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To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Chicken PakodaWhenever it rains, it takes me back to my childhood. Both Boomboom and I grew up in the chilly Northern and Eastern India. Inherently, rains accompanied a severe drop in temperature. The perfect rainy evening consisted of crispy potato and chicken pakodas with coffee. Mom used to cook these frequ
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Kadai PaneerIf you are a follower of this blog, you will know that paneer is one of my favorite ingredients. I love paneer as much as I love chicken. I always try to experiment with different paneer dishes. However I have rarely tried to create a well-known paneer dish like Kadai Paneer. Since today is our [..
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Paiya Fish CurryDiwali is around the corner. I miss the sweets and special fish dishes mom cooked for us around the festival holidays. Sumi and I don’t do anything special. But we try to have a different type of fish during these days which we would not have regularly. This is because fish is considered
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Chicken Curry with VeggiesIn our Indian cuisine, it’s very difficult to have any regular non-vegetarian curry without rice or bread. But ever since our low-carb diet begun, we have reduced our rice and bread intake by 90%. As a result, we always need to add some extra veggies (or fruits) or some other in
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Goodbye Feedburner, Hello FeedblitzWith multiple news about feedburner might stop, I’ve decided to take the plunge and move out of Feedburner. The feeds from Enjoyable Recipes will now be served via Feedblitz. To all my few but loyal RSS readers, if you were subscribed at the feedburner URL, please updat
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Pabda Macher JhalWith the Durga Puja celebrations over, it is a bit lull around here. Every Monday I feel very tired and sleepy as Boomboom can vouch for. This is because for some reason I do not get proper sleep on Sunday nights. However for a change this was not the case this week. It was a [...]If you like
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Shorshe Begun KankraToday is the last day of Durga Puja. Sumi and I stayed home whole day. So to spend her holiday she cooked. That woman surprises me with her patience and cooking. She cooked fish, chicken and crab. Now I don’t like crabs much but Sumi swears by them. I was surprised with the result tho
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Shorshe Begoon KankraToday is the final day of Durga Puja. Sumi and I stayed home whole day. So to spend her holiday she cooked. That woman surprises me with her patience and cooking. She cooked fish, chicken and crab. Now I don’t like crabs much but Sumi swears by them. I was surprised with the end resu
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post MalpuaThings have been hectic lately. After many days of constant work, we found free time this weekend. Sumi and I were reminiscing our childhood and I remembered the delicious Malpuas that mom used to make for us. She made it specifically for me as I loved them. Even though we have been to Kolkata 4 [...]If
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post July YBR Round UpJuly was a comparatively better month for us in terms of blogging. We posted more recipes. We also followed more food communities and blogs and found some wonderful new recipes. As I have been doing since April, I submitted one of my recipes in the “Your Best Recipe” sect
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post July YBR Round UpJuly was a comparatively better month for us in terms of blogging. We posted more recipes. We also followed more food communities and blogs and found some wonderful new recipes. As I have been doing since April, I submitted one of my recipes in the “Your Best Recipe” section over a
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Mutton Gravy with VegetablesMy mom cooks wonderful mutton. Khashir Mangsho (Goat meat) is a popular delicacy in Bengal and is especially served during festivals. During our Durga Puja festival, on the Maha Ashthami (eighth day), Boomboom’s side of the family definitely have this dish. The gravy is turned
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Khejuri Gurer PayeshBengalis are known for their sweet teeth. No matter what the occasion is, sweets are a compulsory portion of the menu. I remember indulging in all the lovely “Makar Sankranti” delicacies mom made like Pathisapta and Pithes. I also love Rasagullas, Sandesh and Langcha. The option
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Onion RaitaWe’ve been having Chicken for the past few days. Usually as a starter and dry version. But we all know it’s difficult to just eat such dish without a sauce or a dip. Our most common dip in such cases is a raita. Raita is a very common extra in almost every part of India [...]If you like
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Chicken Spicy SupremeI usually don’t post my own recipes here. Usually they have either been cooked by Sumi or our moms. This is always due to Sumi always having a modified and better version of my recipes. However the past few days we really wanted to try something different. Hence I decided to cook a v
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post May YBR Round UpI have been pretty busy these past 2 months so haven’t been online much. As a result this blog has been neglected. I also missed following all the wonderful recipes included in the May YBR. Since I had only 1 recipe I submitted that one. Click the image below to visit the round up and [..
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Nirameesh Aloo PoshtoIt’s starting to rain at Bangalore these days. I love the rains. I miss the fact that it rains here usually in the afternoon. When I was growing up at Ranchi, there were no such timing. In fact there were quite a few days when it rained 5-6 days continuously. I have special memories
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post April YBR Round UpWell from this month, I joined a “Your Best Recipe” Roundup that is promoted by Nancy from The Spicie Foodie The roundup is really awesome. There are such lovely recipes included in it and I love going through them all. Sumi and I have even decided to try some of them. Hopefully t
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Matar PaneerPaneer remains my all time favorite. When I was a kid (I am not one now despite what my mom wants me to believe), mom always made a paneer dish once a day. Lunch always used to contain fish, which is obvious as we were a typical Bengali family, but on Saturdays it was no [...]If you like this post
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Pancharangi ChaatniIt’s been ages since we posted a recipe. Things haven’t been very smooth at the home front. We have been extremely busy with our work. My parents are visiting us and there were lots of trips to the hospital to check whether everything is alright with them. Things are looking bett
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Quick Delicious PrawnsDue to our diet and erratic cooking habits we always try to find the fastest way to cook food – be it chicken, fish or prawns. It’s been quite a few time, Sumi cooked prawns with the shell on. To be frank, I have never been a huge fan of prawn, leave alone cooking it [...]If y
To view the post correctly formatted and to leave your comment go here and read the post Roast ChickenSumi and I love Roast Chicken. However we always wanted to try and cook it ourselves. Alas all the recipes everywhere showed how to prepare it with the help on an oven. And since we live in a rented flat which doesn’t have the provision of an oven fitting, we are always at a loss. [...]If yo
