tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post6801643669772657532..comments2024-03-16T06:57:34.250-04:00Comments on Bong Mom's CookBook: Kanchakala'r Khosa BataBong Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-46543763615750941452012-04-06T18:10:35.717-04:002012-04-06T18:10:35.717-04:00Amar ma ata banato. Ami India te thakte kichu bar ...Amar ma ata banato. Ami India te thakte kichu bar baniechi. Kintu USA te smooth paste ta hoi na. Fiber gulo thekei jai.Kono tips thakle bolo.Somtapa Brahmacharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944989258573247646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-2629511781348608512008-08-13T17:49:00.000-04:002008-08-13T17:49:00.000-04:00Hi,Just saw your blog.Thanks a lot for the recipe....Hi,<BR/>Just saw your blog.Thanks a lot for the recipe.It's a special favorite of mine.Now can you please help me with something else?DO you (or your mom-in-law) knows how to make lau pata bata?I love that dish but the "didi" used to cook that dish in our place have left and my mom does not rem the recipe.<BR/>Thankschupkothahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385889360479743634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-52614294208890068732008-01-21T09:18:00.000-05:002008-01-21T09:18:00.000-05:00Postscripts: Green banana if left undisturbed will...Postscripts: Green banana if left undisturbed will one day become ripe banana under right circumstances, while plantain on the other hand will never achieve such status. However in Bengal mostly one variety banana is used for preparing such delicacies which are always eaten green and never allowed them to ripen, at least not by design.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839917850721006898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-29579179618283465712008-01-21T09:00:00.000-05:002008-01-21T09:00:00.000-05:00I am a recent discoverer of this blog and have bee...I am a recent discoverer of this blog and have been hungrily reading all the recipes posted here. I am taking time reading the old posts and I must say I am thoroughly enjoying reading all of them. Now being a pure bangal myself I have eaten my share of Banana Pate (I loved just the name - Sandeepa you are a marketing guru in the making if you are not one already) My mom used prepare green banana (not plantain), boiled in water to take the pulp out to make curry, a kofta type dish made with green banana balls cooked heavily laden with spices. The Kosha or the peel will then be grated and a pate will be made as Sandeepa said or even eaten in boiled form (kanch kolar khosha seddho) with rice with a dash of mustard oil and green chilies. I remember eating khosa or skin of parbal (potol), paste of cauliflower greens (fulkopir pata) and cilantro (dhoney pata) cooked in the same way. On a Sunday during winter, with perfectly cooked rice these things were truly heavenly. Happier times!!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839917850721006898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-69253296858859633342007-10-08T08:11:00.000-04:002007-10-08T08:11:00.000-04:00This is an interesting recipe indeed! Also nice to...This is an interesting recipe indeed! Also nice to know about "Bangal" and "Ghoti" :)Pragyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574009297857280982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-39425036968202957842007-10-05T10:36:00.000-04:002007-10-05T10:36:00.000-04:00Nice write-up Sandeepa....Enjoyed your post dear.....Nice write-up Sandeepa....Enjoyed your post dear.....and this is a fresh recipe to me....looks very delicious......Swaruchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637802726526204653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-70639815068209255082007-10-05T03:53:00.000-04:002007-10-05T03:53:00.000-04:00I almost always have a smile on my face as I read ...I almost always have a smile on my face as I read your posts. I always learn something--and I get hungry too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-31331624573642022432007-10-04T22:55:00.000-04:002007-10-04T22:55:00.000-04:00NabeelaIsn't that everyone's life almost ?SigYeah ...Nabeela<BR/>Isn't that everyone's life almost ?<BR/><BR/>Sig<BR/>Yeah me am not going to repeat if I am on my own again. But yes Mothers do put peels, stems, leaves etc. to good use<BR/><BR/>Viji<BR/>Oh Thanks<BR/><BR/>Kaykat<BR/>Don't think it will at all go with Poha. <BR/><BR/>Shilpa<BR/>These are peels of green plantain, the bitterness was not there after cooking<BR/><BR/>Shyam<BR/>The peel has to be made into real fine paste. My Magic Bullet did a good job<BR/><BR/>Sra<BR/>You are always kind with your comments :)<BR/><BR/>Indo<BR/>Oh really ? It need not be sweet, sour & tangy ?<BR/><BR/>DR<BR/>You should start your own Food Blog now. Kancha Kalar Kofta bananor enthu o ache tomar :)<BR/>Ei week khub busy geche with cousins visiting too<BR/><BR/>Shilpa<BR/>Ha, ha, even my knowledge on this particular dish was zero earlier<BR/><BR/>Linda<BR/>I am not sure about green banana peels. Thanks :D<BR/><BR/>Mandira<BR/>You are a Bangal..wow Bangals are superb cooks. Oi janya ami oi dalna ta khaini bodh hoy<BR/><BR/>Bulbul<BR/>I very much agree, as I told Mandira, Bangals are fabulous cooks. Ghotis are better with the snack items, but with vegetarin dishes Bangals are the best<BR/><BR/>Malika<BR/>Ok, Madam :D<BR/><BR/>Pushpa<BR/>Really ???<BR/><BR/>Shivapriya<BR/>Life got very busy suddenly :(<BR/><BR/>roopa<BR/>Every Week !!!!!!! At our home it is not bought very often.<BR/><BR/>Cynthia<BR/>Yeah dedalines are bad ;-)<BR/><BR/>Bharathy<BR/>Don't worry even I hadn't heard about this till last week :)<BR/><BR/>BWM<BR/>OMG one more Bangal. What are you super cooks doing only commenting and not food blogging. Come on bring in the dishes<BR/>Durga Puja prep to temon kichu nai :( Oi Pujar din gulo te mandap e jabo. Looking forward to Mahalaya though<BR/><BR/>Mocha<BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>Pilgrim<BR/>Ei tao ? Chinese khaoa holo ?<BR/><BR/>Rajitha<BR/>Yeah it is indeed a good idea. But I will sure throw out the peels when I am on my own :)<BR/><BR/>Jyothsna<BR/>Thanks, your comments perk me up always:)<BR/><BR/>Susan<BR/>Oh No, it isn't that bad. The Ma-in-law is really a nice lady, it is just that if my Ma would have suggested such stuff my retorts would be more spontaneous :)<BR/>But good that I complied. It won't work with yellow banana peelsBong Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-19635433703632943162007-10-04T14:23:00.000-04:002007-10-04T14:23:00.000-04:00This post was worth waiting for. LOL! In-laws say ...This post was worth waiting for. LOL! In-laws say the darndest things, don't they? I take it, Sandeepa, that your MIL still doesn't know you blog? I can imagine you furtively banging out the post in middle of the night. I wonder if this would work with typical yellow banana peels?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970742141705361136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-87612273458055697872007-10-04T11:24:00.000-04:002007-10-04T11:24:00.000-04:00ROFL!!! Sandeepa, this was funny! Love the joint f...ROFL!!! Sandeepa, this was funny! Love the joint family effort!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338468510575659800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-82378137392754116382007-10-04T09:25:00.000-04:002007-10-04T09:25:00.000-04:00okay..i was actually coming to compain as to why t...okay..i was actually coming to compain as to why the recipe has not been posted yet...then i had to just shut-up (dammit!)...i am so going to make this...i have green bananas..and i think making things from peels are awesome..keep adding to ur blog more dishes like this...Rajithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687505337772793643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-14620139046799746232007-10-03T14:16:00.000-04:002007-10-03T14:16:00.000-04:00Neeed to make this one .. never tried it before!Neeed to make this one .. never tried it before!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-29089675257608414942007-10-03T13:01:00.000-04:002007-10-03T13:01:00.000-04:00Seeing the picture my first guess was it was rice ...Seeing the picture my first guess was it was rice balls . Then I saw it was for Banana event. OOOOPS I am totally confused now. After reading the recipe, I am very curious abt dish. I need to make it. I only knew abt banana peels as an ingredient when my MIL came to visit me last year. I love reading post like this. Fun, informative and my IQ seems to be going upPooja Na(i)rayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175726714695112384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-26545745597689328312007-10-03T02:59:00.000-04:002007-10-03T02:59:00.000-04:00Hi Sandeepa, welcome back, I was almost wondering ...Hi Sandeepa, welcome back, I was almost wondering if you are traveling again. <BR/><BR/>This looks interesting, but have never heard of ...inspite of being a true Bong Barishaal er bangal(at least I think so!!). But since in doubt, checked with my Mom.... who had eaten this in her childhood from her thakuma. Thanks for putting it up.<BR/><BR/>How are the Durga Puja preparations?<BR/><BR/>ArundhatiBongHomeChefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709497824813140021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-80124543945191393182007-10-03T02:09:00.000-04:002007-10-03T02:09:00.000-04:00Even I have not heard about this recipe with peels...Even I have not heard about this recipe with peels except for various Kerala dishes of stir fries!...<BR/>Sounds really good with the ingredients you have mentioned!..:)Bharathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014321174810334067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-40133157830864771302007-10-02T23:29:00.000-04:002007-10-02T23:29:00.000-04:00You see, everyone chipped in and the pant, pant, r...You see, everyone chipped in and the pant, pant, rush, rush is all gone! :)Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-34781391036635640462007-10-02T20:50:00.000-04:002007-10-02T20:50:00.000-04:00thats very unusualy recipe! hope you are done with...thats very unusualy recipe! hope you are done with the running around he he :) <BR/><BR/>I will save this i buy plaintains every week so will try one of the days :)Roopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715088868467234305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-16956673354601257422007-10-02T20:19:00.000-04:002007-10-02T20:19:00.000-04:00Phew!! still running around or done??I'm not in a ...Phew!! still running around or done??<BR/>I'm not in a hurry so will check back later;). :)<BR/>Interesting recipe, never heard of anything with peels.Shivapriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794021258714095919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-61041590072842851672007-10-02T18:07:00.000-04:002007-10-02T18:07:00.000-04:00WOW!!!!!!WOW!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269409801367619090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-55719570629257676782007-10-02T17:01:00.000-04:002007-10-02T17:01:00.000-04:00LOL "knee pain travelled upwards". It's amazing th...LOL "knee pain travelled upwards". It's amazing that us Bongs make things out of vegetable peels!! This looks very interesting and I'm loving the kola patha plate too... ha ha!<BR/><BR/>Don't work too hard, okay?Mallikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412118482609545810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-6128618088380692007-10-02T16:26:00.000-04:002007-10-02T16:26:00.000-04:00Hi Sandeepa,I am a Canadian Ghoti married to a Chi...Hi Sandeepa,<BR/>I am a Canadian Ghoti married to a Chittagonian Bangal, therefore, are children are referred to as bati, jokes aside, you gotta admit them bangals are fabulous cooks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-12836486942274003272007-10-02T13:12:00.000-04:002007-10-02T13:12:00.000-04:00Sandeepa, I am a Bangal and now I know why I grew ...Sandeepa, I am a Bangal and now I know why I grew up eating all the chechkis ;) great entry, tumi kaanch kola peper dalna khao nei? we used to joke with my mom about this!!!Mandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626963378027285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-48885116989138832082007-10-02T11:30:00.000-04:002007-10-02T11:30:00.000-04:00What a great post Sandeepa, gave me a smile in the...What a great post Sandeepa, gave me a smile in the middle of crazy-busy time here, too! :) <BR/><BR/>I wonder if I could make this ppp with the green banana skin -- I like 'paste of plantain peels' it has a nice ring ;)<BR/><BR/>Gorgeous plate too! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-58032538521358187402007-10-02T10:59:00.000-04:002007-10-02T10:59:00.000-04:00Wow...what a unusual dish. Never heard of this bef...Wow...what a unusual dish. Never heard of this before. Whenever I come to your blog, I feel my knowledge about Bengali dishes was a big zero. I love your posts :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-69820391006426183392007-10-02T10:58:00.000-04:002007-10-02T10:58:00.000-04:00Isssshhhhhhhhhh...[Devdas style]Just threw the ban...Isssshhhhhhhhhh...[Devdas style]<BR/>Just threw the banana peels yesterday after making kanch-kola-kofta! [being a GHOTI!!]<BR/><BR/>my mother makes a similar dish with the leaves of cauliflower..it tastes SUPERB!<BR/><BR/>Here, take a cup of tea..relax..and get going again...<BR/>;-)<BR/>DRDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04135427642644879048noreply@blogger.com