A delectable Mediterranean lunch of pilaf and kofte on a time-stops-still Sunday afternoon inspires me to do ...
Bengali Fish Curry
Ilish Begun Er Jhol (Hilsa and Eggplant Curry)
Idle ruminations as I cook my Ilish Begun er Jhol this morning- In the universe of cooking, almost ...
Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in Mustard)
Shorshe Ilish. Mustard, the undisputed King of zing in the Bengali kitchen, romances the gorgeous Queen of ...
Doodh Ilish (Hilsa in Milk)
This dark overcast morning, an uncanny ominous lull around, the birds and bees nowhere to be sighted, the ...
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 ...
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 ...












