CENTRE FOR ANGLO-INDIANS IN NEED, CALCUTTA: I AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, ARE YOU ?

CENTRE FOR ANGLO-INDIANS IN NEED, CALCUTTA: I AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER, ARE YOU ?: "It is a known fact that people are living longer all over the world, so we need to remember our Anglo Indian elders In Calcutta who are in n..."

Cream centre Calcutta

Cream centre has finally opened in calcutta , alas something great happened in calcutta.
the ambience is great and the location is fantastic .the ambience is great ......i think it will be the best veg restaurent in city
my pick : ragra pattis , veg shashlik 



cream centre is also there in many cities ...visit their website .

http://creamcentre.com/

the onion rings

the starter

people enjoying the food

the nachos were different to the ones availabein the city

onion rings were good

ragra pattis was really good

pink colada was good

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the veg shashlik was good

the chola bathura see the size of bathura ...it was big but oily

the dessert was good

people enjoying food

Just Bake Shop Minto Park.

                                                            


Recently on a sunday afternoon i was trudging down Minto Park , saw the just bake shop though it has opened a year back , i never entered it ......from the outside the shop looked  clean .......went inside with my daughter the price tag was reasonable ......tasted a a chochlate pastry  the first item was okay , then tasted the

second one which was hard .....cheap does not mean you compromise on quality , overall i can say that the staff was good .. but if the bakery has to stand a chance before kookie jar or cakes has to increase variety and QUALITY.

dhakai paratha differently in calcutta

This a different kind of dhakai paratha that is made by few shops in maniktala market , ganguram and some shop in chetla .....this  is a losing art and people are not so aware of it .......
dhakai paratha is served with cholar dal .......

This is a losing art of bengal in tele bhaja foods  ,,,, if anbody knows more about and its recipe is welcome to add ......

till then  happy eating ......

khirmohan a murshidabad speciality sweet of bengal

Well people do not know much about this traditional khirmon sweet from jiagunge of murshidabad of bengal .. its a kind of rosogolla but hard in nature withe the smell of elaichi in it , if you try the recipe is hard to find
i love it so much that i get to arrange it from people who come from that area .

in calcutta   a  different type of is made by nepa sweets at sarat bose road but nothbing matches what we get from jiagunge 

Flurys the only original tea room in India

 I think flurys requires no introduction in india or abroad we have been going to flurys from the day we have gained sense , i have been to flurys at park street in the old times and also in the new avatar ...now the new one is much better then the old one .....i like the best item in flurys is the
beans on toast

it is simple out of the world .......i dont find any comparision of it ......

secondly i like the bread  and pastry products of flurys 

the bakery section is good but sorely miss the pineapple tart , kismiss buns variety which they have stopped making 

new addition dark chochlates are good but require some refinement ..

well flurys cannot end with a cup of darjeeling tea .....i find the new place has better service peole who are more courteous ....

the new  flurys   

the charm of old flurys  still remains in us  which  was some what like this 

I hope that this will help people rememeber the old flurys  which shifted to T# bang opposite park street flurys.

 i thank Sangeet Kothari and mabaker whose photo i have used.

flurys have gone online  ......

http://www.flurysindia.com

you can reach flurys  using google  maps  

click on the link below

flurys google maps

Happy eating in flurys .........

mathri : a traditional indian namkeen

hi ,
i am writing after a long time today  i am talking about mathri a traditional indian tea time snack made from wheat and maida ......

Mathri Recipe - Indian Snack made with Maida(all purpose flour) and ajwain seeds. It can be enjoyed with any chutney or lime pickle and can also be stored in airtight containers for months. Make it yourself this lovely snack.


Recipe Ingredients
* All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 2 cups

* Semolina (suji) - 1/3 cup

* Cooking Oil - For frying

* Ajwain Seeds - 1 tsp

* Salt to taste

* Water - As required



Preparation
First sieve all purpose flour. Add suji, salt and ajwain. Mix well.
Now we will make a dough by first adding cooking oil (1/4 cup) in flour and also adding little water. Mix well and make dough. Add flour or water to bring the dough to a right consistency. Ensure that it is neither hard nor very soft. Make small dough balls and keep aside.
Roll it to make small chapatis (3 inch diameter). Pierce these small chapatis with a fork or knife. Make such small chapatis with all the dough balls.
Take a kadai(wok) and heat oil in it. Once it is hot, slowly put small chapatis in the kadai. At one time let there be 5 to 6 mathris in the kadai. Keep turning them in the oil so that both sides are cooked properly. Take out from kadai once they turn brown. Put on a tissue paper so that excess oil is absorbed.

you can see how its made see manjulas video link below 

happy eating mathri