Gatte ki sabzi
On November 8, 2011 by Meghalee DasI must admit I had never even heard of this dish until a month ago, when a friend cooked it for a party. After he told me how to make it, I realised it is somewhat similar to a Bengali dish called Dhokar Dalna but in this case we have a curd-based gravy. ‘Gatte’ means
Chole Bhature
On November 2, 2011 by Meghalee DasChole Bhature is a north Indian dish but is pretty popular everywhere in India as a form of street food and also a proper meal. Chole means chick peas or garbanzo beans and bhatura is a form of fried bread. When you want to prepare chole bhature, do remember to start the prep one day
Vegetable Biryani
On October 20, 2011 by Meghalee Das“Vegetable???”, you say? I know, I know, how can it be biryani if it is veg *hides in shame*. But see, sometimes you want to eat biryani, but you don’t have chicken or mutton at home. So do you deprive yourself of eating biryani? No, you just make some adjustments until you eat the
Kalakand
On October 18, 2011 by Meghalee DasThe Kalakand is one of my favourite mithais and has a rich, thick, creamy taste. I always thought it was a difficult recipe, but in fact it was quite simple where the only important thing you need to do is keep stirring the milk. Even the number of ingredients required for the kalakand can only
Pumpkin curry and besan pakoda curry
On October 12, 2011 by Meghalee DasYesterday was Lokkhi Pujo, so I made some simple vegeterian dishes which remind me of home. They are nothing fancy but easy to make and you can have them any time. Pumpkin or mishti kumro is one of my favourite vegetables, I like it fried, baked, in watery gravies, boiled and mashed. I usually just
Palak Paneer with Butter Garlic Naan
On October 6, 2011 by Meghalee DasI made this during one of the days of Pujo and although it has two recipes I will post it as one. Paneer is a type of Indian cheese; I have never had Ricotta cheese but I heard that the taste and texture of paneer is similar to that. I made the naan for the
Roshogolla
On October 5, 2011 by Meghalee DasRoshogolla or rasgulla is an Indian sweet made of chena or chana, a form of fresh cottage cheese, soaked in sugar syrup.
Coconut laddoos
On October 4, 2011 by Meghalee DasHi, I have been missing in action as I have been very busy with certain things which leave me with no free time to update my blog 🙁. Since the festive season is going, I have taken a break and have been cooking a lot, especially sweet dishes. Being a Bengali, I predictably made roshogollas
Pav Bhaji
On August 10, 2011 by Meghalee DasThis dish may fall in the fast food category or can be a meal in itself. Although it is more associated with Maharashtra or Gujarat, Delhi makes some pretty awesome Pav Bhaji — no one can beat Delhi when it comes to the wide range of street food available here! For me, it involves memories