Crispy Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients: 1 kg roasting potatoes (I used Maris Piper) 100g duck/goose fat or butter or olive oil (I used olive oil) Little bit of flour for dusting Salt to taste Method: 1.     Peel the potatoes and half them if they are small to medium sized 

BHOGER KHICHURI -NIRAMISH BENGALI MOONG DAL KHICHDI – PUJA SPECIAL

BHOGER KHICHURI -NIRAMISH BENGALI MOONG DAL KHICHDI – PUJA SPECIAL. Photo from 2020 27th January 2020: Updating another of my blog post from 2012. It took me this long. This long! But I had to do it sooner or later. Time on hand seems like 

Durga Puja 2012: Bhoger Panch Meshali Sobji -Five Vegetable Medley cooked for offering during puja

I cannot wait for Saturday to come- Durga puja to start. I can feel the softness of the sun, the chill in the wind, the smell of marigold. I can hear the ‘Dhak’ in my minds ear. (Listen to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnT4iXg0OPs&feature=related). Across seven seas, I 

Potole r Khosa Bhorta -Parwal skin Bharta or Pointed Gourd’s skin paste or Pâté

We eat bhorta or paste of many vegetable. I guess it is also a habit born out of frugal living and then passed down to generation as healthy and tasty food. Among all the bhorta that my mother makes, Potole r bhorta is my personal 

French Beans Fried with coconut

This recipe is a blessing in disguise for hectic- day-after –office- cooking. It takes around 20mins to prepare and cooks with no compromise on the taste.  You can eat it with rice as well as roti. In fact you can also eat with bread like