Shubho
Nababarsho! - Welcome
to the New Bengali Year. Baishakh is the first month of
Bengali calendar. According to the Bengali calendar, the year starts
from ‘Baisakhi’ that is the 13th or the 14th
of April of the Gregorian calendar. Baishakh is one of most
auspicious month for the Bengalis. Bengali businessmen - small and
big - take up the occasion to open their new shops, outlets as
well as
accounts. It ushers the beginning of agricultural production of
Bengal. The first day of Baishakh remains a holiday in
Bengal. The day is called ‘Poila Baisakh’. Generally new
clothes are purchased and worn by the family members. With powdered
rice, housewives make beautiful designs called Alpana on the
floor of their houses. People wear new dresses and go about socializing.
The day is considered to be auspicious. Many cultural events are
organized, sweets are distributed and greetings exchanged. The day
is celebrated with much pomp and funfair.
This month at Angithi we have added lots
of new recipes and a brand new Desi
Chinese Section. All the recipes in these section will be
related to Chinese food recipes which we get in India. If you have
one of your own Chinese recipes do not forget to contribute.
8 Exotic
Indian Spices used in
Cooking almost any Indian Food
You
get 8 packets of Indian Spices neatly packed in re-closable storage
bags with name tags on each of them for easy identification. These 8
spices are the most important ingredients in cooking any Indian
Food.
Also along with these recipe I have
suggested 8 Indian Recipe which can be made using these ingredients.
There are many other recipes which use these ingredients.
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Cooking
Noodles > Boil in plenty of water and immediately hold
noodles in a strainer under tap water. Toss in a tea spoon of
oil.
