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The Everyday Moong Dal

The Everyday Moong Dal

    Dal has always been the classic comfort food.   This is my everyday Dal. A warm fragrant bowl with a drizzle of lemon juice soothes and coddles like old socks when I am sick in bed. The hissing  of the pressure cooker speaks of homecoming and the 

Black-Eyed Peas with Roasted Tomato Sauce

Black-Eyed Peas with Roasted Tomato Sauce

    This warm and fragrant pot of legume was our weeknight meal; quite flavorful, and also easy to make.  

Shorshe Murgi: Chicken Cooked in a Zesty Mustard Sauce

Shorshe Murgi: Chicken Cooked in a Zesty Mustard Sauce

      Shorshe Murgi is a chicken curry with bold Bengali flavors. Aroma of hot green chili peppers, freshly ground mustard and mustard oil intensely speak of  Bengali cuisine and this chicken curry has all of them simmering in the post.

Pnyaj, Tomato diye Posto: Onions & Tomatoes cooked in Poppy Seed Paste

Pnyaj, Tomato diye Posto: Onions & Tomatoes cooked in Poppy Seed Paste

    Spicy, tangy and with unique taste and flavors, this is lip smacking good, and comes with immense possibilities of much more than just a side dish. Will that lure you to making this for yourself ? At least once?  

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