I first tasted the traditional version of this recipe in an event where my music teacher or Gaan Dida was present. It was a pot luck event and one of her students from Bangladesh had brought this offering. The recipe was a very sweet rice pilaf colored with deep orange, called jorda. I like the concept [...]
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Black and White Wednesday
I am glad today is Wednesday! Not just because it brings with it, Black and White Wednesday, but seriously because I am kind of tired and need some assurance that the week is a little more than halfway done. One of the highlights of my culinary life over the holiday break was that I [...]
Little Thai Kitchen in Scarsdale
This post has been in the drafts waiting for the time and moment for me to complete and post it. We visited the Little Thai Kitchen last fall, on a stolen evening where we happened to get impromptu baby sitting. We are bad that way, we always rope our guests in to baby sit, actually, [...]
Lemon Rice with Sprouted Moong and Cashew Nuts
I usually do not watching movies made from book or stories that I read. For some reason, they never live up to my expectations. The characters are different, and often they are different I read the story the Japanese Wife, written by Kunal Basu sometime last year and liked it but did not think much of [...]
Lamb Curry with Cumin and Potatoes
The year had started out as a mixed bag. I was happy to have the company of my favorite friends and family. We closed the year with a quiet gathering at our house, drank some good bubbly and went to sleep. Well, between the bubbly and some, I woke up with a headache and [...]
Blackbean Soup for a Cold January Day
The weather outside is frightful!? This one is for all you folks who were complaining about the near spring like weather we had over the December break. I did not complain, but I shall confess I was indeed very skeptical. As they say, if you are skeptical you shall be punished and sure enough [...]
Sprouted Green (Moong) Lentils and Peanut Salad
Savory sprouted lentils tossed with spices and a fresh citrus dressing is the mainstay of breakfast foods particularly inNorthern India. The more common preferred lentil for this creation is usually a small red lentil. Sprouting all kinds of grains is possible and I am personally partial to sprouting whole green moong beans. The dark green [...]
Harvest Latkes with an Indian Accent
I first started making these inspired potato pancakes, three years ago. Living inNew York, especially in the shadow of New York City, I have found it very easy to get caught up in the Jewish festivities. Latkes, however come to my kitchen courtesy my daughter. She loves to bring and share traditions, both our own and [...]
Applesauce with Dates and Star Anise
There are many benefits to retrying recipes other than perfecting them. One of the things that I have found is that, in most cases as I retry recipes they tend to get simpler. My inate preference is cooking with fresh, seasonal ingredients and simplifying the recipes everytime I try them, until I reach a comfort [...]
Gingersnaps
My first Christmas in the US a little over two decades ago was an odd one. The small New England town, where my college campus was located was all snowed in. I was recovering from the pace of school coupled by with my first internship. I declined my aunt’s invitation to stay with her over [...]
Roasted Delicata and Bitter Melon Relish (Alu Korolar Bhorta)
The bitter melon is an an acquired taste but a much loved vegetable for those who have learnt to appreciate its unique taste. It is very good for you and actually counteracts diabetes. Which, if you are a bengali like me is just as well, because we have an incurable sweet tooth but are [...]
