Cooking Delight

Watermelon is my favourite summer fruit after Mango and Lichi. I can in fact eat a whole bowl of watermelon in one go. I do not really need any fancy exquisite dressing for this fruit. However occasionally it is not unfair to pamper ourselves with a glass of vibrant coloured juice that too flavoured with mint and lemon.

Recipe : https://jayeetacha.com/2024/05/02/watermelon-juice/

Shrimp aka “Kucho Chingri” has a pivotal role in Bengali Cuisine. Generally, any independent dish is not merely prepared with only shrimp. However, while accompanying with any vegetable the taste is enhanced many folds. We Bengalis usually pair up shrimp with Bottle gourd, Pointed gourd, Green jackfruit, Banana flower, Elephant foot yam (recipe) and many others. But today I am sharing with you a different combination, Pumpkin and Shrimp, which is also a new addition to my daily menu. I am totally blown over with the taste of the dish and can’t even imagine that a regular pumpkin can be turned into a delicious one only by adding shrimp. Do try this simple yet tasteful recipe, “Kumro – Chingri Rasha”.

Recipe @ https://jayeetacha.com/2024/04/24/kumro-chingri-rasha-pumpkin-shrimp-dry-curry/

Whenever my fruit basket is full of apples, I always think of making Apple Tart or Apple Pie. Finally, I fulfilled my wish and tried my hands on Mini Apple Tarts.

Soft and baked apples would be wonderful to taste in the crunchy shortbread crust as camouflage. Hope you will cherish the dessert which is actually a French one and will turn into your apple of eyes by all means. Happy baking :)

Recipe @ https://jayeetacha.com/2024/04/11/mini-apple-tart/

Tangra Fish recipe is nothing new in my blog. Previously I shared two more recipes of tangra fish (Tangra Macher Jhol/ Tangra fish in Light Gravy , Tangra Macher Jhal/Tangra fish in Rich Gravy). Today’s recipe is almost similar to ‘Tangra Macher Jhol’ with slight difference in vegetables used. In winter ‘Peyajkoli’ alias Onion Flower Stalk is abundant in the market which happens to be one of my favourite vegetables. I just use them to prepare the simplest yet delightful ‘Tangra Macher Peyajkoli – Aloo Jhol’. Try it and I promise, you will love in this winter.

Recipe link : https://jayeetacha.com/2022/12/12/tangra-macher-peyajkoli-aloo-jhol/

Mung Dal happens to be an essential staple food in Bengali Cuisine. Naturally being a Bengali I love to cook different veg and non-veg (even with fish head) preparations with mung dal. Today I am sharing such a mung dal recipe, ‘Sobji Dal’, which I learned from my mother. ‘Sobji’ means vegetables and ‘Dal’ means lentils. The dish is a wonderful combination of mung dal and winter vegetables. Nutrition of dal will enhance few folds with the goodness of veggies. This is such a comfort food for winter. Try this recipe at your kitchen and give me a feedback.

Recipe Link : https://jayeetacha.com/2022/12/04/sobji-dal-mung-dal-with-winter-vegetables/

This year monsoon arrived pretty late. However, when it comes at the end it brings alongwith the craving for fried snacks. Although this is a mere excuse and I don't need any specific season for having delicious, crispy, fried starters. Fish Finger was in my to do list for long. So without any further delay I ordered some Basa fish fillets (fish finger cut) from Licious. Though Bhetki fish is the best option for this recipe, this time I go with a cheaper one. Rest of the ingredients are always there in the kitchen. So today evening turned out like a celebration with crispy fish fingers, mayonnaise and ketchup. Yum 😋

Recipe link : https://jayeetacha.com/2022/09/13/fish-finger/