Today, I wished to share with you the authentic Bengali recipe of ALOOPOTOLER DALNA. As thought, I will compile as much Bengali authentic dishes here as possible
This is my version of making BengaliAloo Parwal Rasa with a slight North Indian twist. AlooPotol Dalna-Potato and pointed gourd curry cooked with Indian spices
I had served these kachoris with the Dum Aloo With Coconut Milk, and we simply loved it, do try this out for a weekend breakfast or brunch and I am sure you'll like it
And Monsoon is the season when rivers in Bengal are full of ilish, hence this marriage of liquid yor runny massor dal khichuri with ilish mach bhaja, sometimes with dim bhaja or Indian omlette, assorted vegetable fritters like begun bhaja (fried eggplants), aloo bhaja (thinly sliced crispy fried potatoes), potol bhaja (fried pointed gourds) and so on
If one Anindya Chaterjee goes ahead with my dearest contemporary Bengali author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay's "Monojder Adbhoot Bari" for his next venture, we have to go ahead with a "kheer kodom or chal potol" too
AlooPotol Dalna- A Bengali style Potato and pointed gourd curry cooked with basic Indian spices. This is my version of making BengaliAloo Parwal Rasa with a slight North Indian twist
i love bengali cuisine and often cook recipes which i learned from a bengali neighbour- Aloopotol curry , Beetroot Chops, Bengalialoo and cabbage curry, Aloo Chorchori , Kancha Aamer chutney, are made and enjoyed regularly in my house
heirloom, family / Bengali recipes. The same curry is done with potol [pointed gourd], kancha kola [raw banana] which were done in summer while with cauliflower again in winter
And as I have discussed earlier in my previous posts on Bengali vegetarian dishes (aloo posto), we attributed solely this to the community of Bengali widows of yesteryears
