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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Blueberry Ginger Chutney ? A forgotten jar
I watched the movie Forest Gump, what now seems like in another lifetime. Well, given that I watched the movie way too close to the screen (those were the only tickets we got, for the first week of release. I have since learnt one can even wait as long as getting the movie on DVD [...]
Pongal ? Vegetarian and Kosher
Well, a crazy week can have some high points, sometime that might be hard to discern. To add to the craziness of the weekend, I realized that I needed to pick up some essential groceries actually nuts to be specific. The daughter snacks on cashews which I was out of and the only spot that [...]
White Halloween!!!
It has been a surreal sort of weekend, bleeding into a now crazy week. We had our first snow of the season, except that it was still fall?! I really did not think this was serious, I started out in the morning and went my way, the usual, groceries, shopping, farmers market. Well, as with [...]
Pars ? When the outdoor tables beckon
There used to be a time, when I needed mentors and heroes in almost everything that I did. I needed to feel inspired by someone at work, I still need the inspiration just do not need to it to be a person. People often attribute this to getting older, which I think in turn translates [...]
Yellow Lentils with Brocolli and Cauliflower (Bhaja Mooger Dal)
Simple, lentils finished with a hint of tempering is the Bengali idea of comfort food. I love this on a cool evening like the ones we have been having this past week. Fall is finally here. It is also the time we start getting the bits and pieces from the garden before it finally winds [...]
Happy Diwali!
There is a simplicity to the concept of the triumph of good over evil is simple and something that we can all relate to. Here is wishing all the readers of this blog, friends and well wishers a bright and peaceful year ahead. I send this post over to Susan, for her black and white [...]
Eggs in a Double Bell Pepper Sauce
“Would you know my name, if I saw you in heaven, would you feel the same if I saw you in heaven?” Eric Clapton Today would have been my father’s birthday, a day he missed by less than a month. In fact, it felt strange not to put in the usual order of flowers to [...]
Thali ? Worth the trek across the border
If I watched popular TV, I would understand exactly what this poster at the front of the restaurant was all about. Nonetheless, it did catch my eye on this second visit to Chef Prasad’s competetion. The first visit was on a rare day when we had stopped by to pick up some weekday lunch. Thali [...]
Cauliflower Soup with Coconut and Star Anise
A lot has transpired and then maybe not much, I have been trying to stay busy even outside of work. It is this frentic routine I tend to get into when I am restless. It is not usually busy work, in fact, as always it tends to be a lot of food shopping and then [...]
Black and White Wednesday ? Skillet Naan
Made these rather wonderful naans from some left over dough, we enjoyed them with yellow hot buttered lentils. Perfect for this wet rainy evening. This one goes to Susan for her black and white wednesday event. Share this on Bebo Blog this on Blogger Add this link to Box.net Subscribe to the comments for this [...]
