Bengali Nolen Gur er Mishti Doi is a Bengali delicacy which is probably most widely used winter dessert, it can easily beat Rosogolla (rasgulla) during winter. The milk based dessert, Mishti Doi is nothing but fermented sweet yogurt. The core ingredients are milk, sugar and yogurt; some flavouring agents like green cardamom or saffron also can be used to enhance the richness and flavour. But can you guess what is the next best level of mishti doi? Ummm, it’s Nolen Gurer Mishti Doi! Even the name ... continue reading...
How to make Perfect Bengali Phulko Luchi | Loochi | Maida Poori | Luchi Alur Torkari
Soyon e, swapan e, jagoron e Bangali jibon er omogh sotyo Luchi Torkari, Robibar er jol-khabar! ~ The ultimate dream and truth in a Bengali’s life is luchi-torkari (poori-bhaji) on Sunday’s breakfast. Luchi is the inseparable part of Bengali life; you can take out a Bengali from Bengaholal but you can never remove luchi from a Bengali’s life! We need this small dose of pleasure on breakfast, lunch or dinner with our favourite Alur Torkari or Cholar Dal and a bowlful of Bonde (Sweet ... continue reading...
Bengali Sada Alu (Aloo) Chorchori with Hing Golmorich | Bengali Poori Bhaji
Sada Alu er Chochori ar Fulko Luchi(white Potato gravy with Puffed up fried Indian bread) is quite an easy trick to hypnotize any bong guy (if you are looking out for options). If there is any competition for eating potatoes I’m sure we, Bengalis will be the winner without any hard fight! It is a well-known fact that we have enormous affection for fish, specially river fish but many few is aware that we share that love with potatoes too. If you ask a bong about favourite veggie the prompt answer ... continue reading...
Classic Victoria Sponge Sandwich Cake | British Tea Cake with Strawberry Jam
A large beautiful luscious piece of a Classic British Victoria Sponge Cake sandwiched with Whipped Cream & Strawberry Jam and a steaming cup full of Darjeeling tea on the side table, a crime thriller in my hands; this is my kind of ideal lazy evening. You can replace the thriller with George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, the novel behind the popular tv series Game of Thrones. Remember? Of course you do, silly me! Anyways, that’s my current favourite and I won’t put it down until I ... continue reading...
Oven Baked Modak with Date Palm Jaggery | Gur er Modak | Ganesh Chaturthi Recipes
So here begins the Big FAT (pun intended) Indian festive season today with Ganesh Chaturthi and will be followed by Eid, Durga Puja or Navaratri, Diwalifor next couple of months. Anyways, back to my favourite topic, ‘foods of festivals’ before I get carried away with the ‘festival-fair’! To me it’s more like ‘festival of foods’. I believe foods are the second best thing in any festivals after the most important thing, people who celebrate. Every festival has handful of special platters to spread ... continue reading...
