Aloo Dum is a hearty, super simple baby potato curry with coconut, Greek yogurt, and spices. It’s perfect with flatbreads and salad. Summer is over, so it’s time for jackets and boots. No matter how much I enjoy summer and tanned skin, fall will always have a special place in […]
Holidays
I have summed up the dishes we make for and at our festivals like Thanksgiving, Hannukah, Christmas, Durga Puja or Diwali. Some of them are really super simple to make. If you’re interested you can get the taste of festivals at your home.
Shrimp malaikari (coconut milk curry) and Saffron Pilaf
Shrimp Malaikari – Shrimp in thick coconut based curry which is best enjoyed with saffron pilaf. The sixth day of Durga puja is MahaShashti. Normally, Durga puja starts on this day. We consecrate Ma Durga’s idol and start our puja by inviting her. Our whole neighborhood dresses up with Durga […]
Rasmalai – cheese balls in creamy milk
Rasmalai – Super soft, melt in mouth cheese balls in creamy milk. Last weekend was quite eventful for two of us. On Friday evening, we went to a local eatery “Bergamot”. After a while, two of us went on a dinner date. Later that same night we went to ‘Lucky’s […]
Sweet Eggless Crepes – Patisapta
Sweet Eggless Crepes – Patisapta is a bengali delicacy prepared during Indian festivals. Since my childhood, ma’s ‘patisapta’ has always eluded me. They are not known in various parts of India, but every Bengali family has their own crepes aka Patisapta story. It’s no less famous than Hilsha or Shrimp! […]
Khichdi side dishes
Khichdi side dishes: Butternut Squash Potato fries with coconut and peanuts, Acorn Squash Fries, and Potato Fries can make any khichdi from meh to yay! It was quite a long weekend for me. My husband successfully migrated the site to Bluehost, and I am expecting my site to load faster with them. […]
Kolkata’s Kati Roll – Veg and Non-Veg
I had two kati roll posts last year. If you saw my old posts you can see I was trying to make food quickly rather than authentic. This time I decided to make the famous ‘kati roll’ from scratch and it’s genuine and tastes a lot better. But occasionally we do not have […]