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…
BASANTI PULAO/ BENGALI MISTI POLAO/ SWEET RICE
BASANTI PULAO / BENGALI MISTI POLAO Durga Pooja is around the corner. When talking about Durga Pooja, it reminds us of West Bengal & Bengali Dishes. Along with many other dishes, Basanti Pulao is one of the most favourite dish inDurga Pooja celebration. Basically in this Pulao, Bengalis use Gobindobhog rice, which are very aromatic….
KODRI GREEN MEAL (WHITE MILLET GREEN MEAL)
KODRI GREEN MEAL Kodri (White millet) is considered as good substitute of rice for diabetics. We can make many various dishes from this Gluten free grain. Now a days, as people becomes more health conscious, Kodri took place in many kitchens. This fully loaded one pot meal is ” TOTAL HEALTH WITH TASTE” category dish….
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