MULTI GRAIN CURRY LEAVES STICKS We all love tea time fried snacks. Many of our favourite namkeens are made from all purpose flour ( maida). Here I tried multi grain flours to make these sticks & use curry leaves. As we all are aware of health benefits of curry leaves. The main nutrients found in…
THAYIR SADAM ( CURD RICE)
THAYIR SADAM ( CURD RICE) Thayir Sadam aka Curd Rice is favourite of all. Thayir means curd & Sadam means rice. There are lots of combination of rice dishes we all make in our routine life. Though in regular meals steamed rice is consumed by all of us. But combination rice delicacies are have turned…
CHENA PODA ( PANEER CAKE)
CHENA PODA (PANEER CAKE) Chena poda means baked cheese in Oria. Yes, this delicacy belongs to temple cuisine of Oddisha. Chena Poda is Lord Jagganath’s favourite Prasad. Here in Oddisha, desserts & sweets are mostly based on Chena like West Bengal. Key ingredients of this sweet is home made paneer & cashew nuts. Ingredients: 1…
TWISTED TIRAMISU
TWISTED TIRAMISU Tiramisu is a coffee flavoured Italian Dessert. It’s key ingredients are lady fingers biscuits ( savoiardi ) & mascarpone cheese. Here I replaced mascarpone with fresh paneer & savoiardi with Hide & Seek coffee biscuits. Secondly, we know about chena, paneer & Bengali sweets. Major Bengali sweets have paneer as key ingredient &…
PAAN SONDESH/SANDESH
PAAN SONDESH/SANDESH There is a tradition of having Mukhwas, Mouth freshner after meals in major regions, same tradition is having some dessert after meals also in many regions. Just like saying “Kuch Mitha ho jaye”.😊 Here I combined sweet & Paan & make lightly sweetened but flavoursome Sandesh. Ingredients: 200 gm fresh paneer 3 tbsp…
MISTI DOI ( SWEET CURD)
MISTI DOI Dahi , Doi , Yogurt , Thayir are different names of curd. Curd is included in our everyday meal. Misti Doi is a sweet curd , Bengali’s traditional & popular dessert. It is different from our regular curd. Bengalis consume Misti Doi as a dessert after meals. Ingredients: 1 litre full cream milk…
CHOLAR DAL (BENGALI STYLE GRAM DAL)
CHOLAR DAL Dal is part of daily meal in any region of India. Yes, the process of making is different in different states & regions. Today I’ve made chanadal in Bengali style, they called it Cholar Dal. Like Gujaratis, Bengalis are very passionate about their own traditional food. This Bengali style Cholar Dal is flavoured…
FALAHAARI (FASTING) CROQUETS
FALAHAARI CROQUETS Festivals, Fast, and Falahaar. These 3 ‘F’ are connected with each other. Basically, Falahaar word means Fal (Fruit) + aahar(diet). Means in fasts, you can consume fruits. But, gradually this word ‘Falahaar’ has a new meaning & list of Falahaar items is getting longer and larger, everyday. Made this yummy croquets by adding…
APPLE SONDESH
APPLE SONDESH SONDESH/SANDESH is famous sweet of West Bengal, made from fresh chena/paneer. This lightly sweetened delicacy has spread its fame out of West Bengal too. We can make various flavoured Sondesh as per our choice , taste & imaginations. Various range of Sondesh are available in market too. Durga Pooja is upcoming, so along…
ALOO POSTO
ALOO POSTO Aloo Posto is popular dish in West Bengal. Posto means Poppy seeds ( Khuskhus). In the kitchen of Bengalis, Poppy seeds, Kalonji (onion seeds/nigella seeds), mustard oil are the “Must” ingredients. They often & frequent uses these ingredients. Aloo Posto is an authentic Bengali dish, where potatoes are cooked with poppy seeds. Potatoes…
DOLLOPS BY DIPA 