Author name: Saipriya

Steamed Prawns in Mustard Sauce | Bhapa Chingri Recipe

“Bhapa Chingri” with no such effort this dish can be prepared within your comfort zone. Bhapa which means steaming in Bengali & Chingri means prawn. If you see the history ,then Steaming is one of the oldest method of cooking dates back centuries to ancient china.In ayurvedic way of cooking ,this method is considered as the best resulting in a more nutritious food than boiling. You can use other fish like Bhetki(Barramundi) , Ilish in place of shrimp and make this dish.

Pakhala ,a Summer Soul Food

“Pakhala” For many of you this word must be out of your food dictionary. This is an authentic preparation from Odisha to get rid from the Scorching summer heat. A soul food for Odias which is found almost in every house on a Summer Day. I have been asked by many people about this.You can find this dish at Puri Jagannath temple though it’s not a part of offerings to Lord Jagannath. How it’s prepared ?

Solo Trip to KOLKATA ,the city of JOY

As a tourist in the city of Joy “Kolkata” ,how could i have missed going to Ghats. The best part of my solo trip was that evening boat ride on the river Ganga. The boat journey with 20 passenger from Belur Ghat to Dakhineshwar temple ghat in a span of 20 minute was splendid.

Hinga-Sungta ,A Konkani delicacy

Konkan region ,the vast 720km long coastline in the state of Maharastra, Goa & Karnatak has a lot of diversity in their cuisine. Evolved from local produce like rice,lentils,coconut,red-chilis,sea-food ..Konkani Cuisine is one of the popular cuisine in India now. Mostly they are dairy free with the use of fresh coconut milk in an endless combination with different spices. The fresh made Masalas give true essence to a konkani dish .

Jack-Fruit Shami Kebab

Jack-fruit , every one in my family fond of this.They like both the green and the ripe unlike me. To me the raw version is vegetarian Mutton where as i can’t even resist to the smell once it starts ripening. Why not we try to make jack-fruit kebabs ,that’s what i told my Mom yesterday.And I took the challenge ,believe me result was super delicious. Kebab originating in Turkey got a dignified space in the cuisines of Middle East.

Rasagolla ,Queen of Desserts

The festive season brings a spirit of celebrating life with changing rhythm of the seasons. After the two day celebration of Holi ,it’s time for dyeing Easter eggs. Easter is the time when nature begins to awaken .Summer breeze starts it’s effect on our body . It’s difficult to get out in the sun these days ,making me to wait eagerly for the evening air to arrive .

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