Its less than a week to Sankranti and my kitchen is in a manic frenzy cooking a decadent spread of pithe, ...
Bengali Pithe
Bikrampurer Bibikhana Pitha
Grandma sat on a cane mora, her back to the gorgeous winter sunshine, instructing Didi how to prepare the ...
Roshbora (Urad Dal Fritters in Jaggery Syrup)
It's long past sunset. The last vestiges of the evening sun have ebbed out. The crimson of the twilight sky ...
Chirer DoodhPuli (Flattened Rice Dumplings with Coconut Jaggery Stuffing, in Milk)
A hullabaloo wakes me this chilly morning. Far from amused, I open half an eye to probe what's amiss. Then ...
Nolen Gurer Payesh |(Rice Pudding with date palm jaggery, Bengali Style)
Grandma's cooking prowess was legendary. The only indulgence she allowed herself, despite her spartan ...
Sujir Doodh Puli (Semolina Dumplings Kheer)
I grew up in Assam, where Makar sankranti is celebrated as bhogali bihu, which is mainly a harvest festival ...