Pumpkin with Chickpeas – Kumro Chchokka (কুমড়োর ছক্কা)

Pumpkin season is on full on now, and there are lots of gorgeous pumpkins in the stores. However, pumpkin in Bangladesh are little sweeter than what I actually get here. I always wanted to make the classic Bangladeshi dish with pumpkin, its called Kumror Chchokka (কুমড়োর ছক্কা). I always read about the dish in many Bengali …

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Spicy Chickpea – Chhola Bhuna (ছোলা ভুনা)

We already know Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) is very good source of protein. Chickpea is so versatile that it can be eaten raw, cooked, baked, fried or can be made into flour (aka gramflour /Beshon- বেসন). And we all know about the chickpea delicacy - Hummus. Well, I will share today a cooked version of chickpea, …

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