Follow Bong Mom's CookBook, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/bong-moms-cookbook Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:12:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrrZboBxJRadsarkJyTkC_2b Gur Aam | Kairi ki Launji Gur Aam is a sweet, tangy and spicy Mango Chutney or Pickle made with green mangoes,  jaggery and spices like paanchphoron. This recipe makes an instant pickle which is pretty simple and forgiving.Summer in India is synonymous with two things - heat and summer fruits. However when we were kids, the heat did not bother us as much. Maybe it didn't get this hot or]]> Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:14:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrrZboBxJRadsarkJyTkC_2b https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrpRtMPHNM2fiSVCAQLB0bf5 It's going to be almost a year since my Spain trip but I haven't shared any photos or written a single word about it yet. The memories and food are all there in my heart and I can even see and taste them when I close my eyes, but I have not felt the need to share. .However some weeks ago, we hosted a few friends for dinner and decided to make few of the dishes we had learned at our Spanish tapas]]> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:17:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrpRtMPHNM2fiSVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrp2jgAYccsVFqvLeqE6yv18 Mocha r Ghonto | Banana Blossom CurryMocha, banana blossoms is a favorite vegetable in Bengal. The flowers of the Banana tree, Mocha, often served as Mochar Ghonto, Mocha r Paturi or Mochar Chop represent the very pinnacle of niramish Bengali ranna. The most complex part of this dish is not the cooking. It is prepping the blossoms and getting them ready that is a tedious process. Here I have]]> Fri, 13 Jan 2023 04:25:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrp2jgAYccsVFqvLeqE6yv18 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroIh4fcaiS8bx-xWH3zZqEA Beginning of this last week of 2022, I was in a slump. Everything was fine but I was feeling a lack of motivation to do anything at all. I had this feeling that I was always running around and rushing without achieving anything substantial or even enjoying the process.This is when I saw a blog friend Balaka's post after  along time. I went to her blog to read her Gratitude post but ended up]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2022 18:33:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroIh4fcaiS8bx-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrr6LOmIKGLmZ1w3HFUzDTIP Kechki Maach er Charchari | Small fish like Minnow or white bait cooked with potatoes and eggplant Kechki, Kachki or Kaski is a tiny, shimmering like silver fish that is very commonly found in freshwater ponds, streams and rivers of rural Bengal. They are really tiny, even smaller than the mourala fish.  These small fishes have such soft bones that they are cooked and eaten whole. Full of]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:59:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrr6LOmIKGLmZ1w3HFUzDTIP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroSTWrwTDpH6KvLeqE6yv18 Mughlai Parota | Moglai Parota | Spicy Potato CurryMughlai Parota or Moglai Parota,  a very popular street food in Kolkata, is a  rectangular shaped flaky, crispy, fried bread with a filling of eggs, seasoned and cooked ground meat, onions and green chilies. It is served with a spicy potato curry (aloo r tarkari), slices of red onions and sometimes ketchup. The paratha dough is made with flour,]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:33:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroSTWrwTDpH6KvLeqE6yv18 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroKyLxAbukJGeifqJurszLU Laal Shaak or Shaag Bhaja | Red Amaranth Leaves Stir Fry Lal Shaak Bhaja is usually a stir fry made with the red amaranth leaves and some garlic and Chilli. A sprinkle of dry posto seeds or bori adds the crunch to this dish. Sometimes the red leaves are also stir fried with shrimp and finished off with a sprinkle of roasted poppy seeds. These red amaranth leaves are a good source of Vit A]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:23:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroKyLxAbukJGeifqJurszLU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMro8h_nHUG-iOP9M7fKGWt0o Bengali Ghugni | Instant Pot (IP) Ghugni RecipeGhugni or Ghoognee is a very very popular snack in Bengal and in parts of Bihar and Orissa. It is made with dried white peas and cooked with myriad spices including Bhaja Masla. While the Northern India has its Chhole, Bengal has its Ghugni. An authentic Ghugni is made only with Motor or White Peas(sold as White or Yellow Vatana in Indian grocery]]> Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:07:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMro8h_nHUG-iOP9M7fKGWt0o https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrqkJiZAuj1nTiRFMxTa8z4W Maggi Shakshuka | Shakshouka with MaggiShakshouka  is a Maghrebi dish from Northwest Africa, of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive oil, peppers, onion and garlic, commonly spiced with cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper. According to Joan Nathan, shakshouka originated in Ottoman North Africa in the mid-16th century after tomatoes were introduced to the region by Hernan Cortés as part of the]]> Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:55:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrqkJiZAuj1nTiRFMxTa8z4W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrpZGYgUnH2dpSoxzwoq1nFt Joynagar er Moa | a winter Bengali treatJoynagar er Moa is a famous but rustic sweet of Bengal. Made from khoi , kheer and nolen gur, it is a rare winter treat made in the small town of Joynagar about 50 kms from Kolkata. What makes Joynagar er Moa so famous is the Kanakchur Khoi(Bengali: কনকচূড়) ,made from Kanakchur rice, an aromatic variety of rice from West Bengal, India. The popped rice or]]> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:19:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrpZGYgUnH2dpSoxzwoq1nFt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrqWlWX-Dupr6-QEmsPXZ5C9 The deluge of Pithe and Patishapta photos on my social media feeds finally got to me. I wasn't feeling exactly inclined to making anything as both my mother and in-laws have been not that well, and my mother, the trooper that she is did not have the energy to make anything for Sankranti.But then the "hyangla" person in me got the better of me. If I did not make anything for Sankranti, how would I]]> Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:02:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrqWlWX-Dupr6-QEmsPXZ5C9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrr266KkdkF_43tuT6pSmY81 Chirer Pulao | Poha the Bengali wayBengali Chirer Pulao or Chirar Polao is largely similar to a Poha, with small differences like the former does not usually have kari patta, is sweeter and is overall Bong. Made with flattened rice, called chire or poha, the Bengali version is studded with vegetables like potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and sweet peas in winter. Garnished with fried peanuts or]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 03:16:02 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrr266KkdkF_43tuT6pSmY81 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrqln-5pN27T7kFW8UNEQjUn It has been more than a year since my book Those Delicious Letters was published. After last October (Oct '2020) , I never got back the mojo to promote it and I didn't do anything. Really nothing. I am thankful to the many reviewers who reviewed it on their blog, Instagram, media et.  I am sorry I was not able to reply to many of them or thank them for their kindness.💓This holiday season, Dec]]> Thu, 23 Dec 2021 05:48:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrqln-5pN27T7kFW8UNEQjUn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroVShbB1RTb1y1Ly282xAAw Though we get each and every vegetable around the year and at all times, every season I tend to gravitate towards those vegetables which were specific to that season  while growing up. Well, I make an exception when it comes to three of my favorite vegetables -- tomatoes, cauliflower and coriander leaves. These were very much winter vegetables in my childhood and even while waxing merits of]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 06:44:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroVShbB1RTb1y1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrosHpaaBGkPdnCrAHWlao0B Pig In a Pumpkin with Indian spices | Chef John's Pumpkin-Braised pork Pig In a Pumpkin is a fun, seasonal recipe where the pork is braised for hours in seasonal sweet pumpkin.The original recipe is from Chef John as shared in AllRecipes. The husband-man has used Chef John's braising method and technique but his own blend spices. He has basically used the Goat Sukka Masala as his dry spice powder]]> Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:07:49 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrosHpaaBGkPdnCrAHWlao0B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroQkyeKPEInd9aXKMm36c-X Baked Rosogolla | Baked RasgullaBaked Rosogolla is a delicious and easy twist to the classic Bengali Rosogollar Paayesh where the Rasgullas(Rosogolla) are baked/broiled in a thick caramelized sweet milk. The broiling in the oven gives a nice caramelized surface to the roshogollas. I had first tasted it from the sweet shop of Balaram Mullick few years ago and I find the easy homemade version is ]]> Wed, 03 Nov 2021 03:50:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMroQkyeKPEInd9aXKMm36c-X https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrpQeEtBqn1H39KEpFgimKzx TikTok Salmon Bowl | Honey and Soy glazed Salmon RiceThis leftover meal commonly eaten in Japanese and Korean households became viral when a TikToker Emily Mariko shared a video of her version of this dish. A delightful dish with a lot of umami, it is very easy to cook. I learned it from my thirteen year old daughter and while she goes the whole Korean route eating it tucked in seaweed wrappers, ]]> Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:07:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/_tJfU03NMrpQeEtBqn1H39KEpFgimKzx