Bengali Masoor Dal Khichuri/ Khichdi with Dimer Mamlette
There is khichdi for the rest of the country but we Bongs, take immense pride in our different types of khichdi. We have bhuni khichuri, which is the dry...
Motor Dal Bhate | Matar Dal Mash
Oh my! I don't think I can come up with an appropriate title for this post. How do I translate motor dal bhate in English? Just a 'mash' cannot possibly...
Mulo Diye Motor Dal | Yellow Split Pea Cooked With Radish
On the 8th day on #11daysofdal, I realised how much we have learned about the various uses of dal in the Indian subcontinent. It has been a huge learning and...
Narkel Diye Cholar Dal- the best half of luchi or kochuri
Cholar Dal and Luchi are inseparable. I have often wondered what makes Cholar Dal so desirable? Isn't it like any other dal? In the larger classification,...
Strawberry Tart – An Easy Recipe with Cream Cheese
This is probably the first time in years that I have sat on a box of strawberries. Procrastination is a sin. I wonder why it was not part of the seven deadly...
Orange Cinnamon Hot Chocolate for the Season
It seems like orange cinnamon is the flavor of the season. We've had cakes with orange cinnamon. We had the orange cinnamon chocolate from Rushk chocolates,...
Circar Ruchulu at ITC Royal Bengal by Chef Praveen Anand
Chef Praveen Anand doesn't need any introduction. His culinary skills are illustrious, his research on South Indian Cuisine is now legendary. In the Indian...
Homemade Orange Marmalade – Are you an orange person?
What kind of a fruit person are you? Which fruits literally call out to you or are you one of those fruit haters, like the rest of my family? I am huge on...
Soru Chakli | Shoru Chakli Pitha on Poush Sankranti
Kolkata winter has become quite strange for the last couple of years. All of December, it is just pleasant barring the last week. It's almost like the weather...
Chef Urvika Kanoi is expressing her winterfood memories at The Daily Cafe Kolkata
Good food needs special shoutout. Some food evokes emotion which calls out for writing and archiving the experience. Many say, who reads a blog these days but...