Dim Posto – Bengali Style Egg Curry in Poppy Seeds Paste

Busy weeknights can make our best laid plans go haywire. It is often very tempting to get takeout and not worry about fixing dinner. For those days I rely on Eggs. The Egg Curry or an Egg Burji is usually received with no complaints on the dinner table. Both of those can be scooped with freshly made rotis or slices of whole wheat bread. If a dish gets done in under 30 minutes, I am usually game to make dinner at home instead of ordering takeout. Dim Posto –  Bengali Style Egg Curry in Poppy Seeds Paste  is one such …

Daab Chingri – Shrimp cooked in Tender Coconut

Let me amuse you with an easy to cook yet exotic dish. Daab chingri – Shrimp cooked in  tender coconut. It looks as exotic as it tastes. Mellow taste of fresh coconut water, creamy tender coconut and the  wood scented flavor of the coconut shell- It is a treasure house of exotic flavors.       A long while ago, I was travelling for a work assignment to Kolkata (West Bengal, India). My then boss, who is a quintessential Bengali and a great foodie told me and my team to try this dish at “kewpie’s” in Kolkatta. Now I was …