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Subscribe to my YouTube Channel now Guror Handesh are traditional sweet Bengali deep fried snacks, made from a batter of flour and date molasses (morsa gur) or sugar. There are many variations of this recipe and how you make yours will depend on what kind of taste and texture you prefer; many people use just […]
Bhat Biran, translated as Fried Rice in English, is a comfort food and staple in every Bangladeshi household. Growing up it was the one dish that could easily be thrown together for breakfast or teatime, because being Bengali meant there was always a never ending supply of cooked rice at home! My mum used to […]
The summer season brings with it an abundance of summer fruits and what better way to enjoy some of these delicious seasonal goodies than to bake a mouthwatering pavlova? Afelia’s Fruity Summer Pavlova is one of my most requested desserts and is a favourite for summer and indeed during Ramadan, because of how light and […]
Everyone loves dessert. In fact for some people it’s the best part of a meal. Whilst I’m not really a sweet toothed individual (give me cheese or a packet of crisps over a bar of chocolate any day), I do love a good dairy dessert, yes dairy because anything that involves creamy, buttery, dairy goodness […]
There are few things as pleasing as a homemade samosa, I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t like a samosa and it would be unheard of to dislike a homemade one at that! I love homemade samosas but find it difficult to make them regularly, let’s face it they do take a lot […]
This Baingon Ar Tematoo Biran (Fried Aubergine and Tomato) was a dish I cooked one evening, not really expecting much from it other than to use up some aubergines I had lying around the house. I’m one of those shoppers who sees fresh fruits and vegetables and buys without much thought about how I’m going to […]
Afelia’s Carrot Cake originally came about in 2015 after my son and my sister’s son had done well in their end of year exams and we required a small cake to celebrate. I didn’t fancy baking anything but didn’t want to disappoint the kids so quickly threw this cake together, not expecting much, but the recipe turned […]
A very simple salad which needs a handful of ingredients and tastes great! This Classic Tomato Salad is usually served alongside dishes such as Akhni Fulab and Classic Lamb & Potato Curry, it’s so easy to execute and doesn’t take long to prepare. A staple in Bengali households, mine included, it’s ideal for preparing when entertaining guests […]
I’m not entirely sure where stuffed peppers originate from, but from googling the question it appears it is traditionally a Spanish dish. Food that originates from the Mediterranean is always colourful, flavoursome and good for you (at least that’s the idea I conjure up when I think of Mediterranean food), and this Couscous & Feta […]
Mini Afelia, AKA my daughter, loves the recipes she learns at school. In fact, so do I! These Rock Buns were originally made in her Food Tech class (they never called it that in my day, we knew it as Home Economics, meh!) and we’ve had an overload of these buns lately. It so happens […]