bengali food

Click on below links for individual recipes. Lemon rice – a simple flavourful dish where cooked rice is tossed with an easy tempering and a generous serving of lemon juice Pumpkin Curry – made with pumpkin, potatoes and brown chickpea (or kala chana). This simple no onion-no garlic dish is an excellent […]

Thali#39

9 Nov, 2018 in Thali Ideas tagged bengali food / karnataka food / sweet tooth / thali / traditional cooking by Shilpa

Bengali style pumpkin curry or kumro chokka is made with pumpkin, potatoes and brown chickpea (or kala chana). This simple no onion-no garlic dish is an excellent accompaniment to both rice and roti. Traditionally it is a summer dish as pumpkin is available only during summer, but these […]

Bengali Pumpkin Curry

13 May, 2018 in Curry & Side dish tagged bengali food / curry / gluten free / quick recipe / vegetarian by Shilpa

Bottle gourd is known for its health benefits. This simple vegetable is full of goodness and helps you stay healthy in many ways. I cook with this vegetable very often. My personal favourite is majjigehuli, which is a yogurt based curry. Next in line is lau ghonto, which is a […]

Bottle gourd curry (Lau ghonto)

17 Mar, 2018 in Curry & Side dish tagged bengali food / healthy / quick recipe / vegan / vegetables / vegetarian by Shilpa

Mini Thali#9 Kachuri – deep fried bread with black gram stuffing Cholar dal – made with Bengal gram, whole spices and coconut, and is on the sweeter side Motichoor laddu (store bought)– Delicious laddu made with tiny gram flour (boondi) which is soaked in sugar syrup and then shaped into round […]

Mini Thali#9

6 Mar, 2018 in Mini Thalis tagged bengali food / thali / vegetarian by Shilpa

Mini Thali #6 Roti – Wholewheat flatbread Aloo Dum – spicy baby potato curry. Traditionally the aloor dum is made during winter – the new potatoes season Boondi Raita – whisked yogurt mixed with boondi (tiny fried gram flour balls)

Mini Thali#6

6 Mar, 2018 in Mini Thalis tagged bengali food / thali / vegetarian by Shilpa

Hinger kachori and cholar dal – one indulgent breakfast that is very popular amongst Bengalis. Every sweet shop in Bengal would have this as a breakfast menu. Hot kachoris served with little bowls full of cholar dal will take you into food heaven. The kachoris are filled with a black […]

Bengali Style Hing Kachori

6 Mar, 2018 in Breakfast & Brunch / Snacks, Street food & more tagged bengali food / breakfast / dal / festival food / flatbread / vegetarian by Shilpa

Before tasting this dish, I had no idea that pulao or pilaf could be sweet and yet taste so good. Mishti pulao (sweet pilaf) is a fragrant, mildly spiced, sweet rice dish made with a special variety of rice called ‘Gobindo Bhog’. It’s not easy to find this […]

Bengali Mishti Pulao (Sweet Pilaf)

3 Mar, 2018 in Rice & Bread tagged bengali food / pilaf / rice by Shilpa

This meal is typically served as ‘bhog’ or offering to God during festivals in Bengal. There are many variations of bhog and this is my take on it. Click on below links for individual recipes. Khichuri – rice, lentils and vegetables slow cooked together with minimal spices Panchmesali – medley of […]

Thali#24

28 Jan, 2018 in Thali Ideas tagged bengali food / thali / traditional cooking / vegetarian by Shilpa

Click on below links for individual recipes. Amaranth Greens Stir fry – quick and healthy side dish where amaranth is stir fried with garlic and dry red chilli Bittergourd fry – thinly sliced bittergourd or karela rubbed with salt and turmeric powder and shallow fried Panchmesali – medley of […]

Thali#23

18 Jan, 2018 in Thali Ideas tagged bengali food / curry / meat / thali by Shilpa

Rasmalai is a Bengali sweet dish which is very popular in India. The creamy cousin of rasgulla, rasmalai is a delight for anyone with a sweet tooth. Ras means juice and malai means cream. The marriage of cottage cheese balls (also called chana) cooked in sugar syrup and […]

Rasmalai

1 Jan, 2018 in Sweet Tooth tagged bengali food / dessert / festival food / gluten free / indian dessert / sweet tooth by Shilpa