Menu du jour shorshe : 11 Recipes


  • Recipe Shorshe Eel - Flavors of Bengal
    Shorshe Eel - Flavors of Bengal
    The other day at our local cash & carry mall, I came across some freshly dressed eel. To be honest I had never tried out eel ever before and was really itching to take it home and prepare it. The real problem started once it got home. I[...]
  • Recipe Shorshé Ilish (Hilsa in Mustard Sauce)
    Shorshé Ilish (Hilsa in Mustard Sauce)
    Saraswati Puja or 'Boi Puja' (worship of books) was always an exciting day for me as a child. If I am to recollect Saraswati Puja during my childhood days, I have some distinct memories rushing back. We always had an elaborate celebration at[...]
  • Recipe Shorshe Maach (Fish With Mustard) Recipe
    Shorshe Maach (Fish With Mustard) Recipe
    This is an authentic bengali recipe which is simply delicious.The taste of this recipe is completely different from other bengali dishes because of the pungent flavor of mustard.This recipe is considered to be healthier than other non veg[...]
  • Recipe Cooking with Pree.... Oil Free Shorshe Bhaapa Chingri (prawns steamed in mustard)
    Cooking with Pree.... Oil Free Shorshe Bhaapa Chingri (prawns steamed in mustard)
        Programming Note: The recipe is right at the end of the post I went to the Khar fish market today. Thanks to my mother I have a new woman  now. So if Pushpa (9819611625) and her mother run out of fish then I have Poonam[...]
  • Recipe Doi Ilish or Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa/Shad in Mustard Sauce)
    Doi Ilish or Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa/Shad in Mustard Sauce) (1 vote)
    Ilish, is one of the favorite and a Bengali Delicacy. It is the most wanted fish for the Bengalis. Doi Ilish as I name it, for my husband this is Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa/Shad in Mustard Sauce) ... Well apart from whatever you call the recipe, it[...]
  • Recipe Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard)/ Bhapa Ilish
    Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in mustard)/ Bhapa Ilish
    Hilsa fish, commonly known as 'Ilish maachh' in Bengal is very much popular fish among Bengalees. Any preparation with Ilish becomes Bengal delicacy. Ilish is actually considered as national fish of Bangladesh and it is extremely popular in[...]
  • Recipe

    Shorshe Chingri is a typical Bengali delicacy. We also know it as bhapa chingri or steamed prawns. It is jumbo prawns in mustard paste. It is suppose to be hot and extremely tasty. For me you eat with steamed rice that?s it.[...]
  • Recipe Two Simple Macher Jhol Just Like Mommy Makes It!
    Two Simple Macher Jhol Just Like Mommy Makes It!
    A Jhol has many avatars in a Bong?s kitchen ? mangshor jhol , murgir jhol , macher jhol , dimer jhol ? If you haven?t got the drift yet, you can make a Jhol by pretty much adding any vegetable or fish and meat in a runny curry and[...]
  • Recipe Matar dal shorshe diyea
    Matar dal shorshe diyea
    4 c Water 1 c Green split peas 1 ea Bay leaf 1/4 ts Turmeric 1/2 ts Salt 1 1/2 tb Vegetable oil 1 tb Ginger, minced 1 ts Green chile, seeded & minced 2 ts Black mustard seeds, ground -- to a powder & mixed with -- 4 ts water &[...]
  • Recipe Shorshe Maach/Fish in Mustard-Chili Sauce
    Shorshe Maach/Fish in Mustard-Chili Sauce
    I guess I have to give in and admit that autumn has arrived. The temperature went down from the 90’s to the mid 50’s over the past weekend. Chilly mornings and evenings call in for some spicy curry, don’t you think? Here is another[...]