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Hello Dears Yesterday I held a party in my house. It was an evening party with some of my best neighbors. Do you know that actually Which party it was. It was amazing!!! Nothing but Fuchka party.Have you heard Ever? Fuchka is a famous Street food of India. Fuchka somthing different right !!! Actually in Kolkata Pani-Poori  is said by the name of  "Fuchka" in Mumbai it is saying Gol-Gappa. It seems Pani-Poori is the popular name in India. And this is also true that in taste this is vary from one state to another state. But I must say you that Kolkata's Fuchka is the one and only taste. I feel. Awesome !!! Awesome !!! Awesome !!! This is the only word I can say. Who are from kolkata (I am not telling about bengali only) means who went to Kolkata and well known about Kolkata's foods. They know very well that Kolkata's Fuchka, Sweets and Biriyani are just Mind blowing. But today my story is about Fuchka or Pani-Poori or Gol-Gappa,whatever you say! What's in a Nam...

OM Sri Sri Ganeshaya Namah Happy Ganesh Chaturthy To all of you.Hope Lord Ganesha bring More Happiness and Prosperous to all of your life. Dear all to make this  Ganesha Chaturthy Special I am sharing something different Sweet with you. This is actually a Bengali Special Dish called Sita-Bhog. A myth about this sweet’s name is that this Sweet is one of the favourite sweet of Mata Sita. Mainly this recipe is famous in Bardhaman, a district of West Bengal. But Nowadays in West Bengal incl’ Kolkata at each and every sweets shop you will find it. Sometimes its White and sometimes its Yellow. But about the taste of it I can say. Its like Heaven. You cannot resist your mouth. As the whole preparation is little difficult than other sweets so price wise its little costly too. But never mind it’s a great feeling to share with you. Hope you all will enjoy it. So check it out the Recipe of Sita-Bhog.   Ingredients : Basmati Rice Flour : 1 Cup Ghee : ...

Today sharing one delicious vegetarian recipe which is very tasty and grand too. It is really a nice choice for any home party or vegetarian party. This dish I hardly prepared because as it is little time consuming. But who cares if it is worthy to serve for any guests. But I am sure you will love it as it is rich in taste and texture. A shahi delicacy will be watering your mouth.  This goes very well with plain rice and chapathi too. So try this recipe within this season as raw jackfruit is now easily available in market. As per nutrition value raw jackfruit consists of high level of vitamin C,Vitamin A,iron and calcium too. It is cholesterol free too. So more or less it is healthy too. Echorer Kofta | Raw Jackfruit Balls Recipe By : Nabanita Das Preparation time : 20 mins Cooking Time : 30 mins Serve : 3 Ingredients : For Koftas /Balls : 4 Cups Echore / Raw Jackfruits - Cut into medium size cubes(bolied with turmeric powder and salt) 1 Medium size b...

After a long break I am here again. Friends it was very difficult time for me. I was too busy and could not continue my blog post thoroughly. New place made me very fussy and busy too. Some alterations and changing environment made me uncomfortable too. Anyway i am here again. And of course I think it is another lovable innings for me again. Lets share me another Bengali delicacy of fish. Tangra fish one more tasty and healthy fish which has really some tempting preparations in Bengali's basket. Before some years I can say i would not like to it this fish . But now this is my fab and hit list fish only. I am very happy to share this recipe as it is easily available in Pune too. Me and my son liked it so much.Its textures is just wonderful. One red curry of tangra fish is just marvelous and tasty too. With warm rice this curry goes very nice. Tangra fish as some nutrition benefits too like it is full of vitamin C,Vitamin A,Calcium and iron too. Tangra Fish Curry | Bengali T...

Lal shaak bhaja or Red Amaranth Fry is a common starter for all Bengali. Bengali like to have rice everyday, so in that case rice is serving with some traditional Bengali dishes from starter to dessert. In the list of our Bengali starter dish it is like Red Amaranth Fry,or Fenugreek leaves fry or Spinach fry and sometimes Bitter gourd fry are very common. This leafy vegetable preparation is very easy. Its really healthy and tasty to eat also. Nutrition facts about red amaranth is very essential for all of us. It is a very good source of protein , vitamin A, Vitamin C, Folate, B6, Calcium,Iron, Riboflavin,Zinc,Copper. It is very low in cholesterol too. So overall its really a good source of vitamin and minerals. Lal Shhak/ Red Amarnth Fry Recipe By : Nabanita Das Preparation Time : 15 mins Cooking Time : 10 mins Ingredients : 1 Bunch Lal Shaak / Red Amaranth Finely Chopped  2 Dry Red Chili 1 Tsp Onion Seeds 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder Salt to taste 3 tbsp Oil...

Mochar Ghanto or Mochar Tarkari one of the famous recipe for Bengal. Here Mocha is called to banana flower. To do this dry curry you might be facing little fussy as its a time consuming recipe. For this vegetable you need dedicated time as its preparation time is little longer than cooking time. But once you did it its really a beneficial healthy and tasty recipe. Its very delectable and exotic in taste. Its a pure vegetarian recipe,though some people are adding onion too.In my version I always keep it like pure vegetarian recipe using ginger and coconut .Its a traditional recipe of banana flower from Bengal. About nutritional facts banana flower is a good source of Iron,copper,potassium and magnesium. It consists of Vitamin C. Its is a combination of protein,fat and carbohydrate .It is good for them who is suffering from sugar and obesity. Mochar Ghanto Recipe by : Nabanita Das Preparation Time : 30-45 min Cooking Time : 20 mins. Ingredients : 1 medium size Mocha / Ba...

Kancha Peper Ghanto another Bengali recipe which is very healthy and tasty too. In case of ghanto (Dry Curry) preparation,there are so much variations. Earlier I said some people love to add little garam masala in ghanto and some people like to add coriander leaves. This time i prepared it by using garam masala to ghanto,as raw papaya has a strong aroma. To suppress that smell garam masala and pure ghee helps a lot. And it gives another royal flavor to the dish also. This is a pure side dish with plain rice and dal. At the same time this preparation takes very little time to cook and with a few ingredients its really easy to make.  About the nutritional value, raw papaya is a good source of Vitamin C,Vitamin C and folate. It is very low in cholesterol and sodium. And a good dietary fiber. But who have sugar problem,for them it should avoid, as maximum calorie for this food comes from sugar only. peper ghanto Recipe by : Nabanita Das Preparation Time : 15 mins Cooking...

Cholar Dal or Chana Dal , I think all Bengali's are familiar with this recipe. Who can resist to have it once when they are visiting Dakhhineswar Kali Temple(there its a famous items) in Kolkata. An aroma of Hing(asafoetida) er kachori and Cholar dal will obsess you. Is not it? Luchi and Cholar dal is another great combination for any puja festival. You are just loving it. Its a pure vegetarian recipe and little sweet in taste too. So i did it and really its my bet to you,that my recipe will give you the authentic taste of Bengali style cholar dal. I always prefer to maintain the traditional method for the traditional recipe.So here is another one traditional recipe for you. Try it within this winter and enjoy with your family members. With very simple ingredients its fantastic .  The flavor of cholar dal or Bengal gram will be increased by asafoetida. It is an easily digestive recipe.Now follow the recipe here... Cholar Dal Bengali style Recipe By : Nabanita Das Preapa...

As I promised , I will share one more delicious finger licking Pabda recipe. So i am here with this tempting fish curry. Pabda is my one of the favourite fish . In my childhood when my mother was cooking this amazing fish curry i was stunned over its taste. Its so fantastic in taste and color,you cannot believe. Basically small pabda are more tasty than the bigger one, try to buy much whiter also. And if it is from Ganges,then no way! In pune its not possible to get the river fishes , so cook whatever is available in market. This fish curry will be little rich in color and taste.Little hot and flavorful . But easy to cook and goes very well with plain warm rice. About nutritional talk, Pabda fish is little calorie oriented fish, it is a combination of full of carbohydrates, and protein . Who have cholesterol problem,try to avoid this fish too.  

Again sharing another typical Bengali Recipe with Radish.As Winter is the season for fresh radish. So try this authentic bengali recipe in this winter. I know everyone will love it for sure. Some people say Mulor Ghanto or Mulor Chechki. But what is in a name? Its a tasty and delicious recipe which goes very well with plain dal rice or roti. It differs from cook to cook . How you are cooking ! As somebody is adding garam masala to it or coriander leaves and urad dal bori. I always prefer without garam masala as here you can get the pure aroma of radish to. When you are using garam masala to it radish lost its own flavor too. Nutrition value about radish is very high. It is an energetic vegetables, Full of carbohydrates and a good source of calcium. Since radish is a root vegetables so it contains full of vitamin C also. One interesting Chinese proverb about radish is like " Eating pungent radish and drinking hot tea,let the starved doctors beg on their knees " . So take ...

Another lovely fish recipe from Bengal's kitchen. Pabda , hope you have heard ever the name obviously. Bengali cooking cannot be think without fishes. In Bengal tradition they are the mostly known people who love to eat fishes vigorously in various style. In this particular fish recipe they are eating the same fish in different styles. Like they are preparing Pabda Macher Jhal(Pabda curry without onion garlic), Sorshe Pabda (Pabda in mustard gravy),Pabda Macher Kalia(Pabda Curry with onion,garlic). And all are just exotic an traditional you can say. But I mostly preferred this sorshe Pabda and Pabda curry which is without onion garlic. The last one I will share for another day. Today Shorshe pabda can rock in your kitchen if you try this and I am sure you will love it. I do not need anything else if I have this gravy . Very famous and Traditional fish recipe in any auspicious occasion . So why late ? Try this yummy , exotic pabda recipe with warm plain rice. Sorshe Pabda ...

Once again I am here with a traditional fish recipe from bengal. Sorshe ilish is famous in Bengal very much. Like in every bengali family, Sorshe ilish is a traditional fish recipe which is little changed nowadays in procedure wise. In my recipe I add little yogurt to it to make the gravy little thick and rich in taste. And it also helps to reduce the strong flavor of mustard seeds. It can be made in various ways like steamed hilsa or in simmer method. Both the ways are marvelous I  can say. But in steamer procedure some people wont like to fry the fishes,after marination with spices it is stored in a tiffin box and steam with little water in simmer. In the second procedure I would like to fry the fishes lightly and then simmer with spices and cover with a lid for sometimes. This is just a fabulous flavorful authentic traditional fish recipe which goes very well with plain warm rice. Friends try this Bengali recipe, I know you will love it for very sure.

Patol Posto a famous and popular recipe in Bengal. Though its taste differ from various place of Bengal too. I always prefer to do Dhaka (City of Bangladesh) style which is purely vegetarian style. In Bengal there are so many variety in cooking . You cannot believe once upon a time there was a contradict about cooking with  two casts of Bengal,these are like Ghoti and Bangal. They have lots of differences in their own culture. Basically Ghoti are called those people who are from West Bengal and Bangal are called them who are from Bangladesh(undivided). Ghoti signifies Prawn or Shrimp and Bangal signifies Hilsa fish. There are lots of stories behind of this identification. I will tell you later. Anyways as my origin says, I belong to native Bangal means from Dhaka , like to cook preferably Bangaldeshi style. So this is the traditional recipe from Bangladesh.Fried pointed gourd is cooked in poppy seed paste with grated coconut and mustard seed paste. I bet anybody will love it .Wi...

This time is going very hectic for me. Not getting time to concentrate on My Blog properly. Because so many  changes happened in my life though I am enjoying everyday . My little king started to go school. Only for one month he has to go school in Chennai city. Have busy with my household packing , as we are moving again from Chennai. I will miss Chennai very much its very tough time for me and my son and of course for my neighbor too, Now its very common question I think why your neighbor...? Yes they will miss my Son Tojo very much, I do not know how they became so close to my family. It will be very difficult for me to calm down Tojo when he will ask for his Roshu Akka,Patti,Hema Aunty and Tata!!! I do not know how I will manage it! Thank you God as you have given me such a lovely neighbor when I needed. But its promise from them they will come to my new address. They have to come yes and yes they have to come. We will never forget them. As busy cooking less but today got lit...

Today I want to share with you some special non-veg delicacy from heart of Bengal. As you know Bengalis are really fond of some specific Non-Veg items. So besides fishes they all love to eat egg preparations too. And that is the reason I want to share one authentic egg preparation from Bengal. Hope you will be liking it. My mom used to do this curry which is little spicy . And we loved to have it with warm plain rice . One more thing to share about Bengalis ,there is a tradition in Bengal that they all like to cook any animal protein with some potatoes. Means we Bengali have a tradition to prepare any animals protein like fish,meat,egg, chicken with a combination of potato. Here is not an exception too. Actually here is a scientific reason to cook like this way. That is said, with any animal protein if you take one carbohydrate then it will be much easier to digest protein. And this is the main reason that Bengalis are using fish with potato,egg with potato,meat with potato and chic...

Patrani Machhi have you heard it before. May be yes. Because it is a very popular fish recipe for a selected states but spices only varies. In Bengal it is mostly popular in Hilsa fish and Bhetki Fish. It brings a heritage value if it is served in any of Bengal big ceremony like marriage. Today sharing patrani machhi recipe with the taste of bengal tradition . In bengali culture to make patrani machhi or bhetki paturi whatever you say it is little spicy with the mustard seeds paste and other ingredients. It will be little chili flavored and pure flavor of mustard oil. Patrani or Paturi means leaf,as banana leaf is also used here.One leafy smell is giving another flavor to it,which I like very much, otherwise who does not love the leafy smell , can omit the banana leaf and   can use silver foil too. It is a traditional and famous fish recipe in our culture.Who ate this one they are aware and who did not eat still now just have it and you can find another Treasure recipe from Bengal...

One more Bengali cuisine . It is really fantastic starter with warm rice. A flavor of coriander leaves give a nice   texture and welcome to your Bengali Cuisine. But some people in Bengal says  it like chutney or sauce, as because they add little lemon juice to it too. But I like it without lemon juice and I follow my mom and she is not adding lemon juice too. In my childhood whenever I asked to my mom about the menus. And she put this ground coriander leaves or dhone pata bata in the menu. We felt so excitement and said "today I will only eat rice with dhone pata bata and that's all." Nothing is required if you have this ground coriander leaves with rice. Just fabulous green stater and one more option you can use it as a sauce with any snack items if you add little lemon juice to it. So have it enjoy it with warm rice.I hope you will like it definitely... So check out one easy and simple recipe here...

Once again a Happy moment I am going to share you all. SNC - South North Challenge which became really a popular Event among us. The founder of this ethnic idea is Only our Lovely Foodie Friend Divya Pramil owner of " You Too Can Cook - ". Thanks a lot Divya for such a beautiful thinking. Now it seems you all will agree with me that SNC is a lovely Family where apart from challenging, we are sharing recipes to each other groups. Really it is good learning technique for us.By the rules South people challenges North and North people challenges to South. Great Right!!  So Dear... Visit to join This . And I am really grateful to Divya that she has given a chance to me to host for this Month. Its really a great feeling to me . To get this beautiful opportunity I did not take more than one minute that what will be my hosting recipe. Its none other than a Bengali Delicacy. A Traditional Bengali dish Lentil Cakes Curry   pronounce like Dhokar Dalna here Dhoka is Lentil Cak...

Today sharing a Traditional Bengali dish which was very famous in Tagore Family. Hope you understood what do I mean to say about Tagore Family ! Tagore Family means the leading Family of Kolkata before 300 years of history. Rabindra Nath Tagore who born in this family. As this family was a Royal in culture and   literature. At the same time they were very broad minded about the world resources like world Culture, World Literature and in case of World Food of course. Yes they were really a fond of authentic cuisines. But for them still  they had lots of dishes or foods which are carrying the impressions and signature of Royal Tagore Family. So today sharing a Lovely Authentic and Traditional Recipe from the book of " Thakur Barir Ranna " name Dahi Aaloo. I know very well that you will love it definitely. Its really a quick and easy recipe but really tasty one. It goes very nicely with Plain rice or Chapathi / Roti. To prepare it you need very few ingredients at all. And as ...

Looking for an Authentic Traditional Prawn Curry ? Its here. To give a intro about that I must say that It is a typical recipe for Bengal famous Prawn curry . Hope you heard about this before! Its taste is just awesome. Basically Bagda and Galda , these two types prawns are available in Bengal Market. And you cannot believe in our any auspicious ceremony it brings a great value if you have this recipe in your menu list. It is really a costly and value added recipe. So that is the reason I want to share this recipe with you. Hope you will like it. For this particular recipe it can be made in two ways. But most of the occasion follow this way which I want to explain you in this post. It is rich in texture and taste too. Very spicy and oily. I will suggest only Mustard oil for this recipe . Follow the steps properly you will get it.Now check out the recipe...