We Bengalis really enjoy our fish. We are an absolute nation of fish eaters. We don’t just love the big catches that come in we also adore the smaller fish that are caught. This is Kajoli fish. A very delicate featherlight fish which is very versatile to cook with. It’s also one that I like…
Category: Bengali cuisine
Keski With Mooli / Mula Diye Keski Mach
Keski fish with Mooli or Mula diye keski mach. Either way its the combination of 2 bengali favourites. The mooli/daikon a winter veg that is very popular and sought after due to its versatality. Mooli is one of many in India but savoured by more by bengalis. More about mooli and other bengali veg here…
Keski With Hyacinth Beans/ Shim Diye Keski Mach
Keski fish with hyacinth beans or Keski mach diye shim. Either way its the combination of 2 bengali favourites. The shim or hyacinth bean, a winter veg that is very popular and sought after due to its versatality. Hyacinth bean is a flat bean, 1 of many in India but savoured by bengalis. More about…
Mooli And Carrot Bhaja
Another simple and quick dish that goes well as a side to any meal! Mooli and carrot bhaja. Bhaja always goes well as an accompaniment with Dal in a bengali meal. You can enjoy just on its own too! INGREDIENTS: 1/2 large mooli diced into small cubes.2 carrots diced into small cubes1 onion sliced.2 green…
Dried Bombay Duck With Potatoes
INGREDIENTS: 2 onions minced10 Bombay duck trimmed, cleaned and cut into 3 inch lengths.2 fresh tomatoes 4 cloves of garlic cut into lengths3 cloves 9f garlic cut into slices2 potatoes cut into chips3 Fresh chillies slit2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp turmeric 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder Quarter cup of oil2 tsp salt Naga, scotch…
Keski Mach With Orange Peel
There is something so enticing about the heady aromatic zing of the orange peel in every mouthful. It’s just a moment you need to experience at least once! I can eat this dish a few times a week and never bore with it! Try it, just once! INGREDIENTS: For the Curry:1 Onion finely chopped1 tsp…
Sardine And Kale Jhura
You want a quick fix? Something to rustle up with larder staples? You have the Sardine and Kale jhura! So what’s a Jhura? It’s essentially a dry dish, cooked gently and dried in the process. Often it has a vegetable element but its not necessary.A jhura can be just veg, fish or meat itself, usually…
Dried Keski Fish With Aubergines And Leeks
We all love a good dried fish curry, ‘shutki’ as we Bengalis call it! Here we have dried Keski, leeks and aubergines. A hot and spicy dish but with an underlying sweetness from the leeks and creamyness coming from the aubergines! This dish makes a terrific side dish to finish off a traditional Bengali dining…
Celeriac And Moong Dal Niramish
Celeriac and moong dal niramish!Not everybody likes celery, particularly if it’s raw. If you don’t like celery, you most likely won’t like celeriac either! Well I certainly don’t fit in that camp! Celeriac is one of those vegetables that is the mother of celery as I call it! I love the smell, the flavour and…
Taro Stolon With Desiccated Coconut. Narkel Diye Kochur Loti
Here’s a twist on the classic taro stolon, what we Bengalis call Kochur loti.This particular Bengali vegetable is rather odd in that it is the root of a plant which is eaten in its entirety. Bengali people are very fond of kochu. They eat its leaves, stem, root, stolons everything.We call this Kochur Loti in…