Chayote Soup: a healthy winter comfort..

The season of chilling mornings & cozy nights is approaching near. Winters indeed has a charm in itself & can be enjoyed in one’s own way. Although sometimes it becomes a bit difficult to manage, with the cough & cold, chills, body aches & discomfort it brings, yet for some, this is the season of…

Sabudana Sweet Dumplings

Diwali has arrived, bringing with it the inevitable influx of sweets. The temptation of various sweetmeats, whether purchased from shops or made at home, is hard to resist. Although you might occasionally consider making or consuming healthier alternatives, more often than not, you find yourself giving in to the enticing, semi-healthy, or high-calorie nature of…

Tricolour Savoury Pancake

I wish all my fellow indians, a very Happy Independence day .. This is the 79th Indian Independence Day and in all these years, we all have learnt the true meaning of independence. Hope you all had a wonderful day today, recalling the essence of our true freedom. Independence or freedom in the real sense…

Refreshing Thekera Sharbat: A Summer Drink from Northeast India

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 C here in northeastern India, even in the month of September. The…

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…

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…

Barnyard Millet Soup with Mustard Greens

Millets were always in our diet from centuries and are known to be consumed some 7000 years ago when multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies have formed. Millets were being cultivated across Asia and Africa as major food crops for human consumption some 4,000 years ago, and they gradually became major grains in Europe during the…

Potoler Dolma; no onion garlic

Durga Puja/Navratri fever has gripped over the populace in most parts of India and especially in the eastern parts of India in the states of West Bengal, Assam, parts of Odisha and Bihar with our most powerful mother goddess Maa Shakti, Durga being worshipped in all her possible forms throughout the country. In Bengal, Durga…

Taal Modak,……a heavenly treat for Ganpati Bappa.

The joyous spirit of Ganesh mahotsav is already in the air and it is time to rejoice yet again as the festive season has already begun with the arrival of our favourite God Lord Ganesh which is to be followed by a series of festivities for the year. Festive mood sweeps out all the negativities…