tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post6503438275984915690..comments2024-03-12T15:46:32.243+05:30Comments on COOKING AND RECIPES: KUMRO CHHAKKA FUSED ( PUMPKIN CURRY BENGALI)Ushnish Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-48293621529123480292015-10-08T11:05:07.676+05:302015-10-08T11:05:07.676+05:30Hello Ushnish,
I am reading this recipe today(6 y...Hello Ushnish,<br /><br />I am reading this recipe today(6 years after your post) and I am gonna prepare this for my husband as dinner, who is very foodie :)<br /><br />This is such a kind of recipe which will never be obsolete.<br /><br />I stay with my husband in Delhi, away from home, so each time instead of calling mom to ask the authentic bengali recipe I would like to follow your post. <br /><br />Could you please tell me what will be the best accompaniment with is recipe? What shall I serve with this?<br />Thank you so much.<br /><br />Regards<br />Sangeeta.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452701261836653134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-9303986872576743072013-12-29T19:37:43.952+05:302013-12-29T19:37:43.952+05:30I love pumpkin and this curry looks awesome. Visit...I love pumpkin and this curry looks awesome. Visiting your blog after some time and realised what I was missing.Love the anecdotes that go with the posts. Do drop by simply.food some time time permitting.Citrus Spice and Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922089671735753529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-48438453975772437532011-06-15T09:33:02.489+05:302011-06-15T09:33:02.489+05:30Wow, this authentic Bengali dish is my all-time fa...Wow, this authentic Bengali dish is my all-time favourite, Looks like you love travelling!! Loved your recipe collection! U know, there is no Bangladeshi market in Hong Kong. I wanted some "kola pata" for one of my recipes, but now I dropped the idea.Purabi Nahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108795014287605611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-60017840479742483182010-03-16T00:51:56.668+05:302010-03-16T00:51:56.668+05:30Hello,nice post thanks for sharing?. I just joined...Hello,nice post thanks for sharing?. I just joined and I am going to catch up by reading for a while. I hope I can join in soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-40977409817372295842009-12-22T00:49:37.753+05:302009-12-22T00:49:37.753+05:30hey nice 2 hear tht my prof pic resembles lik ur e...hey nice 2 hear tht my prof pic resembles lik ur elder daughter pic...poor cockoroaches, they were thrown out of their houze:-)Siddhi Shirsathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193137043312260959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-85993936202087310612009-12-20T18:50:42.980+05:302009-12-20T18:50:42.980+05:30Dear Kanchan
You are right. Reading a food Blog sh...Dear Kanchan<br />You are right. Reading a food Blog should be different from reading a cook book.<br />I always write thinking I am talking to some one ( Including Prawns:-). I find reading your blog very interesting and I look forward to it.<br />Have a nice week aheadUshnish Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-60570329319623410532009-12-18T17:16:32.688+05:302009-12-18T17:16:32.688+05:30I personally prefer blogs with some intro to the r...I personally prefer blogs with some intro to the recipe and hence If I do not have preamble I do not post the recipe ! <br /><br />this is what I feel but it all depends person to person, but if someone do not care about the intro can always skip it !Kanchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17696488438005639414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-16684613365949569372009-12-18T06:39:12.108+05:302009-12-18T06:39:12.108+05:30Dear Dolly
I will be eagerly waiting to see the gi...Dear Dolly<br />I will be eagerly waiting to see the gingerbread House. Dont worry, if the little one eats away some decoration, give a big laugh and make again. Because it is baby's privilege to eat them, and it is Mom's privilege to remake them :-)<br /><br />Coconut use is quite region specific.I think it is highest in Kerala cuisines and then other south Indian states. It is never used in any Kashmiri dishes and quite insignificant in all northern and eastern states. I think it is related to coconut production in a particular region. Coconut is widely used in Hindu rituals. <br />In Bengal also, Coconut is used in very few dishes.<br />In fact coconut is not used in this dish traditionally and I have used it as a variation. So please don't put it. Tomato is not used here. Again if you want you can use. It will be quite tasty. There is another variation of this, where a sour note is added through tomato or tamarind and sweet note is enhanced with more sugar ( typical sweet and sour note). In this case, garam Masala seasoning is not at all recommended.<br />Give a try, it is not a great dish anyway, so if you dont make it , you really dont miss anything, Ha ha <br />Have good day and a nice weekend aheadUshnish Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-85069844093315854552009-12-18T06:00:53.490+05:302009-12-18T06:00:53.490+05:30Ok I'm back again. I was feeling so guilty of ...Ok I'm back again. I was feeling so guilty of not being able to really write what I wanted to. Thanks for understanding. My 2 yr old is a demanding little buddy. 6 yr old is easy to manage. He's my baking buddy and seems to be interested in cooking. ok now onto your Pumpkin recipe. This preparation with coconut is very new to me. Also I see that you did not use any tomatoes. Will give this recipe a try although I'm not big on coconut except in chutney, desserts and also fish curry. Apart from that do not use much coconut. I see lot of good recipes with coconut..I guess I can start acquiring the taste gradually. <br /><br />Also continue with your introductions. Its fun to read. BTW just completed my biggest project ever. My very first Gingerbread House right from scratch. Will hopefully post it tonight. Still have to get some good pictures b4 my little one starts eating away all the decorated candy from the Gingerbread HOuse.Dolly Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988392619105626190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-38558242203211919742009-12-18T02:41:04.320+05:302009-12-18T02:41:04.320+05:30Love that pumpkin, I make similar kind learned fro...Love that pumpkin, I make similar kind learned from my MIL except few changes....btw thanks for stopping by & leaving your comments at my blog....Spicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780083912877289009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-20334836393222266372009-12-18T00:31:13.843+05:302009-12-18T00:31:13.843+05:30Dear Prasu
Thank you so much, I feel good, special...Dear Prasu<br />Thank you so much, I feel good, specially when it is coming from you, my oldest blog follower :-)<br />I am so thrilled to hear about your daughter. I must write some separate stories for her. So she is into the kitchen!! Please keep encouraging her, because cooking is the most relaxing hobby even during high pressure school days. I am sure one day the little angel will bit her great Mom in cooking. ( and what can be a happier moment for you than this.<br />Happy cooking and Ullash!!Ushnish Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-68015405740134228172009-12-18T00:23:26.041+05:302009-12-18T00:23:26.041+05:30Dear Akal
Thank you so much.
Ya I have read in yo...Dear Akal<br />Thank you so much.<br /> Ya I have read in your blog how much your dear Hubby and son love Japanese food. In Korea we used to take live octopus (tiny ones) they try to hook their arms on the tongue, quite tickling.<br />Koreans eat fresh raw fish, cut into thin slices. Your son will be thrilled to know, that in a Korean restaurant you select a fish from the Aquarium, they will make it for you !!! <br />I like that salmon affair :-)<br />Try this dish some times, it is not a great dish but quite traditional.<br />Hvae nice Pre-weekend :-)Ushnish Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-54510424265904743222009-12-18T00:13:52.357+05:302009-12-18T00:13:52.357+05:30Dear Gouri
Thank you so much! As mentioned in my b...Dear Gouri<br />Thank you so much! As mentioned in my blog, coconut is not a part of dish traditionally. So you can drop it, no problem.<br />Best wishesUshnish Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-55633555383697211022009-12-18T00:12:09.947+05:302009-12-18T00:12:09.947+05:30Dear Dolly.
I feel good that you could still take ...Dear Dolly.<br />I feel good that you could still take out time to put few lines here. I know how demanding is the task of bringing of children. Please always take your time and when you are free and relaxed, then only put few lines here.<br />CheersUshnish Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-36755067779636199942009-12-18T00:08:24.949+05:302009-12-18T00:08:24.949+05:30Dear Viki
Thank you for your encouraging note. I a...Dear Viki<br />Thank you for your encouraging note. I agree with you. I always love to read cooking blogs with some stories, some humor,some scientific inputs, otherwise it will be like reading recipe books.<br />So whats cooking in weekend :-)<br />Best wishesUshnish Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-43676183289228417722009-12-17T21:14:12.498+05:302009-12-17T21:14:12.498+05:30Hi Ushnish......I'm little late to the pumpkin...Hi Ushnish......I'm little late to the pumpkin post here......totally surprise to see what u have written.... I myself enjoy the introduction part of of ur post.....honestly waiting to read ur write ups.....My 8yr.old(who is an apple to our eyes) who's a great chef for her age(who makes chai for pappa and do her sandwith herself) read ur shrimp post, BECAME A BIG FAN OF UR BLOG and from then, she asks me weather have u come up with new post... ....don't hesitate, continue to write ur lovely writings...we all r here not only to share recipes but also Hi and Hellos........DID YOU GET IT....hey btw nice pumpkin curry...I never cooked or ate pumpkin till date....prasuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545850517285211156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-5804540506187844282009-12-17T20:26:42.064+05:302009-12-17T20:26:42.064+05:30Dear Ushnish,
thank you, thank you, for the kind ...Dear Ushnish,<br /><br />thank you, thank you, for the kind appreciations about fish handling etc... it's such a pleasure to be recognized and appreciated from a chef like you.... <br /><br />you enjoy fresh octopus too? my husband and my son are one of those kinds too, they like all sushi and sashimi verieties... they enjoy Japanese food like I enjoy briyani or whatever... whenever I buy salmon or any other fresh fish, they save some fresh for them.... it facilitates my life too, no frying, no cooking & no mixing... :)<br /><br />Please don't change anything at all in your introduction; As I've always said, I enjoy reading your anecdotes and the way you transit to the recipe and even the tips in between like you clarify here about the fist size :):) you know what, everybody can blog, but not all are good writers! you do it so well, so happy cooking but please continue with your anecdotes too!!!<br /><br />Let me come back to your pumkin now; I'm discovering another new recipe , totally new method here; it sounds so traditional and authentically Bengali. I love the addition of sugar in this curry, I'll prefer to add the onions too, I'm sure it must have tasted divine!! bookmarking to try some time :) have a nice week-end!!!gtyukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199111855245948402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-22201016481682988572009-12-17T14:08:44.679+05:302009-12-17T14:08:44.679+05:30@Dear Sangeetha ( at Muraligeetham)
Thank you
@D...@Dear Sangeetha ( at Muraligeetham)<br />Thank you <br /><br />@Dear Sreelekha<br />I am going to make Erisseri, I have got the recipe now, in the mean time you cook this bong dish :-)<br /> <br />@ dear MEF<br />Thank you so much<br /><br />@ dear Siddhi<br />Actually there are many ways of cooking this one in Bong style. This is the most common one <br />Happy cookingUshnish Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727310069092219284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-17181924228081635742009-12-17T13:02:48.978+05:302009-12-17T13:02:48.978+05:30Ushnish, this recipe is no doubt a tasty one. As a...Ushnish, this recipe is no doubt a tasty one. As a child I loved the kalo chola and would pick them up to put it into my mouth. My Ma made a very tasty dish of this combo and I'm way behind her.<br />Reading this recipe I'm now in a mood to cook it some day, but will do it without coconut (I don't like narkel kora in curries).<br />And thanks of course for sharing this recipe (a sort of a reminder to cook it) and your nice style of writing.<br /><br />...and keep smiling...Gouri Guhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378953993199370629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-60112518752172507172009-12-17T09:53:38.294+05:302009-12-17T09:53:38.294+05:30Love Ur Pumpkin recipe. Also love reading your int...Love Ur Pumpkin recipe. Also love reading your intro's. Keep writing them. I really have to go now My 2 yr old will not let me write any more.Dolly Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988392619105626190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-52713392708437886222009-12-17T01:59:06.844+05:302009-12-17T01:59:06.844+05:30Hi Ushnish,
Pumkin dish seems a very new recipe to...Hi Ushnish,<br />Pumkin dish seems a very new recipe to me. I just make a poriyal (fry) with that. But I am sure yours would have tasted great with poori.<br />Regarding the anecdote part....I love to write and read interesting preambles. You know what...you have a great skill to write more than interesting....they are so witty and makes a nice start. I think , we need not restrict ourselves with cooking alone. I do write the stories behind and eager to read likewise. So pls carry on your nice articles. Btw, The wild flower of Himalayas looks so pleasant and cute. I always wonder how God painted them with these great colors...Vikis Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500893693043555389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-62305852750897131212009-12-16T23:34:29.465+05:302009-12-16T23:34:29.465+05:30Hey Ushnish...you do not change ur writing style o...Hey Ushnish...you do not change ur writing style of posts...its nice to read the intro and sme little incident in it...i like to read it.<br /><br />This pumpkin dish luks yummy, its new to me.We make a bit diff style subzi.I liked this version, i vl try it.Siddhi Shirsathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193137043312260959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-9443960256216284662009-12-16T16:47:28.722+05:302009-12-16T16:47:28.722+05:30What's a recipe without a good story behind it...What's a recipe without a good story behind it? <br />And for those who wish to skip the preamble, there is always the "scroll" option. <br />As is evident from the many bloggers who have commented before me, we love the way you write. :)My Experiments with Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05219497075408906165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-69236751506819695052009-12-16T14:07:09.240+05:302009-12-16T14:07:09.240+05:30Another great Bangali dish :)Seems like our Erisse...Another great Bangali dish :)Seems like our Erisseri(Kerla version of pumpkin curry).Looks colorful and yummy.Perfect with white rice.Thanks for the Lovely flower.<br />Happy cooking!Sreelekha Sumeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979613053490102044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6252359041935941825.post-1743128997200844502009-12-16T13:00:46.735+05:302009-12-16T13:00:46.735+05:30Hello ushnish..keep wrting introduction as it make...Hello ushnish..keep wrting introduction as it makes your page lively ...interesting to read as well...Muraligeethamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535568034891108815noreply@blogger.com