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• Dum Aloo ~ Without Onion And Garlic
  on Jul 25, 2016 in Indian recipe Side dish Soulfood Traditional Bengali recipe Veg Vegan Vegetarian Without onion and garlic
  Dum Aloo Bong Style when offered to deity as bhog during puja/festival is cooked without onion and garlic but is one of the front runners in taste and flavour amongst all the vegetarian dishes. The beauty of the dish lies in the fact that it’s cook...
• Kosha Murgi Posto (Bhuna Chicken Khus-khus)
  on Jul 16, 2016 in Chicken/Mutton Non-veg Side dish South Indian recipe
  Do you have on your mind something special this weekend? Look no further because this is the dish you have been searching for. An awesome dish grand in texture and amazingly delectable, flavourful, will give your palate a heavenly feeling with each b...
• Spicy Prawn Bowl
  on Jul 4, 2016 in Bengali recipe Prawns seafood Side dish Soulfood
  Spicy Prawn Bowl is a dish which acquires its taste from covered slow cooking in a skillet without the addition of any water. The flavour of the spices gets mingled to perfection with the prawns to result in a superlative deliciousness that has to be...
• #Product Review/Product Talk~Exclusive Collection Of Teas On ChaiSafari
  on Jun 30, 2016 in Fusion Tea Masala tea Product review Product Talk Tea
  There’s a common saying that Rabindranath Tagore, chai/tea and adda intertwine inseparably with a Bong’s life. For every situation, every mood, every feeling, every weather Bongs need a delightful cup of tea and of course RabindraSangeet (Songs o...
• #ProductReview/ProductTalk~Exclusive Collection Of Teas On ChaiSafari
  on Jun 30, 2016 in Fusion Tea Masala tea Product review Product Talk Tea
  There’s a common saying that Rabindranath Tagore, chai/tea and adda intertwine inseparably with a Bong’s life. For every situation, every mood, every feeling, every weather Bongs need a delightful cup of tea and of course RabindraSangeet (Songs o...
• Aloo Posto (Potatoes In Poppy Seeds/Khus Khus Paste)
  on Jun 21, 2016 in Bengali recipe Side dish Soulfood Traditional Bengali recipe Veg Vegan Vegetarian
  Today I’m posting a dish which can be called the soul-food of Bengal. 'Aloo Posto' or Potatoes in Khuskhus/Poppy Seeds Paste is some thing with which I’m sure every Bong can connect with. Whichever part of the world may a Bong live in, he/she is...
• Shorba-E-Tangri
  on Jun 13, 2016 in Chicken/Mutton Indian recipe Non-veg Side dish
  This is one of the most delicious chicken recipes I have tasted so far. Innovation in the non vegetarian dishes has become a necessity now to meet my family expectations. I fail to figure out at times whether this is a positive or negative aspect of...
• Chicken Stew
  on May 27, 2016 in Chicken/Mutton Healthy Nutritious Side dish Soulfood
  After a marvelous vacation in Goaand gorging on spicy Goan cuisine my heart was craving for some home cooked simple and delicious chicken stew and rice. Though pretty much excited with relishing some exotic and awesome seafood for about a week, there...
• #Summer Cooler Recipe 4 ~ Kancha Aamer Chutney/Kacche Aam ki Chutney (Raw Mango Chutney)
  on May 10, 2016 in Bengali recipe Chutneys Veg Vegan Without onion and garlic
  Summer Cooler Recipe 4:‘Knacha Aamer Chutney’ or raw mango chutney is an all time Bong favourite. A lunch or dinner accompanied with a fingerlickingly delicious chutney specially on Sundays is what we call a Bong signature meal. Our family is no...
• Chilli Mutton
  on May 7, 2016 in Chicken/Mutton Indo-Chinese Side dish
  Mutton is my weakness and I have tried various mutton recipes, experimented with many till date. Each time I got amazed with the zing that mutton can bring to a dish whatever the recipe might be. This time I tried an Indo Chinese version of mutton. C...
• Summer Special ~ Methi (Fenugreek) Chicken
  on Apr 22, 2016 in Chicken/Mutton Indian recipe Non-veg Side dish
  Methi/Fenugreek Chicken is one of the easiest and yummiest of chicken recipes I have made. So befitting to these scorching summer days this cooks real fast and requires a very few ingredients and above all not too fiery or spicy. I was introduced to...
• #Summer Cooler Recipe 3 ~ Melt-In-Mouth Lauki Muttar (Bottle Gourd With Green Peas)
  on Apr 15, 2016 in Healthy Indian recipe Side dish Veg Vegan Vegetarian Without onion and garlic
• #Summer Cooler Recipe 2: Seem Baingan (Flat Beans With Brinjal/Aubergine)
  on Apr 11, 2016 in Healthy Indian recipe Side dish Veg Vegan Vegetarian Without onion and garlic
  Summer Cooler Recipe 2This is the second in the series of summer cooler recipes that I have been posting. It is a very simple and easy-to-cook recipe ready in 7-10 minutes saving you the trouble of staying in the kitchen for long hours in this heat.
• Flavourful Dahiwale Aloo (Baby Potatoes In Flavourful Yogurt Gravy)
  on Apr 2, 2016 in Healthy Side dish Veg Vegetarian
  Summer is truly a testing time for me. In Delhi’s inexorable heat I prefer to cook something that’s not too spicy, light on the stomach, fast to cook, yet not compromising on the taste. As the availability of variations in veggies is limited I in...
• # Summer Cooler Recipe 1: Flavourful Dahiwale Aloo (Baby Potatoes In Flavourful Yogurt Gravy)
  on Apr 2, 2016 in Healthy Side dish Veg Vegetarian
  Summer Cooler Recipe 1Summer is truly a testing time for me. In Delhi’s inexorable heat I prefer to cook something that’s not too spicy, light on the stomach, fast to cook, yet not compromising on the taste. As the availability of variations in v...
• Sausage Fried Rice~Indo-Chinese Cuisine
  on Feb 10, 2016 in Chicken/Mutton Chinese recipe Main Course Non-veg Rice Dishes World Cuisine
  Sometimes we get bored with cooking and eating the same food everyday…rice/roti, dal/lentils, one vegetarian dish or a non vegetarian dish. What about trying something else rather than these routine stuffs which will be a complete meal by itself, b...
• Prawn Tikka Masala
  on Jan 15, 2016 in Non-veg Prawns seafood Side dish
  When Indians in every nook and corner of the world are celebrating Makar Sankranti/PoushParbon/Lohri with sweets, coconut, jaggery, rice flour here’s something deliciously savoury for you to be enjoyed with steaming Gobindobhog or Basmati rice. Pra...
• Fish Pakoda~A Super Delectable Snack
  on Jan 5, 2016 in Bengali recipe Fish Non-veg Snacks
  Happy New Year to all my readers…lets start this year with something crispy, munchy and blissful. Very suitable as winter bites these crunchy fish pakodas are a delectable snack any time of the day. Moreover quite hassle free they do not need a dip...
• Nepali Bhutwa~ An Exquisite Mutton Dish From Nepal
  on Dec 22, 2015 in Chicken/Mutton Side dish World Cuisine
  What about celebrating this Christmas with an absolutely awesome mutton dish? This is one of the best mutton dishes I have tasted in a long time. It’s flavourful, incredibly delectable, goes equally well with roti/parantha or even rice/pulao. I cam...
• Tomato Kajur Aampaapad Chutney (Khejur Aamshottor Chutney)
  on Dec 16, 2015 in Bengali recipe Chutneys Traditional Bengali recipe Veg Vegan Vegetarian Without onion and garlic
  During the winter months this is a must accompaniment with lunch at home specially in the weekends. Though much loved for its perfect combination of sweet and sour taste with an extra bit of tickle for your tongue because of the addition of dry red c...