Maushumi r Doi Begun -Aubergine with Yoghurt-a recipe by Maushumi

Maushumi, a friend of mine astounded me with her Doi Begun (aubergine with Yoghurt). She grew up in Orissa and shared with us the amazing recipe that belongs to the state. When I saw the picture of her dish, I knew it was something that 

Microwave made Mango-Blackberry Layered steam Sandesh

To me, when I think about ‘food’ like a main dish and its color, mostly I think about yellow, red, green, maroon, white as the normal color for food. Any other colors such as blue, pink, purple etc are colors for cake icing or ice 

Fast Track Chicken Pulao

Ingredients 1.    1-small sized chicken, cut into pieces 2.    2-Onions chopped properly 3.    1-teapsoon garlic paste 4.    1-teaspoon ginger paste 5.    1-teaspoon cumin powder 6.    ½-teaspoon red chili powder or paprika powder 7.    ½-cup yogurt 8.    ½-cup milk 9.    2-green chili, slit length wise 10. 

Spicy Marinated Fish Fry

Ingredients:  400g-Fish (I used Herrings. You can use sardine, mackerel, or any other fry that you like to eat fried like Rahu, katla, maybe even prawn should taste good I should imagine) 2-tablespoon lemon juice 1-tablespoon ginger paste 1-tablespoon garlic paste 1-teaspoon chili powder 1-tablespoon 

Onion/Shallot Thoran ( Kerala)

Very unique as far as I am concerned and very tasty. I do not know why I got to know about it so late. However better late than never. Ingredients 2-big red onions, chopped finely 100-grated coconut 1-teaspoon chana dal (Bengal gram) 1/2-teaspoon mustard seeds