Zafrani Pulao or Sweet Saffron Pulao is a delicacy made basically using fragrant basmati rice cooked in saffron, ghee and sugar, garnished with nuts like almonds, cashews, pistachios, and raisins. This simple quick and easy zafrani pulao recipe pair very well with any Indian curries. Enjoy it as your weekend meal or cook up this easy Zafrani pulao and surprise your guests.
Chola r Dal / Chana Dal is a traditional Bengali dish prepared from Chana Dal, ghee, coconut and other spices and is best paired with luchi / Poori or steamed rice. This recipe has the perfect balance of sweet and savoury flavours, the right consistency and texture.
Dum Aloo is a popular vegetarian recipe cooked throughout India consisting of potatoes usually smaller ones , (sometimes instead of baby potatoes, big potatoes are used , peel and cut into big 2 inch pieces) are first fried , then cooked slowly at low flame in a tomato-based gravy with spices. In Bengal there are different variations of Dum aloo. Like this one , contains no onion and garlic , we called it Niramish Allo r Dum. During festivals in any prasad, this Aloo r Dom is a must with khichdi and chutney or Poori.
Chow-mein is Chinese stir-fried noodles with vegetables and sometimes with meat. In India, it was introduced by the Chinese of Calcutta. It is usually offered Hakka or with gravy. There is an Indian variant, vegetable chow mein, which consists of noodles with cabbage, bell peppers, and carrots. Another non-meat Indian variant includes scrambled eggs as a protein source. Kolkata has its own variant that is called Calcutta Chow-Mein that also includes green chili.
Samosas are triangular , crispy , deep-fried pastry with spicy potato-peas filling. Mostly paired with tangy tamarind chutney or coconut-cilantro chutney for dipping. It is one of the popular snacks of India and there are several variations of this snack across the country , like , keema samosa , paneer samosa, and many more.