Roasting a whole head of cauliflower will never not be impressive. And it’s actually super easy and much easier than roasting a whole chicken and less clean-up. The mustard oil is essential in this particular recipe. The cauliflower just soaks…
Kabab-y Short Ribs
Some days I want all the kababs and not all the work that goes into making/forming them. Whenever I buy korean styled short-ribs I tend to make just make galbi and be done with it. But this time around I…
Cilantro Rice and Salmon
Once a upon a time someone had forwared me a recipe for cilantro rice. It was basically some fluffy white rice with cilantro leaves mixed into it. I mean if you say cilantro rice I want to smacked in 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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Spicy Egg Curry
Quick vegetarian curry with some steamed rice — perfect weekday dinner. Tip: Use day slightly older eggs for an easier peel. Ingredients 8 to a dozen eggs 3 tablespoon ghee 1 cup crushed tomatoes 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon…
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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Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Pantry lunch! And just happens to be plant based-ish too. It’s important to use a crusty bread for the sandwich since the chickpea salad is decently heavy — so you’d need a crusty bread to hold up to it. I…
Saffron Pilaf
Usually, pilaf/pulao/biryani/nawabi pulao can be very heavy in nature. I wanted to have the same taste without the heaviness sometimes biryani leaves you with. (Don’t get me wrong Biryani is King and will always eat it if you make it…
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…
Tilapia Curry
Super easy fish curry for the weeknight. This is my absolute go-to fish dish whenever I feel homesick. Bangladeshi fish dishes more often than not has loads of pin bones. Which is the traditional way to cook and eat it…
