Anamika Banerjee

Yellow Moong Dal: Washed, Boiled until nicely cooked • To Taste Salt • tsps Sugar • Raw Mango: De-seeded & Sliced into 2 cm thick Wedges • Tempering Spices: Black Mustard Seeds • Whole Dry Red Chilli • Fresh Green Chillies • Turmerics • As Required: Water (Warm)- To adjust the Dal consistency • Mustard Oil

Ripe Mangoes: Roughly Chopped- Sweet preferably- Puréed • Tapioca/Sabudana: Toasted & Ground • Raw Tapioca: Ungrounded- To have it in the bites • gms. Fresh Milk: Full Cream, preferably • Salt: Recommended • Milk Powder • Sugar • Cardamom Powder • Nutmeg Powder • Fresh Mangoes: Finely Chopped- Garnish • Few: Fresh Mint Springs- Garnish

Tang Orange Juice or Any Orange Squash • Fresh Lemon Zests • Sugar Syrup • Fresh Lemon Juice • Chia Seeds: Bloomed (Soaked for at least 2 hrs) • As Required: A Few, Fresh Orange or Lemon Wedges: Optional • Roasted Cumins & Whole Dry Red Chilli Powder: Homemade • Black Salt • Ice Cubes or Crushed Ice • : Any Carbonated Drinks (Plain) or Chilled/Sparkling Water • Fresh Mint Leaves: Gently Muddled (Garnish)

Freshly Grated Coconut: Pasted • Posto or Poppyseeds/Khus-khus: Pasted • To Taste Salt • Sugar: Recommended • Turmerics • Red Chilli Powder • Fresh Green Chillies: Finely Chopped or Minced/Pounded • Paste or Finely Chopped • Onions: Finely Chopped or Thinly Sliced • Rice Flour • Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped (Optional) • Bhuna/Bhaja Masala (Bengali): Optional Completely •

For the Biulir Dal: Urad/Biulir Dal: Gently Toasted • Salt • Turmerics • Ginger Paste • Tempering Spices: Bay Leaves • Whole Dry Red Chillies • Annie/Fennel Seeds • Hing • Fresh Green Chillies • or As Required: Salt • Sugar: Recommended • Ginger & Fennel Seeds Paste •

Bhetki Fillets- Large Ones preferably • or To Taste Salt • Turmerics • Fresh Lemon Juice • For the Paturi Marinade: 1/2 Cup Onions Paste • Paste • Mustard Oil • Cup: Yellow-Black Mustard Seeds, Poppy & Melon Seeds Paste • Fresh Green Chillies • Plain Yoghurt • Fresh Coconut Paste: Optional • Freshly Cut Banana Leaves: Big-4 or Small-8 pieces •

ripe bananas or 1.5 Cups mashed bananas (Well Mashed) • Salt: If using Unsalted Butter • Plain Yoghurt • Caster Sugar • Melted Butter/EVOO • Fresh Lemon Juice • tsps tspsilla Essence • All-purpose flour/Maida • Baking Powder • Baking Soda • Instant Coffee Powder • Cinnamon Powder •

Potatoes: Boiled & Roughly Mashed • Sabudana: Soaked Overnight & Mashed with the Potatoes • as per taste Salt • Sugar • Hing/Asafoetida • Bhuna Masala Powder: Homemade • Fresh Lemon Juice • Red Chilli Powder • Turmerics: Optional • Cumin Seeds • Mustard Seeds • Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped •

Plain Yoghurt: Chilled & Well Whisked • Salt • Black Salt • Sugar Syrup or Caster Sugar • Coconut Milk: Chilled • Tender Coconut Water: Chilled • Fresh Coconut Pulps: Puréed & Chilled • Ice Cubes • Fresh Kaffir Lime or Fresh Lemon Juice • Fresh Kaffir Lime Leaves: Roughly Chopped • Fresh Lemon Zest • Roasted Cumins & Whole Dry Red Chilli Powder: Homemade •

Bhindi • To Taste Salt • Potatoes: Thinly Sliced or Cubed • Poppyseeds Paste with some salt, turmerics & fresh green chillies- Mixed with about 1/2 Cup Water (RT) • Sugar: Just to balance its salty tartness • Fresh Green Chillies • To Taste Tempering Spices: PanchPhoron (Special Bengali Five-Spices) • Whole Dry Red Chillies or Fresh Green Chillies: Slitted • Water: RT • Turmerics • Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped- Optional- (Bengalis don’t like it much in their typical sabjis & dishes other than those who are the NRBs- Non-Residents like me)

Sabudana (Big Pearls): Well Washed & Soaked Overnight • Sendha Salt: Optional • Plain/Sweet Yoghurt • Sugar: If using plain yoghurt • Honey • Assorted Fruits: Any that’s readily available • fresh sprig of Fresh Mint/Basil • Chia Seeds: Optional (To Sprinkle Raw from the Top) • Garnish: Your Way

Blue Curaçao Syrup • Chia Seeds: Soaked for about 1 hour • Salt • or As Required Sugar Syrup • Plain Carbonated Drink/Sparkling Water or Club Soda • Ice Cubes • Fresh Mint Leaves: Finely Chopped or Muddled • Fresh Lemon Wedges: Muddled • Fresh Lemon Roundels • Fresh Lemon Juice • Black Peppercorns: Freshly Cracked: Optional • Black Salt

tsps Chia or Basil (Sabja) Seeds: Soaked for about 1 hour • Salt • Sugar Syrup • Fresh Mint Leaves: Crushed/Pounded • Fresh Lemon Roundels • Fresh Lemon Wedges • Fresh Lemon Juice • Sparkling Water/Carbonated Drinks (Plain) or Chilled Water • Ice Cubes • Fresh Green Chillies: Slit • Black Salt • Black Peppercorns: Freshly Cracked

Boiled, Peeled & Cut Up potatoes into medium-small cubes • Salt: Sendha Namak • Sugar • Fresh Lemon Juice • Red Chilli Powder • Turmerics • Whole Dry Red Chillies • Cumin Seeds • Hing/Asafoetida • Roasted Cumins & Whole Dry Red Chilli Powder Powder • Black Pepper Powder • Fresh Green Chillies: Finely Chopped- Optional •

For the Masala Murmure: Murmure (Puffed Rice) • To Taste Salt • To Taste Black Salt • Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped • Chat Masala • Onions: Finely Chopped • Fresh Tomatoes: Finely Chopped • Fresh Green Peas: Parboiled (Optional) • Fresh Red & Green Chilies: Finely Chopped • Fresh Ginger: Finely Chopped • Roasted Cumins Powder • Mustard Oil or Mango-Mustard Oil (Bengali- Aam Tel) •

as required For the Yeast Activation: Instant Active Yeast • Sugar • Lukewarm Milk • For the Dough: All-purpose flour/Maida • Baking Powder • Salt • Egg White • Plain Yoghurt: RT • Lukewarm Milk: If at all it’s required • EVOO/Butter (Salted): Melted • For the Garlic Butter: Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped • Red Chilli Flakes •

Leftover Rice • To taste Salt • Eggs: Scrambled • Shredded Chicken: Optional • Assorted Veggies: (Anything, that's readily available) • Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder • Turmerics • Garam Masala Powder: Homemade • Bhuna Masala Powder: Homemade • Black Peppercorns: Freshly Cracked • Handful: Peanuts- Gently Toasted • Handful: Cashews- Gently Toasted •

Instant Active Yeast • Sugar • Lukewarm Milk • All-purpose flour/Maida • Salt • Bread Improver: Optional • Salted Butter: RT • Fresh Milk: Boiled and RT- Optional (If Required) • Egg White: Big Sized, preferably • Egg Yolk: Separated from its white- Required for the Egg Wash • Milk: To be mixed with the Egg Yolk for the Egg Wash • For the Toppings: White Sesame Seeds •

Leftover Boiled Hakka Noodles (Al Denté)- RT • To Taste Salt • Assorted Veggies: Whichever’s commonly & readily available to you- I’ve used my leftover ones in the RT • Tomato Ketchup • Light Soy Sauce • Onions: Finely Chopped/Sliced • 3G: Finely Chopped • Eggs Scrambled: Optional- (I’ve not used any non-veg versions tdy) • Chicken: Cooked/Boiled/Leftovers: Finely Shredded- Optional for the Vegetarians • Oyster Sauce: Optional • sachets: Maggie Veg. Masala Powder (Optional) • as required Cooking Oil: To Cook the Chowmein •

Leftover Rice • Salt • Rava/Semolina/Sooji • Water (RT) • Satchet of ENO or Fruit Salt • Assorted Veggies: Any that’s readily available to you • Mozzarella Cheese: Shredded • Red Chilli Powder • Red Chilli Flakes • Mixed Herbs: Optional • Fresh Coriander Leaves: Finely Chopped • Cooking Oil: To Fry the Uttapams