Shorshe Ilish. Mustard, the undisputed King of zing in the Bengali kitchen, romances the gorgeous Queen of ...
Fish and Seafood
Doodh Ilish (Hilsa in Milk)
This dark overcast morning, an uncanny ominous lull around, the birds and bees nowhere to be sighted, the ...
Fish Batter Fry, Bengali style | Fish Orly
That the colonialists left an indelible impression on the canvass of Calcutta, for long, the second capital ...
Gondhoraj Bhetki
All it takes, and don't dismiss this to be a hyperbole, is a couple of drops to elevate the ...
Doi Ilish (Hilsa in Yogurt)
Every man, much to the wife's consternation, stands tall on the claim that his mother cooks the most sublime ...
Maacher Patla Jhol (Cumin Flavoured Fish Curry)
Its often joked that the Bengali gastronome travels the world, but returns home to savour his maacher jhol ...
Chingri Posto (Prawns cooked in Poppy Seed Paste)
With chingri posto this morning, I continue my sojourn on Posto enthusiasm. This time its the delectable ...
Thai Fish Cake
Longing for that perfect savory accompaniment to tea on a time-stops-still lazy Sunday afternoon ? Yet bored ...
Tangra Posto
I continue on my journey with posto. And this time its Tangra posto, a blissful marriage of tangra maachh ...
Parshe Maacher Jhal
I follow up my tel pona recipe with another quintessential Bengali favorite - Parshe Jhal - parshe (or ...
Tel Pona
There's nothing as delightful as having a house full of guests on a lazy Sunday morning. The tea kettle is ...
Chingri Maacher Malakari (Prawn Malaikari)
Chingri maachher malaikari, prawns cooked in coconut milk, is a delectable Bengali dish, without which a ...












