Winter means a lot of healthy vegetables in the local market, picnic, enjoying every sip of a cup of hot tea/coffee, partying & people in a festive mood. You will also see local vegetable vendors are selling many leafy vegetables too. These are spinach leaves (palak), mustard greens (sarso saag), Chenopodium album leaves (bathua) etc. Nowadays lettuce leaves also became very popular in India. If you are living in the city then you can easily buy lettuce leaves from the local market. On the other hand, spinach is a very popular leafy vegetable across the globe whereas lettuce is not so popular in India but it is popular in various other parts of the world. Mustard greens, radish leaves etc are also popular in various parts of the country. But did you ever try winter special those super 5 leafy vegetables curry (mixed saag)? [Read more…] about Winter special super 5 leafy vegetables curry (Mixed saag)
Bengali style bottle gourd curry (Lau ghonto)
Bottle gourd curry is popular across the country. There are various traditional dishes available in various parts of India. But Bengali style bottle gourd curry is very special and it is very popular in Wets Bengali as well as Bangladesh. In Bengal, it is known as lau ghonto. Lau means bottle gourd and ghonto is a Bengali style curry which is less spicy and less oily. It is generally a dry or semi-dry curry. Bengali people love this food and often cook this dish during its season. [Read more…] about Bengali style bottle gourd curry (Lau ghonto)
Best egg free vanilla cake in kadai
December is a very special month and everybody is in the festive mood in this month. People try a lot of homemade food & soup. Soup is very enjoyable during this month because of cold weather. A bowl of soup becomes very important to keep ourselves warm during this season. Apart from that Christmas is celebrated during this month all over the world. We often notice different types of latest cakes in the market. Many people also try to make cakes at home. Making a cake at home is a joyful activity in this month. Is this not true? That is why I made the best egg free vanilla cake in kadai (Indian cooking pot). Yes, here oven is not used. [Read more…] about Best egg free vanilla cake in kadai
Winter special crispy cutlet at home
Do you not like crispy cutlet? Seriously? Are you out of your mind? Hey!! Then what are you doing here? Ohhh! Are you vegetarian? Don’t worry, you can make this special crispy cutlet without egg too. Though being non-vegetarian, I prefer to add eggs what makes cutlet crispier & mouthwatering but still, you can avoid eggs and make it enjoyable. [Read more…] about Winter special crispy cutlet at home
Bengali spinach curry (Palong shak ghonto)
Spinach is a popular leafy vegetable across the world. Earlier I used to think that spinach is just a rural leafy vegetable which is popular in Bengal only. In Bengal, spinach curry (Palong shak ghonto) is very popular and I love this winter food since my childhood. But when I started living in various other parts of the country then I came to know that it is also a popular leafy vegetable in various other parts of the country too. Palak paneer is a famous North Indian dish. Gradually I came to know that spinach is also a common & popular leafy vegetable in the USA, Europe etc. [Read more…] about Bengali spinach curry (Palong shak ghonto)