Monday, February 27, 2017

Aloo-Beans Bhaja/Potato and Long Beans Sauté




Long gap and huh!!!
...watching me closely and reading my recipes…some known and some unknown friends…have also posted recipes like mine.

Not that it comes under plagiarism, but, every lady of her own kitchen has similar thoughts and very similar ways of cooking like someone else.

Monday, October 3, 2016

Aloo Paratha/Potato stuffed Indian rolled out flat bread


 
Parathas are my favourite. Bengalis like to make their typical simple triangle shaped parathas. Then there is the square shaped paratha. The round ones are there and not much to speak about Laccha Parathas which are occasional and special.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Kala Chana Fry – Masaledar Kala Chana…




This dish is really simple, but tastes great. Many people write off Kala Chana, but it is so nutritious. With so many nutritious values under its dark skin, this kala chana can be very tasty when cooked and served with some simple spices.
To make Kala Chana Fry, (a simple secret worth a mention, no great hurdle, no great burden, not very time consuming in preparing) first the ingredients –

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Papdi Chaat – Easy to relate to Indian Street Food


 
Think of Chaat, the mouth starts salivating.
The very word ‘Chaat’ brings to the mind the taste of sweet, sour, spicy, sharp, strong, crunchy, munchy, and all tastes put together to create a good tasty plateful.

An outing on a weekend evening, eyes search the streets for the ‘phuckawallah/golgappawallah or a chaatwallah’ standing with his ‘thela’ to serve tasty, tasty street food.
 

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Kochuri and Simple Aloo Torkari/Kachauri and Aloo Sabzi – Sunday Special Breakfast


 
Sunday starts late. After all this day brings the thought…relax, enjoy your time, spend time with family and outings too come the way…that’s what Sunday brings with it.
The weekdays have their own busy schedule stamped in the daily routine and when Sunday comes there is sunshine on the faces.

A late breakfast stands and stares as we, at home, sit to gobble it up…more so as it looks great and delicious…for this is not the regular EvErYdAy (everyday) breakfast.

But who is responsible for this lovely breakfast.