Kechki Maach er Charchari | Small fish like Minnow or white bait cooked with potatoes and eggplant  Kechki, Kachki or Kaski is a tiny, sh...

Mughlai Parota | Moglai Parota | Spicy Potato Curry Mughlai Parota or Moglai Parota,  a very popular street food in Kolkata, is a  rectangul...

Joynagar er Moa | a winter Bengali treat Joynagar er Moa is a famous but rustic sweet of Bengal. Made from khoi , kheer and nolen gur, it is...

T he deluge of Pithe and Patishapta photos on my social media feeds finally got to me. I wasn't feeling exactly inclined to making anyth...

Chirer Pulao | Poha the Bengali way Bengali Chirer Pulao or Chirar Polao is largely similar to a Poha, with small differences like the forme...

Ilish Tauk | Ilish Machher Tok/Ambol | Hilsa Fish Chutney Chutney , Ambol and Tok are the three different varieties of sour dishes in Benga...

Peper Shukto | Raw Green Papaya Shukto Shukto, in Bengali cuisine holds a very important place as a palate cleansing starter to a gourmet me...

Maachher Dim er Bora | Bengali Fish Roe Fritters For fish loving Bengalis, the fish roe or macher dim is a delicacy that they hanker for. No...

S ome days you wake up in the morning on a weekend and your life is so mundane that you sit down with a cup of chai and a foot long bottlego...

Chhana Bhapa | Bhapa Paneer | Steamed Paneer in Mustard sauce Chana Bhaape or Steamed Paneer is a very popular Bengali Dish where fresh home...

Gondhoraj Fish T he first time I had Gondhoraj Bhetki was about seven or eight years back at Oh! Calcutta . Even at that time, Bengali resta...

Komola Salmon|Salmon cooked with Oranges and spices Kamola Katla  is a fish dish cooked with fragran...

Laal Shaak or Shaag Bhaja | Red Amaranth Leaves Stir Fry Lal Shaak Bhaja is usually a stir fry made with the red amaranth leaves and s...

BottleGourd with Bori and BottleGourd with Shrimp... Lau Ghonto Bori diye | Bottlegourd Sabzi with Vadi Lau Ghonto is a popular B...