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Aloo phulkopi die maach
Do you love Bengali fish steak curries but feel intimidated to make one yourself? Do you believe that Bengali fish curries are complex recipes that belong only in grandmas’ kitchens? It is true that Bengali fish curries may seem daunting for many at first, especially if you live outside of India/Bengal, but trust me, they…
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Chingri Maach bata
This chingri maach bata recipe is my mom’s grandma’s, who I have heard was the most amazing cook that ever lived. My mom tells me that boro dida would take so much care to make each and every dish that her presence in the kitchen had a very calming effect. She fried red chilies, ground…
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Fish curry
Conserving food is the norm where I come from. It doesn’t matter how abundant food may be, using up every ounce of ingredients––even vegetable peels and fish bones––is the practice back home. This fish curry with cauliflower and eggplant is a recipe that I grew up eating. My mom would make a different fish recipe…
Kolkata Style Fish fry
What is Kolkata style fish fry? For those of you who are not from Kolkata, fish fry is not the typical Bengali maach bhaja (fried fish steak) that has become a marker of authentic Bengali cuisine. This is rather the anglicized version of maach bhaja— thick fillets of fish marinated with flavorful herbs, breaded with bread crumbs…
Bengali Fish batter Fry
How to make Bengali fish butter fry? The Bengali fish butter fry is probably a malapropism of fish batter fry but remains totally acceptable because it does taste melt-in-your-mouth buttery. Fish butter fry or fish batter fry is not commonly made in Bengali home kitchens. This is one of those Bengali recipes that is implicated…
Lebu pata die chingri or Bengali style shrimp with lime leaves
Any Bengali with a teeny bit of sunlit space has a potted lime plant. We brighten up our dals with gondhoraj lime, we juice up a boring meal with a wedge of lime, and no bier bari (wedding) is complete without a side serving of nun lebu (salt and lime wedge). So, it’s a shame that lime…
Lebu pata die bhetki macher paturi
Believe me when I say that this lebu pata die bhetki macher paturi recipe is so damn good that I couldn’t even wait to take pictures of the finished product. They were all gone within 15 minutes of cooking. And that’s saying a lot because I am a food blogger; prioritizing photography over eating is…
Aamsotto tetul die maach or Fish with tamarind and candied mango
Aamsotto tetul die maach This is not the recipe I set out to make. I had some coconut sitting in the fridge, which I wanted to use before it went bad. So I thought I will make Goan fish curry with lots of red chilies and tamarind. But as I started prepping, I realized I…
