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

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Murgh Goli Biriyani

Murgh Goli Biriyani

A royal, elaborate ,Mughlai dum style, aromatic chicken meatballs biriyani .

Gribi sa Rassolnik/ Vegetarian Russian Pickle Soup with Mushrooms

Gribi sa Rassolnik/ Vegetarian Russian Pickle Soup with Mushrooms

 A incredibly healthy, versatile, easy to make, tart, delicious soup which is used as a cure for hangovers and a perfect one pot winter warmer.

Chenna Bara Tarkari/Cottage cheese patties Curry…. A Navratri Collab

Chenna Bara Tarkari/Cottage cheese patties Curry…. A Navratri Collab

A Odia style Cottage cheese Patties curry …a Satvik curry with no onion and no garlic …apt for your lunch and dinner on sacred days.

Dahi Bara Aloo Dum…a Odia Street Chaat

Dahi Bara Aloo Dum…a Odia Street Chaat

A street food typical to my native state Odisha, a tongue tickler and a finger licking good chaat.

Cold Greek Lentil Salad/Fakes Salata

Cold Greek Lentil Salad/Fakes Salata

This delicious salad is a healthy combo of boiled brown lentils with garlic, colourful fresh veggies tossed in a red wine vinaigrette dressing and finally a sprinkle of fresh herbs like mint and dill with the salty, creamy, crumbled Feta cheese which makes the salad lustier.

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.

Nolen Gur er Paayesh…Rice pudding with date palm jaggery

Nolen Gur er Paayesh…Rice pudding with date palm jaggery

A delicious, finger licking dessert typical to eastern India specially West Bengal.

Guchhi Dum Biryani(healthy version)

Guchhi Dum Biryani(healthy version)

A healthy version of delicious Mushroom Biriyani ,bursting with flavours and rustled up within an hour.

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


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