Shukto – a Bengali recipe

There are very few times I have tried a recipe – where I have been unsure of how it would taste. Unsure if I would like it or not. This is one such recipe, where I totally was on experiment mode. I had read about this dish ‘Shukto’ – which is made from a medley … [Read more…]

Simple Garlic Bitter gourd fry

We love bitter gourd fry in our house, and the specialty is that we like it to be bitter. So, I don’t conceal the bitterness in any way. This is a very simple bitter gourd fry, but is special because I have used garlic oil for frying the bittergourd. It adds a very nice flavor … [Read more…]

Baked Bittergourd crisps(Baked Pavakkai chips)

‘Arusuvai’ – is the traditional Tamil word denoting the six different tastes in food: Sweet, Salty, Sour, Bitter, Spicy/Pungent, Astringent. It is believed that when you offer a meal it should contain all of these flavors. Most of the items that feature on the traditional banana leaf for weddings, used to cater to all of … [Read more…]