Plumpy peppers…a really old but all time favourite with all categories of people…I, for instance love to cut it into half and see all the juices and stuffing ooze out..it is a big favourite among Europeans and Latin Americans who use a variety of ingredients to make the stuffing. Different countries have different names for…
Category: Appetizers
Shikampuri Kebab (stuffed meat tikki/patties)
As usual…..I did the vanishing act, again đ but have a good reason for that this time…Ma and Baba were here to stay with us in Melbourne…Oh! What a wonderful time we had together…visiting Tasmania where we went to Hobart, the 2nd oldest settlement of Australia and New Norfolk (a rusty old town rich in…
Easy Red Pepper Relish with Sun-Dried Tomatoes (a variation of Ajvar/ZacuscÄ)
Relishes or spreads are an amazing creation I think…they make simple bread taste wonderful or can help you polish off a plate of fresh carrot/cucumber sticks (a wonderful idea for a canapĂ© menu too)!! So here is a simple recipe for a red pepper relish, but I must confess that it was inspired by the Romanian relish called…
Basa Fish Rolls stuffed with Mushrooms in a White Wine Sauce
Dear Cousins! How are you guys doing? I want to share a news with you! Hehehhee…no no..don’t guess, coz I am sure you guys don’t know (and trust me it not anything usual!). Well actually I bought a Guitar!! yipppppeeeee!! Since I was in school where we had those music classes, I wanted to learn…
A Winter Morning Tea with Egg n Cheese Pillows
Dear Rinki, The barometer has been reading 14 degree C…its such a pain getting up in the morning, I just feel like burrowing deep into the quilt and hibernating till spring knocks on my window. Its not that I don’t love winters, I do. Especially now that the flowers are in bloom and there is…
Juicy Honey-Sesame Chicken Drummettes, Fried Eggs with Tamarind Relish & Fish Tikkis
Woooooooow Daibi!!! What a walk!!! I sure miss Delhi on such days….when I visit next time, please, oh please take me there again..coz I see new things that I never tasted…me and Niloy together drooled over your Iftaar foods post and the other pictures on your DelhiByFoot Facebook page and took a pledge..WE HAVE TO GO TO DELHI 6 ON…
Spicy Veggie Cocktail Nibbles with Tangy Sesame Dip
Dear Rinki How are you today? How was the movie? I wish we too could have seen it especially Riz wanted to see Batman so much but to travel to Kolkata just now isnât possible. We shall have to wait for it to come on DVD. On Thursday we were invited for a dinner party. It…
Mochar Ghonto (Banana Flower/Blossom with Potato)
Dear Didi and Daibi, I am proudly writing today to inform you both that I made the famed Mochar Ghonto without Ma’s supervision for the first time!!! Most people think that Mocha or Banana Blossom/Flower and Thod or Banana plant stem which is another of our Bengali delicacies are very difficult to make. Â I learned…
Bengali Style Stuffed Pumpkin Flower Fritters (Kumdo Phooler Pakoda)
Dear Rinki, Monsoon is here, its wet and damp and soggy, and we are confined to the house âŠand you know how it is that the rain always makes us Indians pine for pakodas (fritters)..I thought I would do something different with my pakodas today, especially as the pumpkin plant in our kitchen garden is in…
The Curry Cousins 