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Indian Potato Curry Recipe | Aloo-Dum Recipe

Aloo-dum or dum-aloo , call it as you wish. This particular dish i am sharing today is the Alor dum that a bengali enjoy with loochi or as a spicy chat adding few common things to the dish like chopped fresh red-onion..lemon juice and black-salt etc.The same chat is famous in Orissa too. I remember in my school days , when a person used to sell this made of tiny baby potatoes , but that was cooked with very less spice. This recipe what my granny makes for us when we visit her.Being a bengali , she is a very…

Green Chickpeas Rice

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles Dickens~ I am in love with Delhi climate these days..With arrival of spring the land awakening with it’s morning glow.Green ,the color of nature brings freshness, and fertility to earth.I enjoy buying fresh veggies from local market that occurs every evening just a kilometer distance from my house.And these fresh green chickpeas took away my sight as i entered that long stretched vegetables crowd day before yesterday .My childhood memory…

Fish Head Curry Recipe | Cabbage With Fish Head

Rohu and Catla are the two common fish that are eaten in Odisha. But do you know they cook that big fish head too!! Usually in a wedding function it’s a must for the lunch if fish is cooked for the diner party .While some enjoy them as deep fried ,some cook those fried heads with vegetables. My mom mostly makes a cabbage curry using fried fish head which is served as a dry item for the lunch.

Kashmiri Fish dish Recipe | How to make Gaad-Nadur

India is a land of great cultural diversity,tradition and at the same time different cuisines each having their own dignity to survive. Each cuisine has a different story to signify the method they follow.Such an unique among them is Kashmiri Cuisine which is heavenly in look and taste.The rich, redolent dishes steeped in traditions are known to be a blend of three different cooking styles – that of Kashmiri Pandits, Muslims and Mughals. I picked Fish and made a classy dish called “Gaad-Nadur” which is Served on festivals and occasions among kashmiri people. Fish is cooked with lotus stems (Nadur…

Turmeric Chili Rice

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Bengali Fish Croquette Recipe | Macher Chop Recipe

Mention Bengali food to anyone ,the first picture come to mind is fish. Fish been always a symbol of prosperity and pleasure in a bong family. Sometime they can construct an entire meal with a single fish.Started with fish fry, they make a gravy with mustard paste and another with good amount of chili paste called “macher jhal”. The head ,deep fried in mustard oil broken up into pieces, and combined with the pui(vine spinach) and vegetables. Undoubtedly fish is a staple diet in Bengal as well as in Orissa. “Macher chop” is a Bengali style fish croquette .To make…

Spring-Onion Chicken

To me Flower is Happiness.. the most beautiful creation on earth.You can’t stop giggling with sheer delight whether you receive a bunch of roses or a stick of orchid. Amazingly it add beauty and perfection to your picture frame.You can’t deny this.To spread happiness, i am celebrating Month of Feb as Flower Month .I will be posting click of these bundle of joys everyday for whole month.Stay tuned to LadysPhinger Page on Facebook …Starting on Feb 1st 🙂 Let’s move to our dish. Today recipe’s showstopper is spring onion.I was so bored of having non-veg gravies for last few days…

Shami kebab with Yogurt dip

People who love to eat are always the best people ~Julia Child~ The wait period when you know something cooking delicious in your kitchen makes you even more hungry !! That’s what i observed in my husband case 🙂 You start drooling literally when you being greeted with the fragrance of golden fried shami kebabs. Shami kebab is a popular snack in Pakistan which is traditionally made with beef.But beef can be replaced by chicken or lamb.I prefer my kebab with yogurt dip , the best condiment for me and very easy to prepare when your mind is in real…

Christmas Pie with Indian Twist

Christmas pie is sweet fruity flavor with minced meat in each bite.Yes i know its too early for Christmas but the winter has just started in Delhi. And for me the Christmas season has began .The sunbeams are welcome now 🙂 It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it. ~John Burroughs, “Winter Sunshine” Nature has many scenes to exhibit.Well the food habit changes for me with arrival of seasonal fruits and veggies in market.I always carve for smoky…

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