Sangeeta's Kitchen Delights

This yellow peas curry is very famous street food in kolkata. Its a nostalgia for me as I am from kolkata. I have lots of memory with this street food. In front of my school, there was a uncle (we called ghugni kaku) who was selling this ghugni which I like the most. But now I live so far from kolkata. So, now make it at home in my kitchen to give a lovely treat to myself . Its not a  hard recipe. Just follow the tips and here I have given the recipe for street style serving also which way I got it in kolkata. Lets, go to the recipe. Preparation Time   :   15  minutes Cook Time          :  35  minutes Serves              : 8 ~  10  people Ingredients: Yellow Peas/Motor(Boiled)- 300 gram Mustard Oil- 3 tablespoon Ghee- 1 teaspoon Whole spices, Bay leaf- 2 pieces Dry Red chilli-  2 pieces Cinnamon stick- 1 piece Green Cardamo...

" Foul Cutlet " is Kolkata famous Minced Chicken cutlet which is a famous street food in kolkata. Specially, for Festive season, its a super hit dish in Kolkata. This special cutlet comes with a bit of  salad(cucumber_onion_carrot , cut lengthwise, seasoned with pinch of salt and lemon juice, served with green chillli) and kasundi(Bengali Mustard Sauce) & tomato ketchup. This deep fried cutlet is a very good starter/sides in any party. When you are making it at home, you can store it in freezer(Deep fridge) before frying. When required, take out and defrost, then its ready to fry. It will be easy when you have a party at home. I have told in "My Tip" section in this recipe how to do this . Lets, go to the recipe. Preparation Time   :   10  minutes Cook Time          :  6  minutes each Serves              :  4  people Ingredients: Minced Chicken-...

" Labra Torkari " is an authentic traditional Bengali semi sweet mixed vegetable recipe (No Onion No Garlic) which is a must served dish with Bengali Bhoger Khichuri . In Bengali Puja bhog thali, its a compulsory dish. It is also a super hit dish with Steamed rice & Bengali niramish dal. It goes well with ruti / fulka / chapati / Bengali triangle paratha as well. It is a nutritious recipe also as it contains lots of veggies in a single dish. Lets, go to the recipe. Preparation Time   :   20  minutes Cook Time          :  1  hour Serves              :  5  people Ingredients: Mustard Oil- 1/4 cup Ghee- 1 tablespoon Dry Red Chilli- 2 pieces Bay leaf- 2 pieces Panch Foron- 2 teaspoon Scraped Coconut- 1/2 cup + very little for garnishing Cubed Potato- 1 cup Cubed Sweet Potato-  1 cup Cubed Radish- 1 cup Diced Raw Banana-...

Tomato Chutney is a traditional Bengali sweet chutney which is served at the end of the meal with fried papad. In most of the occasion including festival, this is a must cooked recipe in Bengali cuisine. It is made with ripe red tomato with some dry fruits and mango candy (Aamsotto/Aam papad bar). For this chutney, you don't need too much preparation and time also. Its a very easy to cook recipe. If you follow few tips, your chutney will be also perfect. Lets, go to the recipe. Preparation Time   :   5  minutes Cook Time          :  35  minutes Serves              :  8-10  people Ingredients: Chopped Tomato- 3 large(400 gram) Mustard Oil- 2 tablespoon Dry Red Chilli- 1 piece Panch Foron- 1 teaspoon Salt to taste Turmeric Powder- 1/2 teaspoon Sugar- 1 cup Tamarind Pulp- 3 tablespoon Raisins- 1 Handful Mango Can...