Tag: bengali recipes

Ranga Aloo-r Pantua: Sweet Potato Dumplings in Syrup and a Giveaway

Ranga Aloo-r Pantua: Sweet Potato Dumplings in Syrup and a Giveaway

    The giveaway is now closed. April brings showers, but in my heart, April also brings in sweet nostalgia of Poila Boishak or Bengali New Year. The smell of new clothes, the rolled calendars that the shopkeepers hand out as it marks the beginning 

Narkel Naru (Gurer Naru): Indian Coconut Confection with Jaggery

Narkel Naru (Gurer Naru): Indian Coconut Confection with Jaggery

    These  little globes of joy are filled with nostalgia and memories that makes every little bite blissful. Narkel Naru in real life is not filled with anything. They are kind of sticky and sweet and brown (when made with gur). They are also