Malabar Spinach Stir Fry – Pui Shak (পুঁই শাক)

As I have already shared with you my huge(!) harvesting of home grown Malabar Spinach (Vine Spinach or Pui Shak পুঁই শাক) , today I am going to share you today how I cooked it. Basically, you can cook any spinach or leafy veggies with the same recipe. There are two parts of this hearty …

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Aubergine Fritter – Beguni (বেগুনি)!

We all love aubergine! But what about aubergine dipped in chickpea flour and deep fried until so crunchy outside but soft inside? Yes, we call it Beguni - fried Aubergine in gram-flour batter! You basically need purple color aubergine, either round big one or long thin ones, salt and gram-flour or chickpea flour. You can …

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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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Potato Aubergine Cabbage Curry – Alu Begun Bhadhakopi Torkari (আলু বেগুন বাঁধাকপির তরকারি)

Curry brings happiness, especially if it has aubergine! Today I will share a delicious Bengali curry recipe made with aubergine, potato and cabbage. You can add or omit any vegetable you desire but it still will create a delicacy! You basically need aubergine (round big one), potato and cabbage or any of your favorite vegetable. …

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