My recent client really allowed me to explore and stretch my cooking skills. I always love developing recipes, and when it’s a fusion, my imaginations go wild free. During the years i have developed various fusion recipes but today my creation has definitely gone to another level. I mean who could have ever thought of making a sauce with bottled mango drink and using it to pan sear a chicken! Yes, this is spicy, sweet, tangy and a roller coaster of flavors in one single dish. Spicy Mango Pan Seared Chicken is one such fusion recipe, which i loved making…
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My sweet cravings are going beyond control now. Baking is something i love to do whenever i am free, and specially when i’m craving for something exotic, i prefer to bake. I might be sounding crazy but it’s true. Baking is severely addictive and equally therapeutic. Would you believe that whenever i am stressed out, i just try and bake something and i’m sorted. Out of many cakes, my most favorite flavor is one with lots of fruits. Apple and Plum Cake with Cinnamon flavor is one of the most exotic cakes that can be served in festivals like Christmas…
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Last month i started a new column for my blogger friends where i can share my space with them and show case their amazing culinary and photography skills to my viewers and followers as well. In addition to the chain of guest posts, today it gives me immense pleasure and happiness to share a beautiful post contributed by the very talented, stunning, head turner and an amazing blogger/photographer Dhanya Samuel. I have been knowing Dhanya since almost a year, since then i had been following her blog and specially all her fish and sea food recipes. Her cooking and photography…
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Milk Peda is traditional Indian sweet that is loved by all since ages. In today’s world where many fancy sweets have captured the sweet shops, peda has it’s own traditional significance, as they say whenever there’s a good news in family, peda is the first thing that is served to all in terms of celebration. Few months back i had made Chocolate Doodh Peda which was loved by my son a lot. But as many of my family members are not chocolate lovers hence i thought to make the traditional saffron infused milk peda. The authentic recipe calls for mawa…
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Cholar Dal is Bengal gram lentils cooked in coconut and spices. Slightly sweet in flavor and very aromatic because of usage of pure ghee, this dal is cooked in a very typical way by monitoring carefully as it shoud not get mashed completely. The very famous lentil dish from West Bengal, that is served with hot and fluffy luchi specially on the occasion of Jamai Shosti, where the Son-in-Law is served this along with many other delicacies in the platter. Chana Dal usually takes more time to cook as compared to other lentils, hence you can opt for the pressure…
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Ever since i took up the fruit drink/cold drink challenge, life seems to be more fun in kitchen these days. Every minute i keep thinking something new that i can recreate through these fruity drinks. I am simply loving this recipe developer inside me. In continuation to my fruit drink recipe development challenge, today on my blog is Sweet Rice aka Zarda. Zarda is a typical sweet rice dessert from Mughal cuisine, that is often made in Muslim homes specially when there is Biryani in the menu. Saffron colored sweet rice loaded with lots of fried nuts and dry fruits…
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Chingiri Paturi or Prawn Paturi is a famous traditional dish from Bengal cuisine that also belongs to the coastal region of West Bengal. Prawns cooked with minimum ingredients are parceled in banana leaf and then steamed is a delicious recipe that comes from my mother’s diary. The dish is typically enjoyed with plain hot rice with a tinge of lemon on it. Perks of being born in a multi-cultural family! Yours truly is a proud daughter who comes from a Rajasthani father and a Bengali mother. Two contrast cuisines but certainly one of the best in India. I have always…
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Veg Mango Kothey is an Indo-Chinese snack that is made with various vegetable fritters tossed with sauces. Veg Mango Kothey is my version of creating a new recipe that is crispy, saucy and gives you an amazing fruity punch. The fruity flavor is acquired by Mango drink. You can use any bottled mango drink like frooti/ slice/ paperboat etc available in store near by to you. The recipe can also be made by using orange drink or juice if you prefer to have a orangish flavor. Vegetables like, cabbage, capsicum, carrots, potato, onion and cauliflower coated with plain flour and…
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Unique char flavored mix vegetable dish from West Bengal that is delicious, aromatic and introduce you with the flavors of Bengal cuisine is ChorChori also known and pronounced as CharChari. Its basically a dry vegetable dish that has various versions like Alu Chorchori is made with Potatoes, Alu-Fulkopi Chorchori is a dry dish with Potatoes and Cauliflower, Begun Chorchori is made with Brinjal as the main ingredient and so on. Mix vegetable chorchori is typically eaten with plain steamed rice and dal. Being brought up in a multi-cultural family, i always got an advantage to explore various cuisines. Bengali cuisine…
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Posto Pabda is a very popular fish curry from Bengal, in which the fish named Pabda is cooked in poppy seeds paste making a thick curry. The fish here is cooked whole and the dish goes well with plain rice. The recipe here is adapted from my mother’s diary and trust me it tastes amazing. For those who have tasted Aloo Posto, this fish curry has a similar curry taste with fish along as a bonus. The curry is cooked in Mustard oil that gives a super aroma and a rustic flavor to the dish. The consistency of the gravy…
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Aloo Posto or Potatoes in Poppy Seed Paste is an authentic and traditional Bengali recipe and no occasion or meal is complete without this dish. Poppy seeds are soaked and ground to make a fine paste, later cooked with potatoes is a must served dish in Bengali homes. Khus Khus or poppy seeds in known as Posto in Bengali language. A quintessential dish that is served mostly with rice and masoor dal (Bengali style) is easy and quick to make and is a total fuss free dish with an amazing aroma and taste. I have grown up eating aloo posto…
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Who doesn’t like potato? Well I myself love potatoes a lot and same is my son. Infact there are times when I don’t find anything fancy in the pantry i opt cooking some potatoes. The most humble vegetables / root that blends with almost every dish, curry, or any other vegetable. There are around thousands of recipes made using potatoes all across the world, in fact I feel where nothing grows, grow a potato. Whether its fries, chips, any Indian or International curry, a pie, sweet or savory…potatoes are just a perfect savior to all cooks in the kitchen. Recently…
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