Cumin and Nigella scented shrimp with cauliflower – A Bengali cuisine inspired dish.
Chilka Fishermen’s Prawn Curry
It’s officially the Football Season. Yes, there is Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Footfall season. Fall in colorado is much hyped and short lived. Winter I don’t really look forward to. You didn’t think I was the “weekends in the snow capped mountains skiing types”, now did you? No, I am far from it. I don’t hate it, but let’s just say waking up to the possibility of shoveling snow away from the driveway is not on my bucket list. Never was. I do like Spring and Summer. But I like the Football season more. It is the season when …
Hot Pepper Shrimp
A while ago, actually make that a long while ago, I posted about the group that I and two of my friends started. We get together once a month with other members and cook/ learn/teach . There is only one rule. – Cook with fresh ingredients. Our last months theme was Caribbean food. Our host sent us links to recipes and a general guideline. My friend, Debbie chose to make the Jamaican hot pepper shrimp. It was gone – in moments. These were so fun to eat, that we all gathered around a table and kept munching on them. Did …
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 …