Dida's days were busy, helping in cooking and cleaning, fussing over the the GuhaThakurta kids and pampering ...
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Chitol Maacher Jhol (Chitol Fish Curry)
What is a nation ? Grandma ruminated, her eyes staring listlessly at the distant horizon, her voice choked ...
Persimmon Scones with a Spicy Persimmon Chutney
Nothing gives this grown-up girl more joy on a mellow honey-sunshine-blessed winter afternoon than ...
Kiwi Lime Ginger Muffins
Growing up in a sylvan sleepy hamlet in far flung Assam had its own sublime blessings - the freshest of ...
Chana Koraishutir Chop (Cottage Cheese and Green Peas Croquettes)
Autumn takes a bow. And arrives winter. Stealthily. On hushed tiptoes. A thin lace of mist hangs ...
Kosha Chingri (Jumbo Prawns in a Spicy Dry Gravy)
And so Dada and I set out, one golden autumn morning, gorgeous sunshine bathing the metropolis, still ...
Atar Payesh (Sitaphal Kheer / Custard Apple Pudding)
A disciplined row of custard apples rests on my kitchen counter. Luscious and plump, from a farm, not far ...
Mutton Pantheras, the Anglo Indian Way
Food, they say, is all about nostalgia. The exhilarating aroma wafting from the ancient soot-blackened ...
Sujir Khichuri (Semolina Khichdi)
Thursday mornings are special. The otherwise sleepy house in the time-stops-still hamlet of Karimganj, a ...
Manghser Ghugni (Yellow Peas with Mutton)
Talk to a Mumbaikar and he shall flaunt about the best pav bhajis and vada paos that money can buy. Talk ...
Fish Kabiraji Cutlet (Fish Coverage Cutlet)
The Fish Kabiraji Cutlet. Our indigenous Bhetki. Marinated in onion-ginger-garlic juices. Green chillies if ...
Narkel Chingri Pulao (Prawn Pilaf with Coconut)
The radio is the cynosure of the humble study in our house. The wooden contraption, religiously dusted by ...