In Bengal, nothing is ever truly wasted. Not the peel of a gourd, not the stems of greens, not even ...
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Pui Shaak diye Maacher Jhol (Fish curry with Malabar Spinach)
There is a certain unruliness to pui shaak that I have always admired. It does not grow—it advances. It ...
Cherry Clafoutis
The fruit vendor arrives like a quiet herald of indulgence, his basket brimming with cherries—plump, taut, ...
Dindigul Biryani
Madurai is an ancient enchantress - she does not reveal herself all at once. She unfolds slowly to the ...
Watalappam | Watalappan
I first experienced Watalappam on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, on a lazy, sun-scorched afternoon. Lunch ...
Pumpkin Kalu Pol | Sri Lankan Pumpkin Curry
Some dishes arrive not in grand Michelin-starred restaurants, but in nondescript hole-in-the-wall places ...
Jaffna Chicken Curry
There are places where food is sustenance, and there are places where food is memory — stitched with longing, ...
Cashew Panna Cotta
It’s a quiet afternoon. Spring is melting, slowly, very slowly into what promises to be a harsh summer. The ...
Triple Chocolate Ragi Brownies
Who said brownies are sin ? My triple chocolate ragi brownies are fudgy, chocolatey, and all things brownie ...
চিংড়ির ভাপা পিঠা | Chingrir Bhapa Pitha
কোনো কোনো দিন সেই কাকভোরে হঠাৎ ঘুম ভেঙে যায়। চায়ের কাপ হাতে কংক্রিটের শহরের ছোট্ট বারান্দায় বসি। সূর্য ...
বিন্নি ভাত, ইলিশ মাছ ভাজা আর নলেন গুড়ের ক্ষীর
আচ্ছা, রান্না কি শুধুই রান্না? নাকি সে এক স্মৃতি, অনুভূতি আর ভালোবাসা মোড়া, যার গায়ে লেগে থাকে কখনো বাড়ির ...
Palo Pitha | Palo Pithe | Chandankath Pitha
As Sankranti draws near, a new wave of gripping cold descends on our sleepy hamlet of ...












