Kosha Mangsho or Bengali Mutton curry is a heritage dish of the quintessential Bengali. If you happen to ever visit the heart of Bengal – Kolkata, you would come across various versions of Kosha Mangsho across the city. Big and small eateries proudly specialize and proclaim expertise in this dish but the best rendition of…
Category: Kitchen Tips & Tricks
Ambika Didi’s Special Paneer Bhurji
Every evening at 7pm, our door bell awaits the nimble fingers of a very sweet lady. While I eagerly anticipate her arrival , the man of the house on the contrary loves the days when she does a disappearance act. Incase you are still wondering who can evoke such contradictory emotions in our otherwise peaceful…
Cheesy Goodness from Prabhat Dairy
Prabhat Dairy is synonymous with quality dairy products and has fast emerged into a brand that stands for the best in milk and milk products. Apart from milk, dahi, lassi & shrikhand, Prabhat Dairy has recently launched a variety of cheese to cater to the changing palate of the Indians. Every household now love to…
Monsoon Sunday Treat : Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks
The mornings get better when you wake up to the lingering sound of rain-drops lashing at your window pane. And if the morning happens to be a Sunday, one can laze around in bed a little longer, gazing out into the expanse, admiring the drenched view as the rains romance the luscious earth. Today was…
Home – made Zatar Naan Recipe
Last evening , a few of us got together and frittered away our time over some gleeful conversations, silly laughters & a mouthful of lebanese delicacies. Amongst other food items, we also had the soft and cheesy Zatar Naan, which is a stuffed flat-bread that is served fresh from the tandoor & goes beautifully well…
New Beginnings , New Menu on Poila Boishakh
Festivals almost always manage to bring about a welcome change to the daily monotony of every household routine. The onset of spring announce the period of new beginnings when different communities across India celebrate their New Year. Laughter, cheer, jubilation & excitement conquer the boredom of the mundane days. Poila Boishakh is one such festival…
Saturday delight : Baked Chicken with Grilled Exotic Veggies
Weekend indulgences can be both unpretentiously healthy & unabashedly delish if one can put together a right recipe! Afterall, the lovely, lazy, long weekends are the perfect excuse to cook up a storm for the people you love the most. This Saturday morning was invested in escorting my 9 year old to her weekly hobby…
Easy & Healthy Oats & Fruit Muffin
Cant believe I have been away for so long. Well , post an indulgent France Holiday, am going through what they call a great holiday hangover – which incidently does not seem to end. So I shook my lazy self up last Sunday and recreated a quick and healthy make – ahead Muffin recipe that…
Kakima’s Chicken Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Last weekend I had a hearty telephonic chat with one of my favorite aunts in Kolkata who i fondly call ‘kakima’ (a bengali name for aunt) . Kakima has always been an enthusiastic & spirited person & I remember having a lot of fun in her company during my growing up years. A very talented…
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