Best authentic Indian recipes
Dolly’s Tea Shop is a tiny tea room tucked away in one corner of Dakshinapan, Kolkata. Although, neither the prettiest nor the most impressive eatery in town, it still has a distinct charm of its own that got me hooked nearly two decades ago. Decorated with wooden tea chests, paper lanterns, and cane chairs, this place…
What is gahana Bori or goyna bori? Gahana bori or naksha bori are ornamented sun-dried dumplings made with soaked moth beans, a particular kind of lentils used for its viscosity. Originating in the villages of Tamluk of east Midnapur (West Bengal), gahana bori, designed in the form of paisleys, ornaments, or flowers, constituted a staple of this…
Dhokar dalna is one recipe that I have been planning to post for as long as I have been writing this blog. Not only because this is one of my most favorite Bengali dishes, but also because it is vegetarian, vegan, and reducetarian. This recipe also has an interesting backstory. So, the story is that…
This may not be the most popular thing to say, but, I think, of all the Bengali culinary inventions, Koraishutir Kochuri is the most special. I mean, sure, rosogolla and macher jhal are great because what is a Bengali without mach & misti? BUT whoever had the idea of encapsulating the subtle flavors of fresh green peas…
Preview(opens in a new tab) Growing up I hated beets, which is a winter vegetable in India. For that reason I hated winters too. Well, actually there were several reasons. Firstly, Kolkata winters are suffocating because the doors and windows are shut fast (we don’t have/need heaters in Kolkata) as soon as the winter sun begins to wane…
Refer to this recipe to learn how to make the beetroots with mustard seeds and galic.
Dhaba style goat curry An American friend who recently went to India told me that she found Indian restaurants very intimidating. The long menus with unpronounceable names of dishes that offer little to no description of the individual items on the list demand a certain familiarity with the place, she said. But then she said…
These days I receive only two things as gifts: crockery and cookbooks. I am not complaining. I love it! 🙂 This trend started when during my first year in grad school my friend, Dayoung, with similar interests in all things gluttonous, bought me this beautiful Korean-American cookbook called Kimchi Chronicles. In fact, my interest in writing…
Paneer Tikka Recipe