Rose Sandesh

Blogging Marathon # 35 Week 4 Day 3

Theme : Special Theme : Bookmarked Recipes - online or otherwise

Course : Dessert

Sandesh (Bengali: সন্দেশ Shôndesh; Hindi: संदेश) is an Bengali dessert created with milk and sugar.^[1] Some recipes of Sandesh call for the use of chhena (cheese) or paneer instead of milk.^[2] Some people in the region of Dhaka call it Pranahara (literally, heart 'stealer') which is a softer kind of sandesh, made with mawa and the essence of curd.^[3]

Bhapa Doi

Blogging Marathon # 35 Week 3 Day 3

Theme : Regional Recipes with Course Specific - Bengali

Course : Dessert

Bhapa doi is traditional delicacy of Bengal, made from sweetened thick milk and curd, steamed to set almost like cheese cake. The traditional recipe is time consuming one as you have to reduce sweet milk, set curd or yogurt, mix reduced milk and curd and steam to set further. I am sharing you the very popular and quicker version of Bhapa doi by adding condense milk or evaporated milk instead of reducing milk. Is very refreshing in summer and had once when we attended Bengali marriage and asked the recipe from Malika aunty who is known for her Bengali sweets in our circle, she is acclaimed Bengali cook among our group and in the Bengali community of Lagos.

Bhoger Khichuri - Bengali Khichadi

Blogging Marathon # 35 Week 3 Day 2

Theme : Regional Recipes with Course Specific - Bengali

Course : Main Course

My second post under the theme of Bengali cuisine is Bhoger Khichuri or Bhagara Khichi or Masala Khichdi. Bhoger khichi is an authentic dish which is offered to Goddess on Durga Puja, Sarawathi puja, Kaali puja or Lokkhi puja, it is must dish at every household or at pandal, rice being the staple food of Bengal it is a tradition to make bhog made from rice in any form.

Jhuri - Aloo Bhaja (Aloo ki sali)

Aloo Bhaja or Jhuri is very popular snack and side dish in Bengali cuisine. Aloo bhaja is prepared in many ways i.e. thick slices, fine slices, and the most famous is thinly grated or thin juilines of potato deep fried till crispy served with Dhal, Khichuri and also great for tea time snack.

Koraishutir Kochuri - Matar Kachori

Blogging Marathon # 35 Week 3 Day 1

Theme : Regional Recipes with Course Specific - Bengali

Course : Breakfast / Appetizer / Snacks

It is time travel to Bengal for this week's post, yes am going to share few Bengali dishes to you and thanks to Srivalli who is the leader and creator of our Blogging Marathon group and she gives us this beautiful opportunity to  share some regional recipes under this theme. Through out the world if you ask or query bout Indian Food people have notion that Curries, Paneer / Cottage cheese with gravy and flat breads such as Naan, Parantha, Tikka or Tandoori is it. Bengali cuisine is the most popular Eastern Indian food, but again we think Bengali means only fish or with mustard, but it is not so Bengali cuisine has wide variations in food and all recipes are very nutritious and healthy and baring few recipes.