Patna Breakfast | Poori Sabzi Thali is a delicious breakfast meal with Poori, Sabzi accompanied by Dahi Bada and Jalebi. June brings us to the alphabets P, Q and R in our journey of Breakfast on the Indian Streets. Today’s alphabet is P and for this alphabet, we shall travel to Patna. Patna is the…
Kolkata Breakfast | Pitai Paratha with Ghughni is a delicious, filling breakfast that is sold on the streets of Kolkatta. It is a very soft paratha that is beaten up and served with curry. We are at the alphabet K in the Breakfast on Indian Streets. Kolkata is the third-largest city in India and is…
Uchche Bhaja is bitter gourd fries from a Bengali Kitchen. These are a delicacy of Bengali’s, even though it is bitter. Uchche is bitter gourds in Bengali and Bhaja is fries. The Uchche Bhaja are crisp Bitter Gourd fries . It is a simple, fuss-free recipe that needs just 20 minutes from start to finish.…
Sobji Diye Moong Dal is a lentil cooked in Bengali style with winter vegetables. The protein-packed dal is comforting yet special. The Bengali Kitchen has a number of traditional dals that are an excellent source of protein. The Bengali’s normally use Chana Dal, Moong Dal and Masoor Dal in their day to day cooking. All…
Tomato and Date Chutney is a Bengali style chutney, made with tomatoes and dates. The Chutney is sweet and slightly tangy. Bengali’s are very fond of Chutneys, in-fact these chutneys form a special meal course for them. Normally chutneys are served along with a meal, but in a Bengali house, they are considered as a…
Anarosher Chutney / Pineapple Chutney is a deliciously sweet, slightly tart and spicy chutney, popular in Bengali homes. Anarosher is pineapple and chutney with fruit sounds strange, right? The Bongs are pro with Fruit Chutneys and they all are absolutely delicious and lip-smacking! It was perhaps 15-20 years back when I first had this…
Bengali Vegetarian Thali is a Thali with a set of typical vegetarian Bangla dishes from the Eastern state of Bengal, India. Bengali Vegetarian Thali! well, probably it is very rare that a Bangla Family would serve such a Thali as Bengali’s love their fish! Rice and Fish are their staples! Their food is generally cooked…
Orange Rasagolla is a fusion version of the traditional Bengali sweet Rasagollas. These are stuffed with orange fiber and dunked into orange syrup. A recipe with O and my first thought is O for Orange! The very first dish that came to mind was Orange Rasagollas, I could also make Orange Sandesh, but I am…
Nimki is a crisp, crunchy, flaky deep-fried snack made with maida and ghee. The flaky snack is the specialty of Bengali’s. We are doing an A to Z series for the regular BM, and this month I have chosen to cook from Bengal. My theme for this series is Pick One State and make Three…
Mishti Doi is a traditional sweet from the Bangla kitchen. This thick, creamy, and absolutely delicious yogurt is enjoyed by all. Mishti Doi is my choice for the alphabet ‘M ‘ in the A to Z series that we are doing for our regular BM. I have picked the theme Pick One State and Cook…