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Lehsuni Baingan: Eggplants cooked in Spicy Garlic Sauce

Lehsuni Baingan: Eggplants cooked in Spicy Garlic Sauce

  I have a really simple recipe today. Chunks of eggplants are cooked with in a spicy garlic sauce with the fresh zesty aroma of ginger and green chili peppers. I will not call this this a “traditional” recipe, even though there might be one 

Begun Posto: Eggplants with Poppy Seeds Paste

Begun Posto: Eggplants with Poppy Seeds Paste

  This is another traditional Bengali recipe. Eggplants are  lightly sauteed and then cooked in the creamy poppy seed paste. It is amazingly simple and flavorful. This happens to be one of those dishes where no spices are required.

Kumro/Lau Pata Bata: Spiced Pumpkin/Gourd Leaf Paste

Kumro/Lau Pata Bata: Spiced Pumpkin/Gourd Leaf Paste

  Twenty years back when I left behind my home, my family and my childhood to begin a new life in this country, I had no idea how much I would miss the everyday things that I took for granted: the hand pump which spurted 

Chaal Kumro Diye Muger Dal: Ash Gourd/Winter Melon with Yellow Mung

Chaal Kumro Diye Muger Dal: Ash Gourd/Winter Melon with Yellow Mung

  A few times a year, I get the gift of indulging into a full blown elaborate Bengali meal. The times when my dad visits, and then there are those times when my cousin comes over. There is nothing more beautiful than sharing a familiar 

Avial: Mixed Vegetables with Coconut

Avial: Mixed Vegetables with Coconut

  Avial is a popular and well loved dish from the southern regions of India, subtly seasoned with coconut, coconut oil and curry leaves. It is perhaps one of the lightest Indian dishes, where the flavors of the myriad vegetables shine through without getting overpowered