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

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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

Mixed dal or protein dosa

Mixed dal or protein dosa

Dosa I am sure is an universal favourite, an authentic, south indian crepe or pancake which is served either plain or with a variety of delicious fillings.Its normally served with a bowl of tart sambhar and spicy chutneys.

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

Aloo Chop – a favourite oriya snack

Aloo Chop – a favourite oriya snack

A very popular evening snack in Odisha made of potatoes and gramflour.

Paneer Bhurji

Paneer Bhurji

Once I had this huge amount of crumbled paneer and out of sheer laziness I didn’t want to make something sweet giving an excuse to myself that it’s unhealthy. Koftas did come to my mind but it just needed too much of work, so I decided to make bhurji out of it though I didn’t have the recipe. Whatev


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