I hear the monstrous storm pummel the doors. The windows fling open and shut, toyed upon by the diabolical ...
Desserts
My Chocolate Cake
The second week of lockdown. And I wake up craving for sugar. I bring it up to S as we sip our morning ...
Nolen Gur and Chilli Cheesecake
I seek inspiration this morning. The muse, the kolshi of nolen gur, the last of the season, rests on the ...
Bammar Doulla Pithe
Even after the euphoria of Sankranti, the celebration of Mother Earth and her produce, is long over, the ...
Sutuli (Xutuli) Pitha
Come new year, and I wallow in honey-sweet nostalgia. I yearn for that perfume of new rice. The ritual of ...
Kakara Pitha
The debate at the dinner table is animated. The topic of discussion- where did the ubiquitous pulao ...
Rita Aunty’s Anglo Indian Steamed Ginger Pudding
Rewind to a fortnight back. The shrill cacophony of the phone punctuates the sublime bliss of the winter ...
Narkeler Pudding (Coconut Pudding)
We hunted. We fished. We foraged. Earthy food. Clean flavours. Redolent of the earth and the rivers. The ...
Kheerer Sandesh
Can you please help me with the recipe of kheerer sandesh? The message on Facebook read. My grandma used to ...
Balaram Dey Street Dutta Barir Ledikeni
It was in the year 1882 that solicitor Shyamal Dhon Dutta started the Durga Pujo in ...
Jorasanko Daw Barir Balushahi
2019 marks the 160th anniversary of the Durga Pujo in the Daw family of Jorasanko. Narasingha Chandra Daw, a ...
Sheorafuli Rajbarir Rajeshwari
2019 marks the 286th anniversary of the Durga Pujo at the Sheorafuli Rajbari. Folklore suggests, Debi ...












