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kolkta dhaba style tadka

Kolkata Dhaba Style Tadka

How to make KOlkata Dhaba style Tadka?

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Dhrubaa Mukherjee--An academic by profession, a contributor to Huffington Post, a dancer by passion, a compulsive foodie, a former flight attendant, and a constant traveler, I am, what they call, a transnational gourmand (gourmet?). I am not only fascinated by the tastes, colors, textures and aromas of food, I am equally intrigued by the histories, traditions and cultural inter-junctions that drive/influence recipes.

notacurry

Film scholar/Recipe creator/baker
🏡 NYC.
Sustainable & conscious Cooking.🌎
Contributor to Huffington Post India.
💖DM for collab. #notacurry

Dhrubaa Mukherjee
*On my way back from the vaccination mega site* Tw *On my way back from the vaccination mega site*
Two years ago I went to Darjeeling (my first time to the mountains) and had the worst asthma attack for the first time in over a decade. I almost died. And that experience now defines my Darjeeling trip. There’s literally no other memories from that trip, not even the food I ate. For two years my doctors have wondered what triggered the sudden attack. Turns out, Darjeeling air is really bad. Add to that the elevation and the travel exhaustion, anyone with distressed lungs can fall sick. So this pandemic has been extra difficult for me. I did not step out for one whole year (except visiting my best friends’ houses). But I am so relieved today because I got the vaccine, and have no symptoms yet. Just very very sore arm. Here’s hoping that everyone gets vaccinated fast and we can resume normal life soon. Perhaps another trip to the mountains, with inhalers, is on the cards. ❤️ ⁣
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My fellow bloggers and I are taking you on a desse My fellow bloggers and I are taking you on a dessert trip around the world. This month, we focus on Western and Central Asia. I have to admit that my culinary knowledge of this region is limited to a chance layover in Dubai several years ago, where I ate this spectacular dessert called Asabe Zainab, which translates to "Zainab's fingers". It is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert that is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. It is typically served during the holy month of Ramadan. These Zainab's fingers look stunted and non-pretty because I shaped them after my own fingers. However, they taste like the original thing and are delicious! They have to be because fried dough is the universal comfort food.I discovered through a little research that these desserts date back to more than a thousand years, and the recipes have remained consistent, influencing the culinary scape of Europe, Africa, as well as south and South East Asia. Isn't that fascinating?Recipe:1 cup flour
1/4 cup semolina
1 tsp active dry yeast
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp melted butter
1/8 tsp salt
1/3 cup warm water
2 cups sugar syrup
Chopped pistachios, optionalMix all the ingredients in a bowl, knead, and let rest for 15 minutes.
After the dough has risen, cut them into two big lumps, roll them into two long logs, and cut the dough in form of small, and short fingers then pass them through a strainer to take the desired shape.
Fry the fingers in hot oil and stir them continuously until they are browned.
Take them out of oil and dip them in the syrup immediately, then drain them to remove the excess syrup.Check out #aroundtheworldwithdesserts for more amazing entries.@mycravesandraves
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What is a Bengali celebration without muri (puffed What is a Bengali celebration without muri (puffed rice) and tele bhaja (fritters)?
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When I was asked to collaborate on #banglabhashaba When I was asked to collaborate on #banglabhashabanglakhana for Bhasa Dibas,  where eight of us fellow bloggers showcase Bengali food represented in Bengali literature/films, I knew I had to talk about Agantuk. Because the plot of Agantuk centers around the identity of Manomohan Mitra (Utpal Dutta), that is whether or not the stranger is who he says he is. And the reason for the suspicion surrounding his identity seems to be the fact that his command over his mother language, Bengali, is "better than yours or mine". The other characters are suspicious because his Bengali is "a little too decent. That's the trouble. How can a man who has been away from home so long write such elegant Bengali". Manomohan Mitra says that he hadn't eaten Bengali food since leaving Bengal thirty-five years ago, and Anila interjects, "but you haven't forgotten the language. You speak it well, you write it well". To which Manomohan Mitra replies, while eating goyna bori or "alankar botika”, "You know what dear? Unless you wish to forget your mother tongue, you don't forget it. But if you do, you can do so in three months. And for that, you don't have to leave the country".Here's hoping that we will keep the Bengali language and food alive in our hearts and mind for centuries, no matter where we live. <3Recipe link in bio.visit @abongkitchendiary
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I had resolved this year that I would be the first I had resolved this year that I would be the first to post on Valentine's day. That I would post pictures of all the pink, white, and red flowers, and cakes, and macarons with pictures of the Eiffel Tower, etc. But when February came, all I could think about was "lau' (bottle gourd). Lau is how we Indians pronounce "love" when we are not being careful. Or "lau" is what we disparagingly call fake love--the corny, cheesy, over the top romantic love, which my best friend Eralda lovingly categorizes as "temporary lovebirds". I don't know why i can't get "lau" out of my head, so I embraced my love for lau and made this "fishy lau" (recipe below). Perhaps it's time to make "lau" the official valentines day food.LAU CHINGRI (bottle gourd with shrimp) Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 Bottle gourd (lauki) , small
250 grams Shrimps
1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 Bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
Salt , to taste
Sugar , to taste
2 green chilies, slitMethod:
Marinate the shrimps with salt and turmeric powder for 10 minutes then lightly fry them in mustard oil for 2 minutes.
To the same pan add cumin seeds and bay leaf.
Saute them for few minutes and add bottle gourd.
Add salt, sugar, turmeric powder, green chilies.
Cover and simmer till the bottle gourd loses all its moisture and is cooked thoroughly.
Add the shrimps and simmer for five more minutes. Serve Lau Chingri along with Steamed Rice. ⁣
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⁣ I have lived in the US for 12 years. During th ⁣ I have lived in the US for 12 years. During this time, I have commented on US politics endlessly. I have criticized American friends' opinions, questioned people's beliefs, and broken up with friends over irreconcilable ideological differences. But never has a single American person called me an outsider or questioned my right to speak against human rights atrocities. Alternately, whenever I have commented on my own country's politics or questioned the current government, I have been told that I should shut up because I am an NRI. So the thing is that an individual's spatial relationship to a country is not important at all. Those who want to silence me, or others, are against open dialogue, open criticism of the government, which are the bedrock of any democracy. The insider/outsider dichotomy is just another deflection. Sitting here in the US, I can say anything against the government (for example, Trump, Lindsay Graham, Ted Cruz are scums, and the Republican party sucks!), and I will face zero repercussions for expressing my opinion. No one will call me an outsider, no one will cut my internet, arrest me, or threaten my family. THIS is how democracies should work. The fundamental principles of our constitution should stand irrespective of party banners. And I hope that more of my fellow country folks will speak up, resit, and put country before a single party or person.If my opinion offends you, then I hope you will appreciate and eat this cake. <3.⁣
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There are many types of leaf petals that you can u There are many types of leaf petals that you can use to pipe buttercream flowers directly on the cake, but using a petal tip to pipe the flower separately and then placing it on the cake adds extra dimension and drama. Freezing the leaves ahead allows you to insert them in different angles so they don't look flat.You can use any kind of petal tip to pipe these leaves. I like to use different sized tips to get different shapes and sizes (Wilton 103, 104, 60, Korean 123, 124, 125). For these particular leaves, I used Wilton 59 tip and used Wilton kelly green gel color.To pipe the leaves, apply light and consistent pressure on the piping bag, turn the nail anti-clockwise until you reach the tip, hold the nail steady, and finish the other side by simply pressing and pulling down. You may or may not want to turn the nail while finishing the second side of the leaf. The key is to try different techniques and practice a ton until you find what you are conformable with.Follow @notacurry for more buttercream flower tutorials and save this post to come back to it later. Also, check out the buttercream rose tutorial in my feed.Feel free to ask me anything. 🙂.⁣
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get so many emails/messages from readers asking ab get so many emails/messages from readers asking about easy and inexpensive entertaining and dinner party recipes. Now if you are swimming in buckets of cash there is no need to think about ‘inexpensive’, of course, but if you are a struggling grad student, or entertain (willingly or unwillingly) too often then it may be important to think about expenses. Also, super complicated and time-consuming recipes may not be the most appropriate for parties. When I entertain I like to have some time for myself. Because, other than cooking, one also has to do the dishes, clean the kitchen, tidy the apartment, ready drinks, feed the toddler and drink lots of wine.The recipe I am sharing today is not only super cheap, it is also super easy to make and mind-blowingly delicious! It may sound too simple, but trust me, it is delicious! This is one way of elevating the insipid quick fix egg curry (I call this curry because this is indeed a curry, meaning eggs in gravy) to restaurant quality dinner item. Your guests will definitely ask you for the recipe (at which point I urge you to direct them to my blog) and you will be super pleased too. If you don’t have coconut milk you can use two tablespoons of scraped coconut, mixed with four tablespoons of cream instead. Don’t like coconut? No worries! Use cream instead.Do not forget to leave your comments when you try this recipe. Happy cooking!Recipe link in bio. ⁣➡️
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I used a Wilton 104 petal tip for these roses, but I used a Wilton 104 petal tip for these roses, but you can use any petal tip (petal tips look like teardrop tips that are tapered on one end). You will also need a flower nail to pipe the flower on, icing bags, and a coupler. I used Wilton gel colors for this one. After piping the flowers, I usually freeze them for 20 minutes, after which point it becomes easy to peel them off and stick them on the cake. Alternately, you can make these flowers days and weeks ahead. I use meringue buttercreams like Italian or Swiss because they are better suited for flowers with good details.Follow @notacurry for more buttercream flower tutorials. ⁣
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