Ilish or Hilsa is the favorite Bengali fish and makes it into the favorite top 3 food list of a lot of Bongs. My husband keeps telling me th...

Ilish is one of the most loved Bong food. As I mentioned in my previous post ( http://www.bongcook.com/2011/11/ilisher-hilsa-patla-jhol.html...

This is part three in my pujo spread post . Prompted by my social feed filling up with posts from friends eating a Bengali pujo buffet, I d...

I have been blogging for some time now. While my blogs have touched various nooks and crannies of Bengali and Indian cuisine but some...

My husband had invited few of his friends for a barbecue at our home. Seattle weather being as it is, turned a bit iffy with possibilities o...

I have had the good fortune to be always blessed with great neighbors. Our Seattle home is no exception. We meet a few times over the summ...

Gondhoraj Bhetki is one of the most popular dishes served in the famous Oh Calcutta! restaurant in Kolkata. If you landed on this page sear...

  This is a very old traditional Bangladeshi fish curry, I learnt it from my grandmom and unfortunately have no clue to the origin of the ...

My experiment using local fresh fish for traditional Indian recipes continues with this recipe. Commonly Dhania Maachie is made with fresh ...

Fish Amritsari is a signature Punjabi dish and made from the copious supply of fresh water fish from the great rivers of Punjab. It can be...

My previous post on Loita Macher Jhuri is one of my most popular posts. Over at my blog and Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/BongCook...

[Updated] Folks from Bangladesh ensure that nothing from a fish goes to waste. Not only they don’t waste anything, they have the knack of...

Traditionally we make Maacher Jhol with sweet water fishes. Since here in US we have limited access to rui, katla in their frozen forms, I k...

Tilottama rui as the name suggests is made with til or white sesame seeds. This recipe was published in a recipe book by Sananda magazine. T...

Many a times we do not have a traditional Indian dinner. Grilled sandwich is one of our common alternatives. I generally make it with lefto...

The latest result for my quest for finding local replacements for Indian food ingredients is rock-fish. I have been using rock-fish instead...

We love the Uwajimaya stores around Seattle. They have great collection of fresh fish. One of the things we frequently pick up, when we are...

Kechki fish generally floats on the top of rivers and make the water shimmer with it’s silver color. I have heard stories from my aunts abo...

This fish is known by different names and spellings. In West Bengal and Bangladesh it is Loytta or Loitta and in Mumbai it is known as Bombi...

When we went to the “International Food Bazar” in Bellevue I made a sudden discovery. It was a pack of Kochur-lati just on the shelve beside...