Crispy Battered Karela Salad

Here’s my twist on on a South Indian karela salad! Instead of the simply fried karela this one has a light spicy tempura style batter with, slivers of red onion, a scatter of freshly chopped green chillies, sprinkle of fresh coriander, a dusting of red chilli powder, and a squeeze of lemon! I chucked out…

Chicken Pakoras with Tikka Chunks!

You will love these! A great way of making some pakoras swiftly and easily using pre cooked chicken chunks that are all ready flavoured in the tikka or barbecue spices! We always have these in our fridge for lunch’s so we can rustle up a quick salad but sometimes you just want something that’s a…

Glutinous rice cooked in the Microwave. Biroin Bhat.

Biroin Bhat is a type of glutinous rice. Biroin Chaul, chaul being the Bengali word for rice, is an organic rice  cultivated in many parts of Bengal and Asia. It’s a special popular dish of Bengali states so in sylheti language it is called “Biroin bhat”. In West Bengal it’s known as ‘Binni rice’. There is a special type of…

Bhaja Bhoras

Crispy Tempura Style Veg Fries. Bhaja bhoras are usually served as a first course in Bengali dining…accompanied with dal and veg dishes. Quite often this can be exquisite when you have a grand selection of Bhoras!Its a favourite in many households and can cater for many palates due to abundance of veg that can be…