Ginger Chilli Chicken

So what’s this about Ginger chilli chicken? This is essentially about chicken pieces that are thoroughly washed and marinated in Asian spices, where the chicken is dipped in a batter and then fried. It’s then served with an aromatic stir fry of diced onions, capsicum green chilis ginger, and garlic. This fragrant, sweet, and spicy,…

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…

Flamkuchen, My Lazy Way

So what is a Flammkuchen? The German equivalent of a pizza, a flammkuchen, to me, is just perfect. I love the thin crust with my favourite topping the onion and bacon. So I’ve mastered my Flammkuchen, my lazy way! Whenever I go to Germany, this is one of my favourite meals I enjoy when on…

Mackerel Dry Fry

Mackerel dry fry or a bhaji style dish using very basic staples of Bengali food to make an amazing dish.

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…