Nimona/Green Peas Curry

Nimona is one of the delicious recipes to make in a jiffy with a very basic pantry ingredients. It’s a staple winter dish of UP, India, made of green peas.

Green peas are available all year round in USA. So whenever craving for Nimona kicks in, Nimona is prepared to savor with plain rice , roti, paratha or grilled chicken. Here is my take on. 

Mung bean with Jack fruit Seeds

This Mung bean and jack fruit seeds stew spiced with fresh ginger paste and other basic spices is a very delicious vegan and vegetarian friendly dish can be enjoyed with plain rice and simple shallow fried eggplant, fried potato or any veggie fritters. 

Mustardy Pomfret/Shorshe Pomfret

This is another outstanding pomfret recipe with freshly ground mustard and cumin. As I explained in other pomfret recipe that it is cooked in a thick gravy rather than light thin gravy. It's less amount soft bony body with buttery flesh is easy to eat without fear. Any  bone in fish curry is always full flavored .

Bangladeshi Chicken Korma

Bangladeshi Chicken Korma is whitish to soft cream color and cooked without tomatoes, red chili powder and turmeric. It's rich, creamy mildly spiced and full flavored. It needs a bit of preparation like marinating chicken for at least half an hour and slow cooking to make sure spices don’t turn brown too much. Cashew, almond and cream are an essential ingredients for any korma. I use for this particular korma skinless peanuts and whole milk. For the best tasting korma bone in chicken a great choice. It stays juicy and tender. All ingredients are pretty much basic pantry ingredients resulting in a delicious dish. This is best served with paratha or basmati rice. This dish is inspired by my lovely Bangladeshi friend. 

Spicy Tomatoey Pomfret Curry

It's been a long time I haven't post. Ten years ago I posted for the first time. Then I continued for several years with various recipes from different cuisines that I made for my family and friends. My love for cooking doesn't need introduction anymore. I have met wonderful people through my cooking and blogging journey.  I took a break for almost a year and half. Now I am back again with a delicious recipe of silver pomfret, braised in a spicy onion, ginger, garlic and tomato gravy. This is a superb fish curry served over plain rice. It looks very fiery but it's doesn't have to be that spicy. Spice level is adjusted according to the heat tolerance. That fiery color comes from tomato, paprika and turmeric. 

Ram Ladoo

Ram Ladoo, a savory little yellow mung beans fritters with green chutney made of cilantro and tamarind chutney topped with shredded radishes is a very popular street food in Delhi, India. I am not sure how this name came from and the confusing part is "ladoo" refers sweet confection in Indian cuisine. It's kind of unsuitable name. But, who cares! It's that tasty and vegan too. This recipe serves three.

Chha Chicken Curry

Chha Gosht is a signature dish of Himachal Pradesh, India. This hearty dish is usually made with mutton. However I make with chicken which is marinated in yogurt and cooked in aromatic spices with roasted gram flour. So it tastes as delicious as mutton in this rich, flavorful, spicy, tangy gravy.