I’m a sucker for any kind of soup. Especially if the broth has dashi – you might just have to give me a few minutes to just eat my soup. Whenever I’m winging recipes, I let my tastebuds take the…
Chitoi Pitha
Pitha – a large umbrella covering both savoury and sweet kinds. Some are fried and dunked in sugar syrup, sweet milk, or steamed, and sometimes they are stuffed with sweet or savoury fillings. They can be eaten by themselves or…
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Haji’r Tehari
Haji’r Tehari is an integral part of Dhaka’s food scene. And for me, it is most definitely one of the highlights when I visit Old Dhaka. What makes tehari different than biryani is the use of smaller peices of meat…
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Narikel Dudeh’r Murgi
In Bengali cuisine, there aren’t a lot of creative names for our dishes. We just call them exactly what they are. For example, “Narikel Dudeh’r Murgi” literally translates to “Coconut Milk Chicken.” Which also makes it easier to know exactly…
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Salt & Pepper Wings
MSG makes this dish. Hence, without Asian chicken powder this wings won’t hit as much. ALSO, don’t be like me and be lazy and not separate your wings! Seperating them ensures that each wing gets properly coated in salt, pepper…
Mazeman
Vegeterian-ish mazeman. Mazeman– with means “mix noodles” in Japanese is a broth-less ramen. You just give it a good mix and slurp it up. Pro tip: you HAVE to slurp — don’t listen to Martha Stewart on this one kids….
Jhaal Gosht
Gosht means meat in Bangla, and jhaal = spicy. Gosht — any red meat. Aptly this recipe will work for any red meat. In this case, I’m using bone-in beef chunks. More often than not most of my non desi…
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Herb-y Crispy Tofu Salad
Though she may look simple she is full of flavour and umami. Quick weekday lunch. To make it even simpler the crispy tofu can be easy be made in the oven. At 400° with a quich spray of oil of…
Soy Glazed Chicken
No long drawn out story to this recipe. I was trying to find some ideas on how to oven bake these chicken quarters and I came across a recipe that suggested to brush some soy sauce under the skin of…
