#bengalidaal

My days have been crazily busy for the past five to six weeks. Due to the ongoing lockdown and post lockdown schedule in Israel, office work has moved to the weekends. As I hastily enter the kitchen to prepare our day’s meal, my 3 yrs old comes to me 𝑀𝑎𝑎 𝑎𝑚𝑖 𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑘𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑜? (Shall I help you). I gently kissed his forehead and asked 𝑇𝑢𝑚𝑖 𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑘𝑜𝑟𝑏𝑒? (Do you want to help me). He eagerly…

Mulo Die Motor Daal|| Yellow split pea with radish

Daal or Lentil soups are a part of staple diet in West Bengal. While patla musoorir daal (thin red lentil soup) is a specialty of summer meals, some daals have occupied winter meals. Mulo or radish being available in winter, this daal is often served in Bengali household during winter. Cook the daal with tomatoes and oodles of green chilies, temper the daal and garnish with handful of chopped…

Paneer r sabji die bhaja moong daal

Bhaja moong daal with oodles of vegetables, chunks of paneer and dollop of ghee, a dish perfect for winter weekend lunch. I call this winter because the veggies used to prepare this dish are cauliflower, carrots, peas which were earlier winter vegetables. But these days, you get them round the year and therefore you can enjoy the dish round the year, prepare this for special meals or when you…