Stir-Fried Asparagus with Nigella and Nuts

 

 

The bunched spears of asparagus splendidly speak of spring. They are at their best now – tender, fresh and slim.

 

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Shorshe Sheem: Hyacinth Beans cooked with Mustard Paste

 

 

Hyacinth beans transports me back to my childhood – of a huge family garden that adorned the front of our home and of the beautiful deep purple pink flowers. They sparked up one corner of our lush green patch. The home that belonged to all of us, where we lived as a […]

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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.

 

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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.

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Methi Baingan: Eggplant with Fenugreek Leaves

 

The flavors of fresh fenugreek leaves/methi are quite unusual; a bit pungent, slightly bitter in taste, but they will add some Oooomp! to a dish right away.

 

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