We all know Chole as an North-Indian side dish made with Chick peas or Kabuli Chana. If you add Paneer or cottage cheese in that, it becomes a new dish, Chole Paneer. Chickpeas are already a great source of protein, when we add paneer, it becomes more nutritious and also delicious to say the least.  For Chole Paneer, you don't need any chole masala that we use in making Chole, but its your choice, you can add it too. Cooked in simple onion-tomato gravy and basic spices, it goes really well with naan or paratha or even puri. I made this time with puri. No more delay, lets move on to the recipe.......... You Need : Chole : 1 cup Panee...

 Biryani is one of the most popular food item in allover the world. In every part of the World, it has its variation and name. The exact origin of the dish is uncertain,though. There are many types of biryani, whose names are often based on their region of origin. For example, Sindhi biryani developed in the Sindh region(now Pakistan), Hyderabadi biryani developed in the city of Hyderabad in South India, Lucknowi Biryani developed in the city of Lucknow, even my hometown. Kolkata has its own style of Biryani, too. Even, outside India, many countries have adapted this food item as their own and changed it someway according to their taste...

Sharing a baking recipe and this recipe is for the kids of our home who don't love to eat Oats. This recipe is also eggless and the fun part is they won't realize they are eating oats muffins.What more can we ask for, give your kids the goodness of Oats, that they'll lovingly have. You Need : Oats, whole : 1/2 cup All purpose Flour : 3/4 cup Sugar : 1/2 cup, powdered Butter : 100 gm., room temperature Baking Powder : 11/2 tsp. Baking Soda : 1/2 tsp. Salt : a pinch Milk : 2/3 cup Vinegar : 2 tsp. Vanilla essence : 1 tsp. Chocolate Chip : 1/3 cup Slivered almonds to sprinkle How To : Preheat oven in 180 C. Prepare a mu...

       Patio, pronounced as Pa-Tea-O and not as patio, belongs to Parsi cuisine and its a sweet, sour and slightly spicy preparation, mainly made with fish/seafish like, Prawn, Pomfret etc. The gravy is made with onion, ginger-garlic, tomato, jaggery and vinegar. In some variation, tamarind is also used instead of vinegar. Therefore, the final taste of this dish tends to sweet, sour n little spicy. I am not very much acquainted with this preparation but after a bit of research on the web, I found out that its a delicacy of Parsi cuisine and is made on special occasions or celebrations.The common meal of a typical Parsi household on any fe...

Hope you all are doing good. We are in a very different kind of situation right now Worldwide. But we have to take it as a challenge and win it. And we can do it only by staying at home. So Stay Home, Stay Safe everyone. But we have to satisfy our hunger of course, so I'm sharing with you a special Khichuri ( some say it Hoch Poch,too) recipe that I cook when I have very less time of cooking and at the same time, crave for a special something. Believe me, this Khichuri will take you in heaven and it's extremely healthy. So, who doesn't know what a Khichuri is, for them ---- Khichdi (also khichdee, khichadi, khichuri in bengali, khic...

Hope everyone is taking care of themselves, friends and family. We all have to help ourselves, keep unity and stay together in this tough time, the Whole World is facing. Self-quarantine and social distancing are the two key words we all have to remember right now.  And I believe if we are immuned enough from inside, we can fight such viruses efficiently. Sharing one such recipe, which can give you more power to fight with any diseases.  Sattu, made from roasted Bengal Gram(Chana dal/Cholar dal), is called "the poor man's protein", is a flour-like ingredients which is high in protein and often called, 'the powerhouse of  energy". It is...

Kachori is a very famous spicy snack, quite similar to Bengali Luchi or North Indian Poori by look. But the major difference between kachori and Poori is kachoris are mostly stuffed with something while Pooris are not. Both are made from White flour/maida. Almost every state of India has one or more varieties of kachoris among their popular food items. Like, the Dal kachori of Uttar Pradesh, which is stuffed with Urad or Moong dal, besan and spices. Or famous Pyaz Kachori(onion kachori) of Rajasthan, Mawa Kachori of Jodhpur, Delhi's Raj kachori or Khasta Kachori, Bengal's winter favorite Karaishutir kachori (Green Peas Kachori), Dal Kacho...

 If I don't post this, it will be injustice to this dish. Palak or spinach being the main ingredient of this dish, which is a winter green in India, I cooked this dish few times during winter and took the pictures but couldn't post the recipe yet. Today, I was determined to post the recipe before winter finally says goodbye to us. Though Spinach is nowadays available throughout the year, but it tastes best during winter and I practice seasonal food eating habit and only love the fresh taste of seasonal food. Saag Chicken or Spinach/Green Chicken is basically a semi-thick Chicken curry cooked along with combination of greens or only wi...

Have you heard about "Madeira Cake" ? Look up!! That's the madeira cake. Madeira cake is originated in England around the 1800s, and that its name, Madeira, is named for the wine it often accompanies. Madeira wine is a fortified Portuguese wine made in the Madeira Islands. To accompany this wine, this cake was developed, which consists only of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. Lemon Madeira is another version of the original cake where lemon juice and zest are later often added to give it a slight tang.  This is a simple but very addictive cake which goes so well with your evening tea/coffee. If I say 'addictive', then it's real...

This is a Chinese appetizer. It also goes very well as a side dish with your main meal like with Fried rice or just plain rice. I found this recipe in a Chinese cookbook and was totally unaware of such recipe in Chinese cuisine before that. I just love the dish. I cook it quite often when I want something different, something tangy. Try it sometime and let me know. I am sure you all will love this dish. You Need :4 medium size potatoes, cut into medium big chunks1 cup red kidney beans, boiled2 tbsp. oil3 scallions, sliced1 large red chilli, deseeded and sliced2 garlic cloves, crushed2 tbsp. soy sauce1 tbsp. sesame oilSalt and gro...

Vasant Panchami is a festival that marks the onset of season, Spring after a chill winter. "Vasant" means Spring and "Panchami" means fifth, therefore, Vasant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of month of Magh(February-March). The festival also celebrates the agricultural fields' ripening with the yellow flowers of Mustard crop, which Hindus associate with Goddess Saraswati's favorite color, yellow.  Goddess Saraswati symbolizes creative energy and is considered as a goddess of knowledge, art, music, wisdom and learning. In Bengal, Saraswati Puja is arranged in all educational institutions like in all schools, colleges...