Aunty, I am in Kolkata, I call Rita Aunty to inform. A moment of silence. And then the familiar voice - I ...
Anglo Indian Food Photography
Mangsher Brown Stew | Mutton Brown Stew
Grey winter takes a bow. And in hushed tiptoes arrives spring. With her mellow mornings and pleasant sun. ...
Chicken Roast, Chinatown Style | Chinese Chicken Roast
My Chinese Chicken Roast. Luscious and succulent. Patiently basted with a honey - soy marinade. Perfumed with ...
Rita Aunty’s Prawn Temperado, the Anglo Indian Way
The phone rings for a while before the unmistakable baritone voice of Rita Aunty answers the call. Did I ...
Chicken Pish-pash, the Anglo Indian Way
Bapi rarely cooked. And that wasn’t because he didn’t know how to cook. In fact, he adored cooking. The ...
Rita Aunty’s Anglo Indian Junglee Pulao
I have been extremely worried out Maa - she and Mashi have been alone ever since our house-help left for her ...
The Anglo Indian Railway Mutton Curry
Time flies, on rosy wings. As yet another decade draws to a close, I cannot but revert to the studio ...
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 ...
Fish Bake, the Anglo Indian Way
"হেথায় আর্য, হেথা অনার্য হেথায় দ্রাবিড়, চীন-- শক-হুন-দল পাঠান মোগল এক দেহে হল লীন। পশ্চিম আজি খুলিয়াছে ...
Narkeler Pudding (Coconut Pudding)
We hunted. We fished. We foraged. Earthy food. Clean flavours. Redolent of the earth and the rivers. The ...
Mutton Pantheras, the Anglo Indian Way
Food, they say, is all about nostalgia. The exhilarating aroma wafting from the ancient soot-blackened ...
Thakurbarir Mango Pudding
Who would have ever imagined a rustic Pirali Brahmin girl, from a nondescript village in far-flung Jessore, ...












