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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...

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Today sharing one of famous recipe from Mughlai Cuisine. As we know that most of the mughlai recipes are inspired by Persian so here is no any exception.This is really popular kofta in North India. It can be serve in two ways like you can serve kofta simply as a sancks or you can serve it with delicious gravy as well as. I made this one  as a snacks when again I will try this one more time definitely there should be a gravy with this kofta. Basically the name Nargis came from alikeness of a winter seasoned flower of India. The flower has a yellow center arounding white petals which looks like an egg when you cut the koftas into halves. Nargisi kofta cosists of any keema with bolied egg. In keema category you can use any of the keema like chicken keema,mutton keema anything and the boiled egg will be coated with spiced keema outside . Then the koftas will be deep fried. Serve kofta with salads and sauce. As keema and egg both are using here so it is a protein rich snacks w...

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A Cloudy day ..... and when you feel , monsoon is coming to knock on the door !! Everywhere a pin dropped silence and you have very less works or you have finished your works...... simply trying to guess whether there is a chance of raining in the afternoon or tonight !! Absurd thoughts !! Sometimes l feel like this ....  Now see , trying to recall one of the best moments in my happiest day, though there are many from monsoon season.... but if you ask me about my favourite season , I would say summer...... unforgettable remembrances are there from my childhood ....... which I should never forget ......... and when summer finishes monsoon comes with lots of pledges ....... like there would be atleast one whole day raining ..... there would be one expected rainy day or there would be one shining day after a whole rainy day or that won't be too ...... anyways but I like always rain at night only ....... sometimes windy, thunderstorm but it should not sound so scary  or stormy col...

Broken wheat or daliya a healthy meal for all kids. So in daily life it is a big challenge for all school goer mothers to prepare a healthy tiffin for their kids ! Sometimes I thought to share this idea in my blog, and today got some time to post one recipe of broken wheat . Usually with broken wheat I prepare khichdi which is very tasty and healthy tiffin . More than that it is very easy recipe and it takes very less time to prepare. As it is non spicy and heavy too , so after taking this meal it feels like full stomach and kids become active too. Whenever I prepare this khichdi I add loads of vegetables in this nutrient food. Vegetables which are very healthy and easily digestive , I use those vegetables only like carrot, spinach, bean, corn, green peas etc. So it is your choice what you are going to add with broken wheat khichdi. As per nutritional benefits broken wheat is a high protein but low in calories. It is easily digestive , it is good source of energy . It reduces risk o...

Friends , in Bangalore weather is getting cool . Sometimes rains are falling and night becomes relaxed and me too enjoying a sound sleep . Really I am feeling blessed when I can sleep properly ! And a rainy season means , evening treat with a cup of hot tea. A full fledged adda (gossip) with friends and some yummy snacks like home made jhal moori (try-  masala moori ) along with fried snacks like Beguni, Aalur chop , Fuluri , Pyaji etc. These all are actually Kolkata snacks , in every gully (narrow lane) , you will get these in small shop. They are frying continuously and its getting sold out like hot cake . So friends I want share one of this fried item called beguni in Kolkata.  Beguni - Esho Bosho Aahare

Methi shaak bhaja ! Hope it sounds little different for non-Bengalis! Yes , the reason behind of this is it is a Bengali starter . Bengalis are very much fond of variety of leafy vegetables. They are having most of the leafy vegetables with rice whereas others are taking as stuffing for roti or chapathi . Bengalis used to prepare methi shaak with eggplant and bori (sun dried lentils). Its taste so good with rice if you are not having it, it cannot be explained ! But remember this is a starter only with plain rice . To prepare this recipe you should not give so much time at all. All leafy vegetables cooks so fast and here is no exception. Now if you ask about nutritional value of fenugreek leaves , it is a good source of Iron, Vitamin B-6 , and Magnesium . It provides some kind of calcium too. Over all it is 100% dietary fiber. Methi Shaak Bhaja | Fenugreek Leves Fry

Bokful or Heron Flower have you ever heard of this vegetable? Its almost available in everywhere . Its a bengali famous fritters which they are serving usually with ghee rice or dal rice. In Bengali it is called Bok which means Heron, as its white and look like a Heron . It is very crispy and tasty to have. Me and my family are very fond of it too! It is an easy and quick recipe. Even in Bangalore I found this flower too. So try this crispy recipe once and I am sure you will love it. Bok Ful Bhaja | Heron Flower Fritters I have given a image of raw bokful so that you can identify clearly . With respect to bokful there is one more variety which Bengalis are usually love to have that is Kumro ful or Pumpkin Flower . It is in yellow color. Its my promise if I get pumpkin flower here too then I will share the recipe over here ! Try this traditional Bengali fritter you will fall in love ! Raw Bok Ful | raw Heron Flowers Ingredients :  8 Raw Bok Ful / Heron Flowers Ref...

Its too late today to share with you one more chaat special from Kolkata. It is very special evening snack which is available in each market place as a street food. Trust me I am very much of this snack. Whenever I go to Kolkata , its a having chaat in my snacks list. So usually I prepare it at home too. So thought why not sharing with you also as this peas are available in everywhere . May be you are preparing it in some other ways. So try out my recipe once ... and I bet you will love it for sure ! Now come to the point of nutrition values. It is full of nutritional benefits like its a good source balance diet as for example it is good fiber enriched. And a combination of Protein, Folate, Vitamin-B1,Copper and Phosphorus too. Last but not the least my recipe is completely oil less . But still it tastes mouthwatering ! How ? If you want to know then You must try this One .  

Good Evening to all of you. And Evening means tea and snacks time . May be all of you are spending tea time with your loved one. But think what for kids ? Evening is very special for any kids because growing kids need some extra than elders. After playing for some times I always prefer to give my son something healthy and tasty. And he wants variety also... so being a mother its very difficult to find out something healthy and tasty variety. This is a secret you can say that I feel really bore to prepare new dishes in the evening too, so searching for some easy recipes of snacks like pasta, noodle, pancake etc. But I always maintain its quality of healthiness . In this way when I am very much exhausted then I go for this easy preparation for snack at evening. So readers today I am going to share one of easy recipe of pasta hope your kids will like it. For this pasta you buy wheat pasta of any brand. You can make it more healthy by using some vegetables and soya chunks or eggs. But h...

Friends I know I am very irregular . Do not know why it is happening with me,not getting enough time to write for my blog. Can not share more and more recipes with you as I did earlier.Cannot communicate with you too. I miss those days. Still trying to get involve with my lovely work , with my happiness. Anyway, here I am again with another snack recipe which is called Poha basically but in Bengal we call it Chirer Polau. Chire means rice flakes and Polau/Pulao means a mixture with vegetables and masala. But sill it is a light snack which is healthy too. My recipe represents the Bengali version with little change. I hope if you follow my way you will love it. So try once as I prepare. Its very simple. I added vegetables whatever I had in my pantry. So you have also a choice about vegetables. To some extent its nutrition value is higher too. Rice flakes carries a large amount of calcium,carbohydrates, and protein. It has good quantity of iron. So it can prevent iron deficiency. And...

Have you ever tried this fabulous Italian Snack Calzone Pockets ? Its just yumm... Calzone means stockings which is an Italian filled oven bread,shaped as a folded pizza. Sandwich sized calzone made me just wondered instead of pizza nowadays. Its tangy sweet tastes are really awesome. And I hope its a lovable snack to everyone. Though it has so many variation country wise. Still its mouthwatering. I prepared it with my style. And homemade version was hit in my house too. It becomes a tremendous recipe for my whole family. First of all I tasted it in Domino's . Then I had curious about to make it at home. So I tried and my experience was awesome. Full of cheese,sauce and paneer stuff was just lip-smacking. Kids to oldies everyone will love it definitely. So try this snack at your home make a super duper wonders for your  family. As you are making at home so it can be said its healthy than the shop one too. So why late ? Try this... Calzone Pockets  Recipe By : Naban...

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...

Good Evening to all my friends. Here i am here again with one healthy tea time snack , Soya Popons . Soya a rich veg protein which is essential for everyone. Its healthy for kids to elders. There are so many recipe with Soya or nutrela . But believe me that is really different from any other soya recipe. Its tasty ,healthy, and tempted too. With one cup of hot tea , this snack is almost hit for small tea time party. For this recipe you can use soya granules as well as soya chunk whatever available in your kitchen. If you ask about nutritional value of Soya , then here it is Soya has maximum value of Iron, Calcium, Vitamin C and so many minerals like manganese. It is a good source of dietary fiber and vitamin K. This food contains low cholesterol and sodium too. So lets try this popons... soya popons

As nowadays its really hectic time for me to do some super heavy recipe to cook. Its really better for me to try some light cooking with leftover items in my pantry. Its time to go somewhere . That is why paneer, cheese, potato and some light vegetables were my ingredients to do this kofta. But it is better to use as a tea time snack . I think leftover ingredients give you innovative idea to cook good food. So in my words its really a super duper hit snack. And according to my family it was just awesome and try this again for our guests on any home party . A heavy kind of protein is used here. Which are very essential for human beings. For kids its a lovable healthy soft tiffin. So friends try this out for your family.

Sorry for delaying post. Busy with so many things . Mind is also dull and feeling not well. Still trying to write. Today sharing one tempting condiment recipe which is very popular in India. Origin story about Raita is very little. Basically the word Raita is coming from the Sanskrit word Rajika. Rajika defines black mustard . Raita is a combination of yogurt sauce which is seasoned with cumin seeds , black mustard seeds , green chili and some other spices too. It is served in any Indian occasion along with main course. Its tasty and healthy too. It is believe that it can help to reduce digestion problem after eating any spicy foods. Raita can be made in different categories. But very common raita is cucumber onion raita. Raita is always served chilled. As per nutrition value this raita consists very healthy ingredients like yogurt , cucumber , onion. Yogurt is a good source of calcium, little iron and vitamin c, whereas cucumber contains vitamin C,vitamin A ,iron and calcium too....