Posts Tagged ‘recipe from home’

Aloo Kofta/Potato Dumplings in Yogurt Sauce

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010



Aloo Kofta/Potato Dumplings in Yogurt Sauce


This is a continuation of the saga of the  Aloo Vadas/Fried Potato Dumplings. I will not write much today except for a little note on the evolution of this dish.

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Methi Dal (Lentil Soup with Fenugreek)

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009



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More produce from my backyard. A few showers last month rejuvenated the plants & they are happy. It is Methi/Fenugreek & Tomatoes this time.

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Shak Bhaja: Amaranth Stir Fry

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009



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The Shak/Shaag (any leafy green) Bhaja (Stir fried or deep fried) is a big part of the Bengali/East Indian Cuisine. Back home, if I was having a typical Bengali meal, I do not recollect a single day that went without some kind of leafy green, & unlike many kids I would love every preparation of the Shak.

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Spinach Soup with Potato & Fried Garlic

Thursday, June 11th, 2009



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Another of my Mom’s recipe, which I have  always loved & will always hold close to my heart. It is my comfort food – a simple spinach soup, with all in a bowl & one dominant flavor of fried garlic, & this had always been all of our favorite.

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Spiced Lentil Stuffed Flat Bread (Ajwain Dal Paratha)

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Dal puri 1

Dal(Lentil) paratha/flat bread is something which I learned from my grandmother. My grandparents lived only a few minutes away from our home. And it would be often that my grandpa would walk by with a bag of hot, freshly made parathas and a bunch of flowers for me.

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