Crêpe to Curry

Petuk Gabu  Petuk gabu holo ekti bacca chhele je khete khub bhalobashe. ebong, khawar shathe shathe ranna korteo bhalobashe. gabur boyosh...

I was cleaning out my fridge when I found this homemade sweet and sour mango chutney sitting in a corner. I had my mind set on making mango ...

At the insistence of a particular friend and colleague, I made phirni after a really long time. Actually, it was she who reminded me that I ...

 With 2 canned sardines lying around for a while, I decided to make Potoler Dorma with it. Now Potol (Parwal) is something I am not too fon...

Bored of always making kosha mangsho I decided to try out something new which is when I stumbled upon the recipe for Rendang .I once had l...

I had a pie crust lying in the freezer for almost a month, so I decided to make use of it. And to help me make the pie were a pack of frozen...

Tiramisu is a dessert I can’t resist and I have waited a long time to make it at home. What kept me waiting was the high cholesterol level....

Emboldened by my success of the cupcakes and the banana bread I decided to bake one more cake. I followed the measurements listed in a book...

On my nth birthday my sis-in-law presented me a French Country Cooking cookbook with the request that I treat them to some recipes from the ...

In May we went to DC and before our flight from Dulles airport we had dinner at a tapas place in Georgetown where we had this dish. Back hom...

Every time I go to Cascal , a tapas place on Castro Street in downtown Mountain View I end up ordering the Potato Gratin and Sizzling Shrimp...

We’d been eyeing these large pieces of silvery pomfret at the Ranch Market for some time now but couldn’t muster up the courage to cook them...

Ingredients: Ground chicken -- 1 lb Grated ginger – 2 tbsp Chopped garlic – 2 tbsp Chopped green chilies – 6 Onion – 1 large (finely ch...

Deviled eggs has long been on my to-do list. I've seen quite a few versions of the dish on the Food Network and other magazines. Finall...

I always hear from people that they’ve had a whole roasted cauliflower at someone’s place or some restaurant and that always made me want to...

All of a sudden the Bay Area had warmed up…the fans were in operation…we were being invited to barbecues and poolside parties. At home I dec...

A friend was coming to dinner tonight and all I knew was that I would make chicken. Because that’s the one thing I had in the freezer in s...

Much as I love chana masala I didn’t like the taste of the dish my cooking gave it. So I was browsing the internet for recipes of the dish a...

I am not too fond of beets, especially raw ones, but the other day when I saw these fresh bunches with green leafy tops at the farmer’s mark...

My experiences with baking so far have been disastrous (to say the least). I almost quit baking till these 3 bananas threatened to go bad on...

Ingredients: Chicken pieces – 1 lb Cinnamon stick – 1 + 1 Cloves – 4-5 Black Cardamom – 2-3 Bay leaf – 1 Coriander seeds – 1 tsp Cumi...

I had plans of making this dish on Monday. Problem was I was going out on Sunday and wouldn’t be back until Monday evening which wouldn’t le...

For a backstory see Mastering the art of alu bhaja Ingredients: Potatoes – 5-6 (peeled and cut into long strips) Onion – 1 large (thinly...

I had a fair amount of leftover goat meat, so I decided to make use of it in the form of biryani. Watching the sunset and having biryani on ...

I love to eat shingara but I hate all the trouble involved in making it, specially the dough. The filling is easy to make but the dough for...

A special occasion like the Naboborsho (New Year) calls for a special daal like the Chholar Daal. I wonder how this daal got itself rele...

Since it was Poila Baisakh (Bengali New Year) I thought of making something special for dinner. And no Poila Baisakh is complete without th...

Ingredients: For the scallops: Scallops – 4 Garlic cloves – 3 (minced) Lemon juice – 1 tbsp Olive oil – ¼ cup Italian seasoning Salt & p...

While cleaning the house last weekend we chanced upon a printout of a salmon recipe dated Nov 2005. The recipe was shared by my husband’s f...

Any type of firm fish will work well for this recipe. Ingredients: Sea bass filets – 4 (cut into cubes) Soy sauce – 2 tbsp Worcestersh...

All of a sudden I had this craving for some sizzling fajitas and so I thought…ok let’s make some fajita today. But to have a real fajita ex...

The original recipe used onions but the idea of onions and oranges didn’t appeal to me. So I omitted it. It’s an ‘interesting’ dish as my fa...

Thinking of making paella for a while now. Finally it is time. Like my father says, “ajke din bhalo ache, kore phel” (Today is a good day to...

Ingredients: Red kidney beans – 1 ½ cup (soaked overnight) Chicken breast – 1 (cut into cubes) Carrots – 2 (diced) Celery stalk – 2 (diced) ...

Ingredients: Matar (pigeon peas) – 2 cups (soaked overnight) Potato – 1 large (peeled and diced) Onion – 1 large (thinly sliced) Garlic...

I was introduced to momos in college at a place called Food Station in College Street, Kolkata. After that I was treated to homemade momos b...

The inspiration for this dish is my sis-in-law. Her favorite dish is daal and tarkari. As I was thinking what tarkari to make for her, that ...

Ingredients: Swiss chard – 2 bunches (stems removed and leaves chopped into strips) Garlic cloves – 2 (minced) Red chili flakes – 1 tsp (or ...

Ingredients: For kofta: Paneer – 250 gm (grated) Potato – 1 small (boiled) Carrots (optional) – 1 medium (grated) Red chili powder – ½...

I opened the fridge and all I had was a cauliflower and a few carrots. What do I do with these? Answer: Make a chunky soupy concoction! Ingr...