Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds. When they begin to change colour, add ginger-garlic paste. Fry for few seconds. Add meat mince, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, and salt.

Bengali-style dum aloo tastes best when served with steaming hot rice.Photo Credit: iStock Aloo is one of the most versatile foods out there. Whether you're making a snack, sabzi, or a curry, you can ...

2 fresh hot green and/or red chilies (bird’s-eye is best), slit slightly Cut the fish into pieces that are about 2″ x 1″ and rub them evenly with the salt, turmeric, and cayenne. Cover and set aside ...

Ledikenisweet was prepared in honour of Lady Canning, the wife of the Governor-General Charles Canning during the British Raj in Kolkata. For re-creating the traditional round or oblong-shaped ...

Loitta is not a people pleaser, unlike hilsa or bekti. But, the people who love it, love it wholly Shutterstock Loitta is not a people pleaser, unlike hilsa or bekti. But, it has its own dedicated fan ...

How a Bengali snack, largely unknown in New York City five years ago, spawned a glut of imitators, all within a one-block radius of one corner on 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights. Commercial copycatting ...

If there’s something Bengalis treasure more than Durga Puja, a lazy bhaat ghum (slumber), or their eternal love affair with maach-bhaat (fish and rice), it would have to be Poila Baisakh. The Bengali ...

With Ramadan now here, planning healthy and substantial sehri meals is a necessity in a bid to keep your body active throughout the day. The following traditional Bengali meals give a wonderful ...

Try some traditional root-to-stem cooking that needs minimal time in the kitchen to churn out versatile dishes with seasonal produce From bhorta and bata, to fritters and curries with greens — ...