Bengali Veg Chop is a croquette made with beetroot and potatoes . This Bengali speciality has a soft interior and crispy exterior and tastes fabulous . These chops were one of the first ones to be made for this marathon . Deep fried chops ! I was so hesitant to make , hubby would clearly…
BM # 70 Week 3 ,Day 3 Theme:Cooking for One Kolkatta is a dream destination on my travel list. People say it is not a very clean city, but it is the food of the city that is inviting me. I have been longing to eat the authentic Jhal Muri and the Puchkas there. Next…
BM # 69 Week 2, Day 1 Theme : Sweets from Indian States Can anyone resist Bengali sweets ? No , they are a treat by themselves. Most of the Bengali sweets are made of chenna and sweetened with sugar or jaggery. Today we move a little from chenna and make a Bengali Kheer. …
BM # 56 Week : 4 , Day: 6 Theme: Breakfast across Countries Country : India There is no standard Indian breakfast menu as almost each state in India has different specialties. However, one can broadly classify breakfast varieties in India into 2 types; North Indian and South Indian. I did not want to skip…
When it came to choose a breakfast from East, I wanted to make a sweet as I already had a main dish Puttu with Kadla Curry from South, a filling Paratha from North a snack from West. So the ideal choice to compliment the breakfast was a sweet. My first choice was Bhappa Doi.…
BM # 39 Day : 30 State : West Bengal Today is the 30th day and the last day of this month long marathon. We have been cooking traditional cuisne across Indian states.This has been a very interesting marathon, where we started planning months back,We have exchanged umpteen mails and messages not to miss the…
BM # 32 Week 2 Theme : RegionalCuisine:Bengali Cooking with alphabets ‘R’ Even though I have a few Bengali friends, I have not really tasted much of this cuisine. With these marathons I have made a few Bengali dishes. Radhavallabhi was on my mind since long and it fitted perfectly with the regional theme.…
BM # 32 Week 3 Theme:Regional Cuisine: Bengali Cooking with alphabets ” O” Sandesh is a classic sweet from Bengal .It is made from cottage cheese and sugar.I love the way Bengali’s pronounce it Sondesh, it sounds so sweet.The first time I made sandesh was for holi and made my favorite flavor , yes it…
BM # 29 Week 2 Day 1 For this week I shall be making sweet treats .After a meal normally we look around for a little piece of something sweet , it can be a piece of chocolate or a cream biscuit. Of course a well made sweet is welcome. Sandesh is a sweet from…
BM # 27 Day 14 Traditional : Bengali I have never cooked Bengali Cuisine, though I have a Bengali friend and have eaten at her place a couple of times. I have enjoyed this cuisine, the only hitch is the addition of little sweetness in it. I surfed hard and finally worked from a…