottage cheese, Chana, Chenna, Bengali curry Cooks in 30mins    Serves 4 Ingredients For the cubes – 200 gms chana 2 tablespoon chickpea powder/ besan ½ teaspoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon cumin powder ½ teaspoon chilli powder 1 teaspoon ginger paste 1 teaspoon green chilli paste Pinch…

Dahliya Khichudi Dinner, Indian, Comfort food, Khichdi, Porridge, Broken wheat recipe Cooks in 25 minute    Serves 2 Ingredients ½ cup broken wheat or dahlia ½ cup split mung dal 1 cup of vegetables (I used carrots, peas, cauliflower and potatoes) 2 cups of water 1 tablespoon mustard oil ½ teaspoon whole cumin ½ teaspoon…

Begun Posto Indian, Side, Bengali poppy recipe, Eggplant recipe, Poppy Cooks in 15    Serves 4 Ingredients 6-8 baby eggplants ½ cup poppy paste ¼ cup plain yogurt ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ¼ teaspoon chilli powder 3-4 green chilli, slit 2 tablespoon mustard oil Salt to taste Directions Slit the eggplants into quarters keeping the…

How to make Ghee Indian, Side, Ghee, Clarified butter Cooks in 15mins    Ingredients 2 bars of unsalted butter Directions Heat the unsalted butter over medium heat Gradually turn down the heat to low as the butter starts frothing As the butter turns a darker shade of brown, take out of flame and let cool…

Tilapia Jhal Indian, Side, Bengali fish curry, Tilapia spicy gravy Cooks in 20    Serves 2 Ingredients 1 whole tilapia, cut into 4 pieces 1 cup chopped onions 1 teaspoon turmeric powder ½ teaspoon chilli powder ¾ teaspoon cumin powder Salt to taste 1cup water 3 tablespoon of mustard oil 2 sprigs of coriander, finely…

Strawberry Lassi Indian, Drink, Summer cooler, Spring break kids diy Cooks in 5-7 minutes    Serves 2 Ingredients 4 cups of plain yogurt ½ cup chopped strawberries ¼ cup granulated sugar 5-6 ice cubes 1 tablespoon whipped cream (optional) Directions • Put everything except the cream in a food processor and pulse till the entire…

Mutton Rogan Josh Indian, Side, Authentic kashmiri cuisine, Kashmiri mutton rogan josh, Roghan josh, Rogan josh Cooks in 40-50min    Serves 2-3 Ingredients Mutton,cut into 1½ inch pieces 500 grams Mustard Oil 4 tablespoons 1 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida/Hing 2 one-inch sticks Cinnamon/ Cassia Bark 6-8 Cloves 2 Bay leaves 2 medium red onion 4-6 inch…

Alu Chokha Makha Indian, Side Cooks in 15 minute    Serves 2 Ingredients 2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters 1 medium sized onion, finely chopped 3-4 dry red chillies, cut to small pieces 1 tablespoon mustard oil Salt to taste Directions Boil the potatoes well Mash those with a masher, fork or just…