Tag: authentic bengali recipe

Mushur Dal – er Bora: Red Lentil Fritters

Mushur Dal – er Bora: Red Lentil Fritters

  Bora, Vada or Lentil Fritters are the most common recipes all over India. Each state has its own way to do it. The use of lentils differ, from one region to another and also from one home to another. The same goes for the 

Kalo Jeere Diye Maach: Fish Curry in Nigella Flavored Spicy Sauce

Kalo Jeere Diye Maach: Fish Curry in Nigella Flavored Spicy Sauce

  This is a very typical fish curry, laden with prominent Bengali flavors.  

Shrimp Curry with Nigella and Coriander

Shrimp Curry with Nigella and Coriander

  A beautifully flavored simple shrimp curry is what we have today. I would call it “Chingri Maacher Jhaal” in Bengali. A recipe cannot get simpler than this. If you think making curry was hard work, you have to give this a try 🙂 You 

Potatoes with Indian Five Spice

Potatoes with Indian Five Spice

Have you tried the Bengali five spice blend yet? If you haven’t, you should give it a try.

Curried Butternut Squash with Brown Chickpeas

Curried Butternut Squash with Brown Chickpeas

The combination of pumpkin and the brown chickpeas is a traditional dish from home. We call it Kumror Chokka. Kumro is Pumpkin; but do not ask me why it is a Chokka. Think of this dish as a flavorful curried pumpkin – just right for