Macha Haldipani is not a simple fishcurry from Odia kitchen rather it has my whole childhood memories woven around it. As a child , I love having fish, its always, rice, dal, and fish fry after coming back from the school. During those days, we used to have morning school and I would come back…
Banana Blossoms Curry- No Onion & Garlic Recipe
Banana tree is one plant whose all part can be consumed – be it the banana leaf ,banana stem, banana flower or the banana fruit. Banana flower has a lot to offer in terms of deliciousness and has a very distinctive flavor to it.I have seen my mother cooking this dish since childhood and always…
Rohi Macha Batibasa(One pot steamed fish curry)
A non veg odia thali is never complete without the Rohi Macha as a main dish at home.There will be always rice which will be accompanied by a serving of daal (arhar, moong, kandula),vegetable side dish and saga bhaja to fulfill our daily protein need.Though we have access to a variety of fish being our…
Baingan Bharta- How to make delicious smokey eggplant stir fry
Baingan Bharta is the classic cuisine from North India where fire roasted eggplant mash is cooked with aromatic spices. Baingan means Eggplant and Bharta(mash) refers to the dishes in which the ingredients are roughly mashed either before or after the dish is prepared. Before starting to cook the recipe,remember to roast the eggplant on direct gas flame to…
Restaurant style Palak Paneer- cottage cheese in a spinach gravy
Palak Paneer is a delicious restaurant style dish where cottage cheese cooked in spinach puree and aromatic spices. This Palak Paneer Recipe is a favorite across the length and breadth of India. Spinach and Cottage cheese is very nutritious and takes care of calcium, iron and protein levels of our body. The Palak Paneer curry with all the goodness from Spinach and Paneer…