If you love beef, kebab, and are in the capital of West Bengal, one place you must, must visit is Colootola, the kebab street of Calcutta. The area surrounding the biggest mosque of the city (the prayer hall has a capacity of 10,000 [source – Wikipedia]), Nakhoda Masjid, is paradise for beef lovers. From the… Read more »
Calcutta is famous for its street food. From Phuchka to Roll to Alu Kabli, you will find them at every corner and every true blue Calcuttan will have their own list of favourite vendors. But when you find a street food stall in business for 70+ years, you know instantly that they must be special…. Read more »
Deoghar, famous for Baba Baidyanath Dham and one of the 51 Sakti Pithas, is also known for its Pedha, Tilkut, Murabba and Parantha. A vegan’s delight, it can bring water to the mouths of even the biggest carnivores. We went searching for the best places to have paranthas, and got only one name from the… Read more »
Everyone, who knows this city, will agree that Calcutta winters have shrunk a lot. Its no more a November to February affair with early morning fog, bright jackets and endless beef. But some places continue to show their loyalty to these four months. Winter for them is November to February, winter for them are the… Read more »
I am definitely going through a pasta with Indian twist phase. This is my fourth recipe of Indian pasta this weekend and fifth for this blog. The pasta were Kera Paalu Pastam (Coconut Milk Pasta), Stuffed Penne Pasta With Yogurt Chicken Sauce, Balle Balle Spaghetti and Pasta Malai Curry With Scrambled Eggs. Lets see how… Read more »
Malai curry is a famous coconut milk based Bengali curry. Absolutely yummy and delicate. I have tried to convert it to a delicious pasta sauce. Lets see how I made it – Ingredients Egg : 2 Butter : 25 gm Onions : 2 medium, chopped Garlic : 3 cloves, chopped Tomato puree : 8 tbsp… Read more »
Last night I made a really tasty sweet and sour dessert. Sharing the recipe today. Ingredients Del Monte Pineapple Slices – 1 slice Cashew nut – 20 Raisins – 20 Pistachhio – 10 Almond – 15 Del Monte Premium Pitted Californian Prune – 8, chopped Del Monte Fiesta Fruit Cocktail – As much a you… Read more »
Patishapta is a Bengali sweet which is a pancake roll with sweet stuffing. This recipe gives a tangy twist to the traditional patishapta 😉 Ingredients Del Monte Premium Pitted Prunes : 20 Khowa : 200gm Maida / All purpose flour : 1 cup Semolina / Sooji : 1 cup Milk : 3 cups Sugar :… Read more »
This recipe won the runner-up prize in The Del Monte Blogger Recipe Carnival organised by Indiblogger! 🙂 Extremely happy and excited 😀 (edited – 07-11-2012) Whether its classic or an adventurous one with innovative topping, we love our pizza. We love it for our Brunch, a proper Lunch, Dinner or anytime in between…. Read more »
The first time I tried Dhokla was when I was in junior school. Beside the famous Tasty Corner in Mandeville Gardens there used to be another Sweets Kachori shop, where I noticed those big soft cubes for the first time. They were so soft I thought they will be juicy enough and I was in… Read more »