Chicken Khirmich Pulao

Chicken Khirmich Pulao  (Murgir Khirmich Pulao) If one asks me about the exact moment when I got so interested in the kitchen I would not be...

Nolen Gurer Payesh (Plam date Jaggery rice pudding)

Nolen Gurer Payesh  (Plam date Jaggery rice pudding)  Poush Sankranti is the festival of harvest. Now I had initially decided to learn how t...

Payesh/ Bengali Kheer/ Payasam

Payesh/ Bengali Kheer/ Payasam One of the most basic Indian desserts is the Rice Pudding. It goes by many many names be it Payesh in Bengali...

Cholar Dal (Bengali Chana Pulse)

Cholar Dal (Bengali Chana Pulse) There is little to be said about this Classic Bengali Pulse. Bengalis  cook this  for all special occasions...

Chanar Jilipi (Cottage Cheese Jalebi)

Chanar Jilipi (Cottage Cheese Jalebi)   There comes a time of the year when the entire state of Bengal gets intoxicated with celebrating the...

Nimki (Bengali Namak Pare)

Nimki (Bengali Namak pare)   Memories can take you in a trance. It makes you do things that you usually do not do. This is actually the firs...