Eggs (Anda in Hindi) are popular food across the globe. It is used to make various delicious dishes in different cuisines. But this dhaba style anda curry is so special. It is simply unbeatable. The gravy of this dish is very rich & flavorful which is normally served at roadside dhaba on highways. Though such spicy & rich gravy is not prepared regularly at home. But everybody will enjoy such dhaba style egg gravy occasionally. [Read more…] about Life is blissful with anda curry – Dhaba style egg gravy
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The best oyster mushroom curry for dinner with roti
Mushrooms are not so popular as it is in northern Indian states. I used to stay in Delhi where it is so popular and many local stores also sell mushrooms. But in Kolkata, it is not so popular because most people eat nonvegetarian. Here fish is a common item in the everyday diet. People eat meat so regularly. So very few people eat mushroom and most of those people eat mushrooms occasionally. Though there are various types of edible mushrooms available across the country. But one or two types of mushrooms are available here in some specific shops. I mostly eat button mushrooms what I used to buy from local shops when I was in Delhi. But I never tried oyster mushroom there. In Kolkata, many stores sell this oyster mushrooms along with button mushrooms too. So I used that to make this special oyster mushroom curry and surprisingly it was so delicious. [Read more…] about The best oyster mushroom curry for dinner with roti
Egg omelette curry, Life is incomplete without this omelet curry
Who did not eat omelette? Who do not like omelette? Then probably you are not from this earth. It is basically shallow fried beaten eggs. Some people also prefer to add onion, chillies and some other spices to make it delicious according to their taste. Nowadays even vegetarian people started eating omelette as well as boiled eggs. So if you like omelet then you will definitely like this delicious omelette curry. Without this omelet curry probably my life is truly incomplete. [Read more…] about Egg omelette curry, Life is incomplete without this omelet curry
No dal in gathi kochur dal – Shocking Bengali style dish
There are many types of dal (lentils) available in India like masoor dal, moong dal, chana, arhar, urad, matar etc. All those are used to make various types of dal curry across the country. In Northern Indian states, people love spicy dal fry or dal tadka. In Southern Indian states, people prefer different types of preparation like sambar dal. In Eastern Indian states, people prefer less spicy & thin dal curry. In West Bengal, we also prefer such thin & less spicy dal curry. So we need a side dish to have with dal & rice. Bengali people mostly prefer three types of dal. These are masoor dal, moong dal & matar dal. But since my childhood, I use to eat another type of dal which is gathi kochur dal. Did you hear about that? [Read more…] about No dal in gathi kochur dal – Shocking Bengali style dish
Dal palak Dhaba style (Homemade mouthwatering spinach dal curry)
After the super cyclone Aamphan and subsequent storms & rains, now the temperature of Kolkata is increasing day by day like the number of COVID19 patients in the region. People started preferring doorstep vegetable shopping. After more than 2 months of lockdown, many offices & shops start opening now. Every person on the road looks similar because of the mask. Many people are using personal vehicles to reach their offices, shops etc. People are even using a bicycle to cover a distance like 15-20 km daily to reach their workplace because it is the safest & cheapest option, probably the only option for many people. At this situation demand of scooty & motorbikes is increasing. So the point is, everything is changing at this moment from the weather to people’s situation. People’s habits are also forced to be changed. Then why not dal curry too? So let’s have spinach dal curry (Dal Palak) dhaba style. [Read more…] about Dal palak Dhaba style (Homemade mouthwatering spinach dal curry)