Palong Saaker Ghonto - A spining dish

Do you remember the famous "Popeye" who always used to regain his energy by having a big bowl of spinach.
Well Spinach is really good and you should have eat as green vegetables is a must for well being.
I have come across various recipes that have spinach in it, be it completely vegetarian or non-vegetarian.In north India you can get the famous Palak Paneer that is quite popular there,
In Bengal You will get numerous recipes with Palak which we proudly call as Palong Saag.

Sunday Chicken Curry

Sunday without chicken is like not a Sunday at all.

Kashmiri Dum Aloo

Have you ever tasted those lip lacking Aloo Dum from the Phuchka wallahs in Kolkata. Oh! they are so delicious. I recall when I was in school, I used to have this alu dom while coming back in school bus. I will save little money every day from what mom or dad used to give me. Then on Friday I will buy a good amount of aloo dum from the vendor and enjoy it throughout my bus journey.

Keema Kaleja - A meaty affair

Since my childhood days, I have this unusual liking towards Chicken liver. Whenever chicken was cooked at home, I have the full authority to have that not so big piece of liver. Even if it is shared, I will definitely get the bigger piece. This rule didn't change even now.

Mango Pudding - A Summer Delight

This week was very hectic for me. I was loaded with huge amount of work at office and really didn't find time to sit for writing. On top of that my health was bothering me a lot. I had to take a day off from office as I had a very bad cold followed by a bad stomach. After a long time I was not having the energy to do any house work and was lying down most of the time. But you know, when you are lucky to have the most caring person around you, you really don't have to bother much. My husband is really a wonderful person in managing anything. So as I was down with fever and cold, he was cooking the food, caring about me and also working hard in the office.

Egg Tadka Dal - A North Indian Delicacy

Have you ever had a trip on a car and stopped at any roadside Dhaba to have lunch or dinner?
Well if not I must tell you that this roadside Dhabas serves you the most delicious authentic Punjabi or rather north Indian dishes.

Telling about Dhabas, one very common dish that comes into mind is "Tadka" teamed with any kind of rotis ranging from "tandoori", "roomali" or the simple roti.

Tadka roti was a famous dish in my home when I was a kid. Often my dad used to bring this two things when my mom has come late from her college or she is not in a mood to cook anything. We used to enjoy those hot rotis with spicy Egg Tadka teamed with onions and green chillies. I used to think about the person who has prepared this delicious tadka. It used to taste so yummy. Basically it used to come in his medium sized earthen pot very popularly known as "Bhar" in Bengali. I used to lick the pot and not leave a single pieces of that delicious tadka.

An exciting Weekend in Mangalore - DAY 2

Sorry for posting this one so late after Day 1. Actually I was so busy with other things that didn't get the time publish this. Finally today I did it. Please check.

The second day of the weekend was the most exciting one. It was Saturday and hubby and me decided to take bro-in-law for whole day trip to explore the beautiful city of Mangalore. By this time we get to know that he likes going to the beaches than to the hills. So we booked a car and after having our breakfast started our journey.

St. Mary's Island

Oh! How can I describe the journey... It was soooo nice. I must say the highways in the State of Karnataka is just awesome, you can really feel the charm of driving.

Aloo Begun Borir jhol - a mild gravy with potato,eggplant and bengali sundried dumplings

While I was a kid, I loved this dish and my mom used to make it very frequently. This is really a very good dish in the summer as it is very light and easy to digest.
It is very hot in Mangalore right now an after coming back from office, I feel very confused what to cook for dinner. Due to this heat hubby and me both does not  like anything spicy so I went for this one. Besides it will not take much time to prepare the dish and it will taste super.

You can customize the dish also adding other veggies like parwal, cauliflower or can make only with potatoes. Addition of boris make it taste awesome. However you can omit it if you don't like.

My Cooking Endeavour

I never knew cooking can be so interesting before I actually jumped into it.
I will never say that it is easy, but if you ever understand the meaning of cooking it will be a delight for you. Let me tell you the story and the backdrop of my first step towards the world of cooking.

The Two pillars of my life

A very important term we have in our life is called "Parents". Two very important persons in our life who are solely responsible for giving  us the beautiful life.

For me, they are my MA and BABA, on whom I owe my life and without them I am incomplete in every sense. They have made me the person I am today.
So today I am here, to write some words on my dearest Mom and Dad.

Poila Baishak : Bengali New Year

Shubho Noboborsho to all my friends

Today we celebrate "Poila Baishakh" or the beginning of the new year as per the Bengali Calendar.
It is really an auspicious day for the Bengali people. I still remember while I was a kid when I really don't know the meaning of this day will only think that it is a day when you have to wear new clothes and visit every shops and collect sweet box and the Bengali calendar. As a kid, it was a day when my Dad will be going to office wearing the Traditional Kurta Pajama and will return early carrying a big packet of sweets.

Webpage Design: A Creative Affair

Hi Everyone.

This is my first ever post related to webpage design. Being a UI designer I felt that I should write something related to design and so here we go...

The world of UI design is changing rapidly. Designers have to be really updated with all the latest trends and new technologies arriving almost everyday. I really wonder how the concept of design has changed over the years.As a designer I too have started like that. Now when I go back to my older designs I really feel proud that how time has changed my design patterns. Now UI Design are more fresh and clean.

An exciting Weekend in Mangalore - DAY 1

This weekend was the most exciting weekend for me. I enjoyed it a lot.
My brother-in-law was in town to spend the weekend with us. He works in Bangalore and so we invited him to come over in a weekend and enjoy the city. This weekend was for 3 days as we took leave on Friday for the occasion of "Chandramana Ugadi", followed by our usual off-days of Saturday and Sunday.

He reached here on Friday morning. I prepared french toast and orange juice for breakfast followed by a simple lunch comprising on Rice, Dal and Cauliflower curry. He liked it a lot. He was very excited and want to see the city so we decided to go out after our lunch.

First we watched the movie "Jungle Book" in the theaters. It was nice we liked it. Especially I was thrilled to watch a movie wearing the 3D glasses for the first time. The theater was in the biggest mall in Mangalore which is just beside the sea. The food court here has a magnificent view of the sea. On the other side of mall we get to see the awesome view of the entire city of Mangalore. It was so nice,
We took a couple of pictures of that magnificent view.

Aerial View of Mangalore from Forum Fiza Mall

Kolkata: My proud city

Guess what! Just now I was going through an article written in yahoo titled "Kolkata's Old-World Charm Proves That It's The Best City In The World", and  wondered  how could I have not written any thing about my city yet.

Our Dream, Our Love, Our Avy

Today I am here to write on the most important person in our life.

No, he is not an human being, but for us he is even more than that. He is none other than our love, our son our very own bike whom we have given the name "AVY", basically a sweet short form of Bajaj "Avenger" , its brand.

OUR AVY

A Horrible Incident

Last week on 31st of March there was a horrific incident occurred in Girish Park, Kolkata, West Bengal.
I know these area from my childhood days and very well aware of the condition there. People from Kolkata very well know that what is North Kolkata all about. It is congested with old buildings with narrow lanes and roads half covered with vendor shops. Some of the buildings in North Kolkata is of 100 years old and in a verge of breaking down anytime. I really feel amazed to know that authorities has planned to create a flyover in such a  road that too without proper planning and materials.
The result is in front of us. The under construction bridge collapsed taking huge toll of people in a bright sunny afternoon.

Mangalore through my eyes

Life can be so different if you stay in completely unknown city. Different atmosphere, different people etc. etc.
For the last 2.5 years I am having an experience of staying in new city completely different from the one I used to live, where I was born an grown up.

Now, Let me tell you why I am here. There is small story behind it. After my marriage I was staying in Kolkata with my husband and we both were working there. My husband got a good offer in an IT company in the city called "Mangalore" and shifted. After he shifted to Mangalore I went to stay with my parents. But I was missing him a lot. But how should I go there? I was working too and need a job there also. But Mangalore is not like Bangalore where you can find an IT company in every corner of the city. So had to wait...

Kadai Mushroom and Babycorn

This is the very first recipe I am sharing in my blog.

I love mushroom like anything. Every month we go for this monthly shopping and I pickup one packet of mushroom and try out recipes on that. All this while I tried some Chinese preparation but unfortunately they did not turn out well. So, I started making the Indian recipes with mushroom and baby-corn and wallah! it is so tasty.

My Sweet Love life

After giving a glimpse of my life so far today I am going to tell about my love life.

There was time when I say my friends in school busy with there love. I was exceptional person among them who still feels having boyfriend is bad thing for our age. I used to be treated as a special case and they used keep me in distant while discussing their love life.

A story of a simple girl

How life changes with the time....

From being a little girl to a responsible woman , life for me is a magical journey comprising of lot of events and experiences.