Bong Mom's CookBook

Bhetki Macher Kalia Jhol and story of Jamai Shoshthi

2013-06-14T22:55:00.000-04:00

Bhetki Macher Jhol Tomorrow, today Friday is Jamai Shoshthi. My Ma had called last week and then again yesterday night, lamenting the fact that she will not be there to feed her...

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Bharela Baingan -- Eggplants stuffed with Peanut masala

2013-06-06T22:38:00.001-04:00

This bharela baingan or stuffed eggplant is our Gujarati Auntie's recipe. The Aunty who is the current babysitter but babies not being babies anymore who also helps me a little with housework....

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Chingri Aloo Phulkopi'r Dalna -- and food tales of Bengali women

2013-05-28T21:21:00.001-04:00

While I was writing my book, there was a section on the superlative vegetarian cooking of the Bengali ladies of my grandmother's generation, especially the vegetarian cooking of Bengali widows in...

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Kale Bhaja -- and how Green is my valley

2013-05-21T23:11:00.001-04:00

Stir Fried Kale with lots of garlic, dry red chillies and then eaten with steaming rice with dollops of Kasundi. Yes ! That easy. Though I am not too fond of eating "greens", I love green. The color...

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Pasta in a Thai Red Curry-Coconut Milk Sauce

2013-05-17T20:25:00.001-04:00

Thai food is equivalent to comfort food for me. So is it for BS. When we need to be comforted, a plate of white rice and Thai red curry comes very very close to masoor dal and alu posto. I might as...

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Happy Mother's Day

2013-05-12T23:12:00.003-04:00

"Ma, Maa", Mr. Bhattacharya's stentorian voice resonated across the still sleepy neighborhood. The two gray pigeons trying to catch the last snatches of sleep in their filigreed skylight home,...

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Lau, Potol and Summer Food

2013-05-10T19:28:00.000-04:00

While it is only mildly warm in my part of the world, I know it is raging summer in most parts of India. So I thought of sharing a few dishes perfect for summer from my blog with you. Potol...

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Come what May...

2013-05-08T21:54:00.002-04:00

May has been a happening month so far. Both in good ways and bad. But we won't discuss the bad. I am trying to be in peace with the fact that --"If things are not in my control, I better not break...

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Maachher Paturi -- the new woman's twist

2013-05-01T21:42:00.002-04:00

Macher Paturi The word "paaturi" comes from the Bangla word "paata" or leaf . That said, it becomes crystal clear that "Maacher Paturi" or Fish Paturi is a preparation where the fish is cooked in...

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Kerala Style Chicken Stew and a Yellow Belt

2013-04-26T23:14:00.002-04:00

Sometimes when I write this blog, I feel a tad guilty. Am I being totally honest here ? Am I portraying only a slice of my life here ? Am I writing only about the funny and smart things my kids say...

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Chandrani and Pia's Dhonepata Bata Sheem

2013-04-23T20:41:00.003-04:00

Yesterday around lunch I asked a question on FB. Here is what I asked. While I was eating my oatmeal at lunch, going through suggestions of excellent recipes with sheem, my tummy growling, my...

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Nutella Covered Crackers

2013-04-21T22:21:00.000-04:00

If you land up on a random day at my home with kids in tow, you will not find a pack of Oreo cookies, sack of Doritos or a bag of soft chewy cookies in my pantry. It is not that my kids survive on...

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Chicken ChaaNp or Chaap-- Mughal influence on Bengal

2013-04-17T22:41:00.000-04:00

Chicken Chaap I wish I could have said this recipe is my Mother's given to her by her great-great-grandfather Wajid Ali Shah's master bawarchi. I wish I could have said I was born into this recipe....

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Grated Kaancha Pepe'r Tarkari -- grated raw papaya

2013-04-09T21:23:00.001-04:00

Fifteen years ago if a tarot card reader had told me that fifteen years later I would not only be cooking and eating raw papaya with a smile on my lips but also forcing others to do so, I would have...

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Shorshe Roshun Mushroom -- with Kasundi

2013-04-05T19:32:00.004-04:00

Since I have made the aam kashundi, my week night dinners have gotten easier. I have been slathering and pouring that kashundi on E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G Palong Shaak Bhaja -- Check Tilapia --...

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Busy Day's Egg Masala -- with some tips

2013-03-31T22:43:00.000-04:00

If you are a Mother, like me or you are a Father, unlike me, you will appreciate what I am going to tell you about today's egg masala. In fact even if you are not a parent you should certainly...

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Shorshe Kashundi Murgi -- Chicken in Mustard Sauce

2013-03-18T20:40:00.000-04:00

This had been a hectic weekend. Wrapping up the final touch up for the book; the fonts, the typos, the excitement, the elation and then the depression. Until Saturday night I was on a high....

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Aam Kashundi -- the Bengali Mustard Sauce

2013-03-14T21:16:00.001-04:00

Before I write even one more sentence, let me dispel any doubts about this being the traditional recipe for real Kashundi or Kasundi. It is not. I don't know how to make the traditional Kasundi. My...

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Prerna's Strawberry Chutney

2013-03-13T23:14:00.001-04:00

Sometime back I received my signed copy of Prerna's The Everything Indian Slow Cooker Cookbook. Need I say, I was thrilled. The author Prerna Singh is also the author of IndianSimmer, a...

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Miri's Gosthu(Eggplant in a tangy tomato gravy)

2013-03-12T20:45:00.002-04:00

For the next couple of days, I will do a series of posts which were actually intended for February. I had planned to do them the week of Saraswati Puja because she being the goddess of knowledge and...

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Sweet Potato Broccoli Parmesan Tikkis

2013-03-06T18:58:00.001-05:00

These tikkis or croquettes are inspired by two people. Mandira of Ahaar and The IKEA people. But before diving into them, let me pique your interest by showing you my picture, as rendered by our...

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Keema Matar or Keema Koraishuti

2013-03-03T12:18:00.000-05:00

After a long long time I bought Goat keema today. Made fresh at the meat store. It was natural that I would make a Keema Matar with it. What we call Keema Koraishuti. That one dish serves a lot of...

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Shorshe Salmon Jhaal -- Tomato Roshun diye

2013-03-01T19:49:00.000-05:00

Jhaal in Bengali means hot. Not warm hot. Not "pink hot". But spicy hot. But "jhaal" when in the name of a dish describes a gravy based dish (should have said curry, but don't want to add to curry...

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Oven baked Begun Bhaja -- and a book review

2013-02-27T23:21:00.003-05:00

Definition of "Bossy" according LS with real life example -- "Bossy maane....bossy maane. Ei je dhoro tomar ei room ta clean korar kotha. Kintu tmi korcho na. Ar tumi amake bolcho clean korte jate...

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Chirer Pulao aka Poha -- witth Oats ahem

2013-02-22T00:03:00.000-05:00

Chirer pulao featured a close second in my "Most wanted School Lunch" list as a kid. The winner was almost always the egg noodles. Third and Fourth place were tied and was either a fried rice,...

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