I come from Kolkata, land of delicious street foods. They are very hard to replicate at home, but my mom has recipes to make them close to the original. These are some Kolkata street food recipes and appetizers we love to eat as small plates.
I had two kati roll posts last year. If you saw my old posts you can see I was trying to make food quickly rather than authentic. This time I decided to make the famous ‘kati roll’ from scratch and it’s genuine and tastes a lot better. But occasionally we do not have […]
Air Fryer Pakoda! What comes to your mind when I utter the word “Pakoda?” Every family has their pakoda story. So does mine. Before I start ranting on about my nostalgic memories, I should explain what a Pakoda is. Wikipedia says, “The word pakoṛā is derived from Sanskrit पक्ववट pakvavaṭa-, a […]
Potato Chaat Salad – a popular Indian Street Food. I was so frustrated, agitated and angry this week. If you’re in my Facebook, you know why. A couple of months ago, someone I used to know opened a food blogging page. After that she blatantly started copying my ideas, recipes, […]
All Bengalis have a soft corner in their heart for fish fry, Right? Fish is an integral part of the Bengali diet but, most of our fish recipes are served with rice and lentil as a main course. This one is not. Fish fry is not prepared on an everyday […]
A couple of weeks ago Subhasmita asked me if we can do a guest post together. I suggested it be theme based and when I mentioned this idea to Sujatha and Anjana they wanted to join as well. We, four kitchen divas, decided to cook an Indian snack and blog it. […]
Every year I throw a holiday party and I usually keep my menu authentically Indian. However, when it came to choosing an appetizer recipe I deviated from my rule a bit. This year’s menu includes puff pastry appetizers, saffron rice pilaf, dal makhani, tandoori cauliflower, Shahi Chicken and payesh (Bengali rice pudding) […]