Delectable Baked Chhena Sponge Cookies for Celebrations

The festival of lights Diwali just got over yesterday but not the festivities that will follow the subsequent days of this grand festival. This hangover is here to last week long with gradual fading away of sounds with few odd explosions of firecrackers here and there till the Bhai Dooj when these entire deepawali festivities…

Tricolour Shondesh

When two auspicious occasions come together and you want to celebrate the best of both, what would you do? Now, that it has happened with us with the Republic day and the Vasant Panchami coming on same date, I was torn apart to do justice with both of them. One is the religious festival of…

Chanar Dalna (Bengali Cottage Cheese Curry)

Bengali cuisine usually has multiple course meals where one course is served after another in a series and that too one or two at a time which is unique in entire Asia and is similar to french cuisine. Even a typical and simplest of Bengali  menu is usually comprised of  multiple and distinctive items.  Chhaanar Daalna…

Diwali Special Dessert: Chhena Pudding

           Wishing you all a very HAPPY DIWALI!!  The grand Indian festival of lights has arrived and feasting especially on sweets and desserts is a must. Every Diwali we love to offer someting new and unique to our guests. This time I had prepared this signature dessert from my aunt’s treasure…

Kheertua……A melt in the mouth sweet delicacy

Bengalis share an eternal bond of love with sweets. Every Bengali, except the exceptions of course, have a special craving for sweets and desserts. So here, is an exotic Bengali dessert for all the dessert lovers. The “Kheer Tua”, a popular dessert in the Northeast Indian state of Tripura and some of its adjoining regions,…