Japchae, so, for those that don’t know, Japchae is a Korean dish that literally means mixed vegetables. Japchae is a classic authentic dish made with a sweet potato noodle that is both chewy and springy. It’s often paired with thin strips of beef or pork in a sweet savoury sauce. It’s also very common to…
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Dharosh Bortha Steamed Okra
Bengalis love a shido/bhortha, whatever you want to call it! It depends on whether you live on the west side or east side. Either way, it’s a mash of sorts. I used Dharosh today, okra, fingers, bhindi. There are many names for this. In Bengali, it’s dharosh. Now we can make dharosh shido as I…
Malabar Spinach With Prawns. Pui Shak Diya Chingri Mach.
Malabar spinach with prawns. Pui Shak diya chingri mach. There is no denying that there are some ingredients that are unique in taste.Malabar spinach or in Bengali Pui shak, is one of those. It’s very distinctive in its taste, which makes any curry that it is incorporated in rather special. Malabar spinach has a rather…
Mackerel Dry Fry
Mackerel dry fry or a bhaji style dish using very basic staples of Bengali food to make an amazing dish.
Jhat Phat Chicken Livers With Leeks
Jhat Phat Chicken livers with Leeks, spicy, delicious bitesized no-nonsense quick liver recipe served in a flour wrap.
Skimmed Spiced Oil
Skimmed Spiced Oil, its all about that! It’s dinner for one today, just me myself and I. Mr Deys off out and I am just looking forward to a lovely Friday evening in my jammies with the remote watching TV to my hearts desire. But before I snuggle up on the sofa I’m prepping for…
Herby Oil Dip
Herby oil dip There is no better way to enjoy homemade bread than with a yummy herby oil to dip and soak your bread in! This recipe is so delicious when served with crusty artisan bread. Your family and friends will love it! Its extra virgin olive oil, dressed with oregano, basil, chilli flakes, seasoning…
Ember Smoked Chicken
You know sometimes when you want to have a restaurant style curry that has those nuances of smokiness and the lush thick gravy, forget all that palaver, you can make it yourself at home! Don’t get me wrong, I love a good restaurant curry, be it a take out or eating in sometimes, but it’s…
Bottle Gourd With Moong lentils
Moong Dal With Lau Lentils are such versatile pulses that they can be cooked in so many variety of ways and are an essential part of a vegetarian diet. They also play a pivotal role being a staple in many Indian and bengali homes. This dish, my Bottle guord with Moong dal is one of…
Prawns In Mustard And Coconut Sauce/Narkel Chingri
Narkel Chingri is a quintessential Bengali dish with its roots deeply steeped in the regions culture, geography and natural resources. Prawns in a mustard and coconut sauce. There is an unspoken love of all things made with mustard and seafood for bengalis. An inherited love through cuisine.Just as mustard oil is the unsung hero off…