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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Matar ka Nimona – Peas and fritters gravy
Matar = peas, a winter crop flooding the market. Unlimited recipes and limited time 😛 I do not vouch for authentication, but this is a mildly spicy, simmering gravy, cooked in the households of eastern Uttar Pradesh and state of … Continue reading
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Tagged cauliflower florets, matar, matar ka nimona, peas, peas and fritters gravy, sun dried lentil dumplings, urad dal wadis, winter
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Jhinge posto – Ridge gourd with poppy seeds
With numerous ‘posto’ recipes on my blog, it is obvious that I love is particular ingredient 😉 So here comes another recipe from the traditional Bengali cuisine 🙂 Jhinge or Ridge gourd as it called, is a summer produce mainly … Continue reading
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Tagged jhinge, jhinge posto, poppy seeds, posto, Ridge gourd, ridge gourd with poppy seeds
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Rongi masaledar – Spicy cowpea gravy
Rongi or cowpea is from the family of beans called Vigna Unguiculata. North India is well known for a variety of dried beans which are popularly consume during the winters. Winters are a foodie’s delight in this tropical country ! … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, cowpea, gravy, quick and easy, Rongi, Rongi masaledar, spicy cowpea, winter
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Weekly Photography Challenge – Warmth
Nothing beats the warmth of a fire in chilly winter nights Warmth of the blue gas flame while I cook 😉 https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/warmth/
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Tagged chilly winter nights, fire, photography, warmth, weekly photography challenge
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Dim Posto – Egg in creamy poppy seeds gravy
Poppy seeds, though widely consumed in Asian countries, is an acquired taste. Poppy seeds has it’s pros and cons. Though the seeds are free from any ill effects, cultivating this crop needs license, because it is the chief source of … Continue reading
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Tagged dim posto, egg, egg curry, eggs in creamy poppy seeds gravy, poppy seeds, poppy seeds paste
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Egg and Potato Gratin
Gratin, a simple baked potato dish from the French cuisine. I have been told, that if one masters the nuances of French cooking, consider oneself a master chef 😉 Well, this effort of mine is just a tiny -weeny step … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, butter, cheese, cream, egg and potato gratin, french cuisine, gratin, sun- dried tomatoes
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Sattu stuffed parantha/ flat bread
Sattu or Saweej or Sat anaaj – means flour made out of one or a mix of seven different cereals. The chief cereal here is Bengal gram or Chana, which is roasted in sand, then cooled and ground into powder. … Continue reading
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Tagged chopped onions, flat bread, pickle oil, sattu, sattu stuffed paranthas, traditional cooking
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Palonk shaag diye Rui maach – Freshwater carp in spinach gravy
Fish and Bengalis can never be two banks of a river 😛 😉 We are more like emotionally conjoined twins 😀 I am eternally in search of something new – a new way to cook and serve something traditional. Cooking … Continue reading
Weekly Photography Challenge – Twinkle
The Daily Post – Weekly Photography Challenge https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/twinkle/
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Tagged photography, the daily post, twinkle, weekly photography challenge
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Black & White Sunday : Flow
Tributary of river Mahanadi, Chattisgarh. My entry to Black & White Sunday photography. Click here for more details.
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Tagged black & white, black & white sunday challenge, flow, photography, river Mahanadi
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