I am a kid who’s just been gifted a new toy, one that I had dreamt about but really never expected to ...
Bengali Fish Curry
Chorbagan Chatterjee Barir Niramish Chingri Malaikari
I have written about the Durga Pujo at the Chorbagan Chatterjees earlier in my Mahabhog series, I am sure you ...
Chorbagan Chatterjee Barir Bhetki Maacher Niramish Ghonto
It was in 1860 that Raja Ramachandra Chatterjee and his wife Durgadasi started Durga Pujo in their premises ...
Sabarna Roy Choudhury Barir Pui Chingri
In 1610, a good eight decades before the British acquired the zamindari rights of Sutanuti, Gobindopur and ...
Maacher Dimer Paturi (Fish Roe in Banana Leaf Parcels)
A charcoal-bruised sky greets me as I open my eyes this morning. Two rain-drenched parakeets sit on the ...
Ilish Recipes you shouldn’t miss
Discover a treasure-trove of Ilish / Hilsa recipes. From Grandmom and Maas kitchen. And whenever, wherever I ...
Lebu Patay Chingri Stew (Prawn Stew with Gondhoraj Lebu Leaves)
The Gondhoraj Lebu plant in the quiet corner of my garden, under the protective canopy of the bougainvillea, ...
Chachi’s Chingrir Roshbora ( Shrimp Dumplings in Coconut Milk)
Bapi chose to remain uncannily reticent whenever Dada and I quizzed him about his and Grandma's migration ...
Koi Phulkopi (Climbing Perch with Cauliflower)
Manikkaka gets home a plump little cauliflower, august with its pompous crown of green. I am elated. We are ...
Lonka Pora Rui /Katla (Rohu / Katla with Charred Red Chilli Paste)
It’s a sultry summer morning, the ancient fan whirring above struggles to provide any respite from the ...
Pujor Ranna | Durga Pujor Bhuribhoj
One day to go and She shall be arriving. My lal-par saree has been laundered and ironed. The kansa has ...
Ilish Chirer Jhol (Hilsa Curry with Fried Flattened Rice)
The shrill of the phone punctuates the idyllic silence of a lazy afternoon. I am immersed in a book, the ...












