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Recipes
Mete Chorchori (Stir-fried Goat Liver, Bengali style)
Another one of those family favorites for a lazy Sunday lunch. Tear-jerking spicy, yet so delectable that you ...
Loitya Maacher Jhuri Bhaja | Lote Maacher Jhuri (Spicy stir-fried bombay duck)
What other than food to bring back waves of nostalgia !! That taste of a lamb curry I had many winters back ...
Dalia Kheer (Broken Wheat and Milk Pudding)
A delectable yet healthy dalia kheer on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. And even before you fret that this is ...
Sheem Pur (Stuffed flat bean fritters)
Sheem Pur, a family favorite from those days gone by - the humble sheem (flat beans) stuffed with the ...
Aloo Paratha
Morning arrives. Unheralded. Rain-drenched, caped in verdant green. The efforts of the cosy warmth of my ...
Chirer Pulao, Bengali style
Evening descends on hushed tiptoes. Surreptitiously. Crimson and vermilion smother the last vestiges of blue ...
Aubergine And Okra Raita
I fancy a raita this morning. But not the usual cucumber one. And neither does boondi appeal. For the ...
Kolkata Chicken Biryani
The dekchi sits snugly on the fire. Her lid sealed firmly by flour dough. A few lazy charcoal pieces idle on ...
Ilish Er Tel Jhol ((Hilsa in a Light Gravy)
The sizzling sun has disappeared behind a grey veil of ominous nimbus. There's a lull. An uncanny calm. I ...
No-bake Mango Cheesecake
With the mango season fast retreating, I had to spend a lazy afternoon doing a no-bake mango cheesecake with ...
Ilish (Hilsa) Biryani
Today is Eid-Al-Fitr, the day which marks the end of the holy month of Ramdan, a day synonymous with ...












