The effect of climate change has already engrossed us with a abnormal rise in the temperature and a consequential extended summer in many parts of India. The hot & humid climate is still persisting with a soaring temperature of 38 to 40 degree celsius here in northeastern India, even in the month of September. The…
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Delicious Ice Cream Shondesh Recipe with Beetroot Halwa | Bengali Dessert for Festivals
Hathi Ghoda Palki ! Jay Kanhaiyya Laal Ki ! The birth festival of lord krishna is here once again and we are in the joyous spirit of celebrating every bit of its unique escapade. To make this celebration more exciting, here is the recipe of Bengal’s ice cream shondesh which I have prepared for the…
Delicious Dairy-Free Kulfi Recipe with Jackfruit seeds & Natural Sugar Alternatives
Have you ever imagined how wonderful & intriguing our nature is? Our mother nature has so much to offer us & make us awestruck in innumerable ways with all its wonders. From divinely delicious fruits like mango, which is a dessert in itself to the uniquely orchestrated forms in vegetables like cabbage & many more…
Taro Stolon Tangy Dry Curry…..Kochur Lotir Tok Korua
Since my childhood days until now, in the rainy season during the monsoons, my father certainly brings home taro stolons especially for my mother from the daily or weekly markets, when it becomes available in plenty, as this is one of her favourite items. She has different recipes with this healthy and tasty ingredient, be…
Doi Dim,..a curd based egg curry for a soothing & delightful summer meal.
Can we make eggs taste eggs-o-tic? out of the world? …Why not?? Eggs are one of the wonderful ingredients in the culinary world which had been utilized in myriad ways since ancient times to become an integral part of cooking as a part of different food habits around the world across cultures & civilizations, to…
Chaltar Tok
Bengali cuisine is usually considered comparatively lower in calories compared to most of the other Indian cuisines, but still full of flavours. The spice level is moderate and well balanced. If there is a strongly flavoured ingredient, there is also a mellow ingredient to counter it. A typical Bengali meal comprises of components ranging from…
Chilled Ash Gourd Relish with Poppy seeds,…A Vegan Dessert
Wish you all a happy, colourful & flavourful Holi ! The festival of colours have arrived again and since Holi is a splash of colours and a bash of flavours, rejoicing and merrymaking on this occasion will also mean a culinary celebration. Amidst the plethora of alluring and popular items for the festival e.g., gujjiyas,…
Komola/Orange Kheer…a classic Bengali dessert
Wish you all a Happy Vasant Panchami !🌷🌻🌼🌺🌸🍃🌳🙏🙏..May Mother Goddess Saraswati bless us all with the light of knowledge and wisdom and rescue us from the darkness of the ignorance and gloom. Bidding adieu to the winter with Vasant Panchami which is synonymous with basanti colour marks the beginning of the spring season, which is…
Tricolour Instant Dhokla
Jai Hind ! Jain Bharat ! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🎆✨🎆🌼🌸🌷 Wish you all a very happy republic day. Let us celebrate the spirit of Indianness with the spirit of patriotism, unify ourselves and strengthen the power of India to lead the world in the coming days. On this anniversary day of implementation of our Indian Constitution, we commemorate…
Shorpora Boal Fish Curry….a winter delight
Wish you all a happy Makar Sankranti/Bihu/Pongal/Lohri/Uttarayan ! Makar Sankranti, the first harvest festival of India in the new year has arrived, which is a holy and auspicious day throughout the country with different regional names like Bihu, Poush Parbon, Pongal, Bhogi, Lohri, Uttarayan, Uzhavar Thirunal, Haldi Kumkum, Maghi Sankranti, Hangrai and so on. Since…