Tag: curried

Mangsho-r Halka Jhol: Light and Easy Mutton Curry

Mangsho-r Halka Jhol: Light and Easy Mutton Curry

  The light, soupy and mild mutton curry featured in our lunch menu one afternoon. Tenderly laced with spices and cooked until the tender meat falls off the bones, the “Halka Mangshor Jhol” summons nostalgic yearnings for me.  

Balsamic Glazed Pumpkin with Walnuts

Balsamic Glazed Pumpkin with Walnuts

Is fall around already? But we have just begun to enjoy the lovely summer!

Mangshor Jhol – Bengali Mutton Curry

Mangshor Jhol – Bengali Mutton Curry

The very sound of “Mangshor Jhol “ sends me right back to my ma’s kitchen.  I impatiently walked around the dining room as the  pressure cooker hissed and whistled, and with every hiss the aroma of the curry already wafting in the air intensified. I 

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 

Curry Sauce

Curry Sauce

The Indian Curry has made it’s debut internationally a long time back, with the British, now having their own version of  Curry which has been adapted from the North Indian Curry. The spices, the myriad flavors & aroma of the curry, the texture of the