Bhuna Khichudi : Rainy days are emotionally interconnected with this kind of Bengali food in Kolkata. It does not require any heavy prior arrangements to cook this, just a quick decision to cook with whatever is available at home is the outcome of this traditional recipe. Bengalis can forget the gloominess of continuous heavy downpouring if they're served with this kind of rich and traditional , yet the simplest form of bengali vegetarian lunch. A perfect Bengali lunch on a rainy day with Bhuna Khichudi and 5 kinds of vegetable fries along with with mixed fruit chutney tastes almost like "Pujor Barir Bhog". In my home, we strictly follow this same recipe on Ashtami, during the auspicious festival of Durga Puja. Probably will repeat the same on Ashtami as well. 1. Bhuna Khichudi made of lentils (MoongDal and Masoor daal) along with gobindobhog chaal and veggies like diced potatoes, pointed gourd, pumpkin, shredded coconut, chillies, finely chopped onions, garlic and ginger paste. Cooked in ghee and mustard oil with cumin seeds, dry red chili & bay leaves. Added turmeric, cumin and Red chilli powder. When the Khichudi is almost done, added fried dry fruits, sprinkled ghee, garam masala powder and roasted cumin seeds powder. 2. 5 kinds of vegetable fries includes: a) Fried potatoes (sliced in circles) b) Fried pumpkins (sliced in squares) c) Fried pointed gourd (cut & curved into a shape of a Lotus flower) d) Fried eggplants (cut longitudinally) e) Fried ladies fingers (chopped into small pieces) 3. Mixed fruit chutney made of finely chopped tomatoes, apples, dates, mango flakes, raisins and cashew nuts. Cooked in mustard oil with panch phoron, dry red chili, lemon juice of half gondhoraaj lebu, sugar and pinch of dry mango powder. . #bengalifood #bengalicuisine #cooking #bengalicooking #homecooking #foodie #instacooking #instafood #homechefs #homecook #shoutout #foodceleb #food #foodfood #foodphotography #foodporn #foodgasm #foodblogger #vegetarian #kolkatafoodbloggers #kolkatafoodie #vegan #calcuttacacophony #thekolkatabuzz #thecalcuttatalkies #kolkatasutrafood #thekolkatavibes https://www.instagram.com/p/B21XH-wFDbH/?igshid=11kfb2h43phn5