Nigella Seed
Bengali cooking often uses spices that one doesn’t usually come across in other recipes. Nigella seeds, known in Bengali as Kalojeera, are one such ingredient. It is well known in […]
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Fish Korma Curry!
Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom who is half-way across the world from me right now! This is my gift for her. Love you Mom! Fish korma cooked by my […]
Rice and Pearls!!!
The recipe I am sharing today literally means rice and pearls. The recipe is called moti-polao. Moti in Bengali means pearl and Polao is the name of a fragrant rice […]
Onion-Tomato Chutney!
When I think of South Indian food Dosa, the thoughts always go to the chutneys that accompany this wonderfully crispy thin savory crepe. While eating at a dosa restaurant, one […]
Bengali Fish Curry – Shorputi Maacher Dopeyaja
March 26th is the Independence day in Bangladesh. Since I was born there, I thought I would honour it by sharing something that is very Bengali. The reason I say […]
Pan-Fried Chicken!
This is a chicken recipe inspired by East-Asian ingredients like soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil among others. This is quick to put together and even a novice cook can make this […]
Curried Pomfret Fish!
If I love to eat something for my main meals, it has to be fish. I love the sheer variety that is available as opposed to meat that is mostly […]
Baked Zucchini Fries
Everyone loves to eat potato fries. By potato fries, I mean super delicious food that is high in calories and made by cutting potatoes lengthwise and deep fried in oil. […]
Slow-Cooker Haleem – A Traditional Mixed Lentil and Meat Soup
I have yet to meet any non-vegetarian who doesn’t like haleem. For those of you who has never had haleem or are not aware of what it is here is […]
Wilton Cake Decorating Course 3: Gum Paste and Fondant
During February 2013, I took three of the four Wilton’s cake decorating courses. I really enjoyed all of the courses but you do a lot more work (read that as […]
Culinary Adventures of The Twisted Chef T 