a melange of recipes, cuisines and food stories and my adventures in the culinary world

Ingredient: mustard oil

Anda Aamlet Tarkari/ Omelette Curry

Anda Aamlet Tarkari/ Omelette Curry

 A unique and spicy Odia style curry with fluffy pieces of omelette in a robust masala gravy .

Chatu Ambula Besara/Mushrooms  in mustard gravy with sun dried Mango

Chatu Ambula Besara/Mushrooms in mustard gravy with sun dried Mango

A tart, spicy, flavourful, authentic Odiya curry made with locally grown mushrooms, tempered with Paanch phoron or the five spice blend in a mustard gravy with sun dried Mango.

Easy Fish Curry With Tomatoes

Easy Fish Curry With Tomatoes

A easy fish curry with tomatoes and cumin with a spicy and tangy flavour….flavourful and delicious with a bowl of steamed rice.

Cauliflower masala curry/Phula Kobi aloo Tarkari

Cauliflower masala curry/Phula Kobi aloo Tarkari

A typical Odiya style fragrant masala curry with cauliflower and potatoes.

Fried Eggplant roundels/Baigana Bhajaa

Fried Eggplant roundels/Baigana Bhajaa

With the festival season in full swing all Indian kitchens are busy churning out new delicacies every day.Odiya delicacies dominate my kitchen on festivals and holidays.With sweets and delectable desserts in abundance everywhere the craving for simple, comfort food rises.

Tomato Khajur Khatta…Tomatoes and dates sweet chutney

Tomato Khajur Khatta…Tomatoes and dates sweet chutney

The festive, celebratory mood in my house is still on. Delicacies being churned out in my favourite haunt is being gobbled up by the chipmunks before they can be clicked for my blog. Durga Puja will culminate in a day but celebrations will continue till the Festival of Lights, Diwali …stretched ti

Sunday style Chicken Curry…a taste of the Past!

Sunday style Chicken Curry…a taste of the Past!

Food and nostalgia go hand in hand together.Just the smell wafting from the kitchen is transporting me to those childhood Sundays when my Bappa ( father) would religiously leave the house early in the morning with a bag to the fresh produce market to grab the best,fleshy,tender chicken and to avoid

Janhi Aloo Posto….Ridge gourd and potatoes cooked with Poppy seed paste

Janhi Aloo Posto….Ridge gourd and potatoes cooked with Poppy seed paste

A creamy Odia style curry of ridge gourd and potatoes made from poppy seeds paste.

Entries for RCI Bengal

Entries for RCI Bengal

West Bengal is one of the Eastern states of India, the land of Ramakrishna Paramahansa,Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore,Amartya Sen…the list is endless, a state rich in cultural heritage, state teeming with people who are literary intellectuals, sports lovers, a place where India’s quest for

Okras in tomato mustard gravy …. Bhendi besara khatta

Okras in tomato mustard gravy …. Bhendi besara khatta

I normally prepare oriya meals when there is plenty of time at hand and the meal can be savoured with leisure and nostalgic memories.Every bite transports me back in time ,the delicate flavours tingling my tastebuds and reminding me of home.There is already a list of sweets and savouries ready in my


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