Kucho Mishti Nimki/Fried Sweet Cracker

Every year around this time on Autumn, Ma Durga visits her parents house on earth with her four children Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesh and Kartik. Bengali people welcome Ma Durga by celebrating as Durga Puja festival for 5 days with loads of scrumptious sweet and savory food.

Narkeler Tokti/Coconut Fugde

Wish you all A Happy Pooja from our family to yours. Bengali's biggest festival Durga pooja is just a few days away that usually falls on Autumn during the month of either late September or early to mid October. Goddess Durga symbolizes divine forces(positive energy) against the negative forces of evil. 

Lauer Ghonto Bori O Mungdal Diye/Bottle Gourd Curry with Mung Beans and Sun Dried Lentil Dumpling

Bottle gourd or opo squash is a very popular vegetable in Indian cuisine and prepared in different ways in different region, from light curry to very rich gravy based curry. Ghonto is one of the simple curries Bengali serves as everyday meal in lunch or dinner with steamed rice. Ghonto literary means thoroughly mixed together or sticking together but doesn't become too mushy. In Bengali's kitchen bottle gourd is used for simple curry or ghonto and sometimes it is prepared with fish head and shrimp.