Holi
Holi was originally a festival to celebrate good harvests and fertility of the land, but is now a symbolic commemoration of a legend from Hindu Mythology.
Poush Parbon
Capricorn Poush Sankranti or Sankranthi festival is a special day of Bengali culture.
Janmastami
Krishna Janmashtami is an annual commemoration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
Poila Boishakh
Poila Boishakh occurring on 14th April, is the first day of the Bengali calendar, celebrated in both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
Diwali
Deepavali, also known as the "festival of lights" is a five-day Hindu festival which starts on Dhanteras, celebrated on the thirteenth lunar day of Krishna paksha .
Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar
Eid-ul-Fitar is one of the two major festivals in the Islamic calendar. Ramadan is the ninth month of the lunar year.
Jamai Sasthi
Jamai Shasti is dedicated to the son-in-law and is observed mainly in West Bengal, India.
Ratha-Yatra
Ratha Jatra, also known as Car Festival is a huge Hindu festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri.
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan is an Indian festival, which is being celebrated between Brothers & Sisters.
Durga Puja
Durga Puja , also referred to as Durgotsava or Sharadotsav is an annual Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.
Vijaya Dashami
Vijayadashmi is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Ashwin according to the Hindu lunisolar calendar which corresponds to September or October of the Gregorian calendar.
Christmas & New Year
The Christmas season, also called the holiday season, the festive season, or simply the holidays, is an annually-recurring period recognized in Western culture and Western-influenced cultures.
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Janmastami
<b>Malpua or Malpoa</b> is one of the easy to make pithas(Bengali sweet dish).Usually <b>Malpoa or Malpua</b> is a North & East Indian delicacy, in UP, Bihar, Odisa West Bengal these <b>Malpoa or Malpua</b> is pretty famous as festival sweet. It is almost like making pan cakes only deep fried.
In Bengali culture, people says,Payesh is the best sweet item to celebrate any good news. Such as birthdays, anniversary, rice ceremony, marriages or even for the baby showers. And for the worship to the God, Payesh is the must Bhog item to be offered.
Durga Puja
Ghugni is a popular Bengali tiffin item. In this version, onion garlic is not used, instead coconut takes a magor part and gives a kick to the dish. This Ghugni goes best with luchi as part of Bengali brekafast.
Aminia is a branded chain of restaurants with twelve locations in West Bengal, India, which specializes in traditional Mughlai cuisine of Eastern India. The restaurant is most noted for its special Biryani and Aminia Special.It was opened in 1929, and is a growing chain of restaurants in W Bengal
Vijaya Dashami
**Chandrapuli** is an authentic Bengali sweet. This sweet is made with 'Chaana/Cottage Cheese, Khova/Mawa/Milk Solid, Scraped Coconut & sugar Or Jaggery'. This sweet is must for Durga Pujo(Bengalis' Biggest Festival).
"Kucho Nimki" Or "Namak Para" is a very popular Bengali snacks for tea. "Kucho Nimki" is a diamond shaped pastry seasoned with salt and kalonji.
Diwali
Gajar Ka Halwa is made by placing grated carrot in a pot containing a specific amount of water, milk and sugar and then cooking while stirring regularly.
This is the sweet version of our regular Singara or Samosa, stuffed with khoya mixture and deep fried and dunked into thick sugar syrup.
Ratha-Yatra
"Aloor Chop" Or Potato fritters is Bengal's most popular street snacks. This "Aloor Chop" serves with Puffed Rice Or "Muri" & Tea.
This sweet actually looks like drops Or Boond in Hindi. That is why it is called Boondi. Boondi is made with Bengali gram batter or Chikpea batter. Bengali occasional breakfast is incomplete without "Bonde & Luchi"/"Boondi & Puri".
Jamai Sasthi
<b>Aam Panna</b> is a great summer cooler from Bengal and with it's wonderful taste gives much needed coolness to your body.
Fried Rohu Fish Cooked In Sauce Made With Onion, Tomato & Poppyseed Paste. Any sweet water fish for making this dish. Like Rohu, Katla, Mrigel or even Tilapia. <b>Rui Posto</b> is equally famous Fish item of Ghoti bari. Serve with steamy hot rice, and it tastes lip smacking good.
Poila Boishakh
This recipe is a very popular Bengali "Koi Fish" recipe in a rich, thick, spicy only Mustard Oil based recipe, which should be served with Plain Steamed Rice as Lunch. This recipe does not come in a regular lunch menu, but for the guests, this is a very good item for lunch.
Dal is the most usual part of Indian Meal. Bengali meal is also not out of this. But Bengali "Dal" recipe is very much different from the rest of the Indian states' Dal recipe.
Poush Parbon
Jalbhora Taalsans sandesh is a famous variety of Bengali sandesh, where liquid jaggery is hidden inside the taalsans shaped sandesh.
So finally winter is here. A for a bong winter means 'Nolen Gur', 'pithe puli', gurer payesh', 'Gurer sondesh/rosogolla'. But in outside of West Bengal these treats are always out fo your reach. Though you can get Bengali Sweets in other states of India, but Gur or Date palm jaggery is may be your dream. In Hyderabad, Gangura, the famous bengali sweet shop of Kolkata brings you good Winter sweets, but it's very far from our house.
Poush Parbon
Jalbhora Taalsans sandesh is a famous variety of Bengali sandesh, where liquid jaggery is hidden inside the taalsans shaped sandesh.
So finally winter is here. A for a bong winter means 'Nolen Gur', 'pithe puli', gurer payesh', 'Gurer sondesh/rosogolla'. But in outside of West Bengal these treats are always out fo your reach. Though you can get Bengali Sweets in other states of India, but Gur or Date palm jaggery is may be your dream. In Hyderabad, Gangura, the famous bengali sweet shop of Kolkata brings you good Winter sweets, but it's very far from our house.
Raksha Bandhan
Today I was determined to share this awesome 'Dalpuri Torkari' recipe with you. This 'Alu torkari' is without onion & garlic and little spicy in taste.
Take a microwave safe square glass/aluminum pan, add ricotta cheese, condensed milk, crushed cardamom seeds and mix with a hand manual beater. Mix well and make sure there