As a run up to Christmas, I am cooking Anglo-Indian recipes this entire fortnight. Pies and puddings. ...
Bengali Recipes
Rui Posto / Katla Posto (Rohu / Katla Fish With Poppy Seed Paste)
The Bengali in me yearns for a posto fix this mellow honey sunshine morning. And even before I ...
Ol Chingri (Prawns with Ol / Jimikand / Elephant Foot Yam)
You do not need to be a wizard in the kitchen to do justice to prawns. Add them to a stir-fry, throw them ...
Kalai Dal (Urad Dal)
And it would be supremely unfair if I did not publish a sequel to my post last week on the sublime Sylheti ...
Pui Shaaker Ghonto (Malabar Spinach with an assortment of vegetables)
I think it would not be a hyperbole if I remarked that all cooks, amateur or professional, have an unabashed ...
Doi Maach (Fish in Yogurt)
The humble katla goes for a facelift this morning. Neither the ubiquitous coriander powder scented jhol ...
Narkel Bhetki (Sea Bass in Coconut Milk)
One of those mad hatter mornings with a daunting roster of to-dos. And as it inevitably happens on such ...
Begun Diye Kalai Dal (Urad Dal with Eggplant)
I grew up in a sylvan sleepy hamlet in the far-flung Barak Valley of Assam. Amidst pristine verdant greens. ...
Panchmisheli Murgi (Chicken with Mixed Vegetables)
My bedroom wall is awash again with honey sunshine. There's a nip in the air. A flimsy veil of post ...
Narkel Lau (Lauki / Bottlegourd with Grated Coconut)
Memories of Grandma come fleeting back as I grate my coconut for Narkel Lau this morning. Grandma was a ...
Ilish Barishali (Hilsa with Coconut in a Yoghurt – Mustard sauce)
It's yet another lazy do-nothing Sunday morning. I lie on my couch, watching the truant winter sun project ...
Dim er Chorchori (Dry Egg Curry with Mustard)
Luscious duck eggs. Fried batons of potato and eggplant. The earthiness of panchforon. Chillies if you love ...