eCurry – The Recipe Blog

Eggplant and Sesame Dip

Soma — Sat, 04 May 2019 13:23:19 +0000

The inspiration of this dish is undoubtedly the Baba Ganouj, the ingredients being pretty much the same. The need to use the eggplant to make an appetizer, along with urge to make something different than the usual hummus or the eggplant dip I always make, is what had this going.

Later I [...]

Quinoa Crepe/Dosa (Vegan)

Soma — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:23:00 +0000

One year and quite a few more months. To date. And I managed to make myself get up and start on this post. I didn’t realize it was that long ago that I published my last post.

I will make it short. A single ingredient recipe should not make a long post!

This [...]

Papaya/Pepe – r Plastic Chutney

Soma — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 07:24:06 +0000

This recipe has to be one of the most loved recipes of my ma. It brings in intense nostalgia for me: an eclectic amalgam of memories that are sweet and funny…but also the close association of the people and places that matter most to me.

A jar full to treasure and the [...]

A Fourth of July Pie

Soma — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 07:41:09 +0000

Hello!

I have hopped in for a tiny post and a short update. A post that was supposed to happen exactly one year back and I never got around doing it.

We marched past 365 days, between hurdles and happiness and hopefully this one goes up in time.

The girls had got [...]

Beet Gajor- er Torkari: Beet & Carrot Curry

Soma — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 07:31:50 +0000

There are times when those few moments just flash past me, at the oddest time of the day, maybe just when I am taking a walk or even doing my dishes. The winter night would soon engulf the day. The crisp breeze brushed across my face as my forehead pressed against the [...]

Mushur Dal – er Bora: Red Lentil Fritters

Soma — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 09:55:44 +0000

Bora, Vada or Lentil Fritters are the most common recipes all over India. Each state has its own way to do it. The use of lentils differ, from one region to another and also from one home to another. The same goes for the spices used in them. West Bengal itself has many [...]

Chaal Kumro Chingri: Ash Gourd with Shrimp

Soma — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:11:31 +0000

I never knew some twenty years back when I sat by the window seat of Air India, looking out of that tiny window at the vast expanse of the universe , already missing home, that I would be cooking Chaal Kumro Chingri sitting in America.

Happy New Year Folks! [...]

Knacha Posto Bata: Poppy Seeds Paste

Soma — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 06:33:00 +0000

“Posto, Bhaat and Ghoom” defines a Bengali as much as “Bhaat, Maach and Bhaja” does. A lot many Bengalis are fervent posto eaters: to the extent that posto is served in some form or the other in a meal every single day. It could be side dish, or used to thicken a sauce, [...]

Safed Aloo: Potatoes cooked in White Sauce

Soma — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 06:59:28 +0000

Over these years I have been extremely fortunate to have been introduced to different cuisines. India is a place of such diversity that the food and ingredients can change entirely within a few miles you travel. Within the same region there are differences and even bigger differences when you step into another state. [...]

Break

Soma — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:32:31 +0000

Hello Folks!

Just to let you know that there was a family emergency…

I have not been able to update the blog for a while and I am sorry. There will be short break going forward too, as my focus is elsewhere right now.

There are times in this life when [...]