IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER

THE WRITER OF THIS BLOG PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON 13 JULY 2019. THE BLOG SHALL REMAIN IN HIS MEMORY AND A TESTIMONY TO HIS LOVE FOR COOKING. ENJOY THE RECIPES AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF HIS LAST JOURNEY. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

Welcome to Recipe Central 2019

Welcome

This is a collection of my own recipes. Some of them are learnt from others and some of them have been created by experimenting with various ingredients along my cooking journey.

Hope you enjoy the collection.

Ashis C

Ingredients List

Indian Cooking Ingredients 

in Hindi and Bengali with English Terms

INDIAN NAME	ENGLISH EQUIVALENT
Ajwain	Carom seeds
Amchur	Dry Mango Powder
Big Elaichi	Black Cardamom
Black Jeera (Kalo Jeera)	Nigella seeds
Black Mung	Mung
Chana Dal	Chana Daal (may be substitute w/Yellow split peas but taste varies)
Dalchini	Cinnamon
Dhania patta	Corriander leaves
Dhania seeds/powder	Corriander seeds/powder
Elaichi	Green Cardamom
Ghee	Clarified Butter
Green Mung	Green Mung
Haldi	Turmeric
Hing	Asafoetida
Jeera Powder	Cumin Powder
Kari patta	Curry leaves
Lal Mirchi (Shukno Lonka)	Dry Red Chillies
Laung (Lobongo)	Cloves
Methi	Fenugreek
Paneer	Paneer / Panir (not cottage cheese)
Posto	White Poppy seeds (Black not used in Indian cooking)
Pudina	Mint
Rajma	Red Kidney beans
Saunf (Mouri)	Fennel
Saunth	Dry ginger Powder
Sorshe	Black Mustard seeds (Yellow mustard not used in Indian cooking)
Tej Patta	Bay leaf
Til	Sesame seeds
Urad Dal (Biuli Daal/Maashkolai Daal)	Urad Daal (same name used in English)