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Achari Baingan: Eggplant with Pickling Spices

Achari Baingan: Eggplant with Pickling Spices

    This recipe is built on the basics spices that make the north Indian pickles. The eggplants are not pickled; they are cooked in a very distinctly aromatic sauce – bold, and finger licking good.  

Fall Ratatouille with Paneer and Harissa

Fall Ratatouille with Paneer and Harissa

    This recipe is a celebration of autumn, of festivities and traditions.  Since I am always sailing the ship of nostalgia, trying to look back and finding some fine line that connects me to the past, the Ratatouille always reminds me of one comforting 

Bhapa Shorshe Chingri: Steamed Prawns in Mustard, Poppy Seed Sauce

Bhapa Shorshe Chingri: Steamed Prawns in Mustard, Poppy Seed Sauce

    The sound of Bhapa Chingri breathes music in the hearts of Bengalis. This is a quintessential dish, made with mix of  mustard, and poppy seed paste, slender hot chili peppers, a generous drizzle of mustard oil and for me there is also a bit of nostalgia. 

Murg Saagwala: Spinach Chicken

Murg Saagwala: Spinach Chicken

  This is a recipe that has many names. A popular dish in the north Indian cuisine, the succulent meat is cooked and simmered with spices in a nutritious sauce made with spinach.

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.