Bhapa Shorshe Chingri: Steamed Prawns in Mustard, Poppy Seed Sauce

 

 

The sound of Bhapa Chingri breathes music in the hearts of Bengalis. This is a quintessential dish, made with mix of mustard, and poppy seed paste, slender hot chili peppers, a generous drizzle of mustard oil and for me there is also a bit of nostalgia.

 

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Chickpea and Poppy Seed Batter Fried Squash Blossom

 

Featured in the Huffington Post, Kitchen Daily

 

While fried blossoms are enjoyed in a lot of cuisines in many different ways, the batter and the spices used in here makes this so typically Indian. What is even more special is that the blossoms are from our backyard

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Bhindi Do Pyaza – Okra Stir Fried with Onion

 

 

 

Bhindi Do Pyaza directly translates to Okra cooked with twice or double amount of onions; a;lot of onion to be precise. Fancy and exotic it might sound, I would still call this the familiar comfort food.

 

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Robibar-er Murgi-r Jhol: Sunday afternoon Chicken Curry

 

We had Chicken Curry for dinner… In a very Bengali way… chicken with potatoes, cooked and marinated with mustard oil, garnished with fresh cilantro from the back yard! The kind is usually termed as the Robibar er Murgir Jhol (Sunday Chicken Curry) as it is laden with memories and almost a tradition to […]

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Niramish Dum Aloo – Spice Coated Baby Potatoes

Potatoes have always been a comfort food. And Dum Aloo will always have a special place. Tiny little potatoes which are cooked slowly and coated with spice will always be a dish to make me swoon.

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