“শুয়েছে ভোরের রোদ ধানের উপরে মাথা পেতে অলস গেঁয়োর মতো এইখানে কার্তিকের খেতে; মাঠের ঘাসের গন্ধ বুকে ...
Bengali Recipes From Grandmas Kitchen
Lau Boal er Jhol
The heat is punishing to say the least. It’s early morning, yet the sun is at its repressive best. I toss ...
Polta Patar Borar Shukto
Why Grandma adores her bitters is incomprehensible to a nine year old me and an eleven year old Dada. We’ve ...
Mangsher Brown Stew | Mutton Brown Stew
Grey winter takes a bow. And in hushed tiptoes arrives spring. With her mellow mornings and pleasant sun. ...
Mishtir Dokaner Singara | Bengali Singara (Bengali Aloo Samosa)
Sunday is bliss. Lazy let's-snooze-once-more mornings. Idle time-stops-still evenings. Out of ...
Kachki Maacher Chorchori (Ganges River Sprats Curry)
Age is catching up fast on Grandma. She no longer spends long hours in the soot -blackened ancient kitchen, ...
Nobanno | Nabanno
Thursdays are special. These are Lokkhibaar, days when Grandma and Maa offer prayers to the generous Goddess ...
Ila Mashir Golda Chingrir Korma
There is no one I know who is so full of joie de vivre and exudes as much positivity, even when faced with ...
Garur Dal | Aat Aanajer Dal
Every year, on the last day of the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin , Grandma would cook a special dal. Eight ...
Tel Koi
I have sulked all morning. It’s unacceptable and unfair, I have rehearsed the fervent pitch in ...
Bhetki Maacher Jhal
I wake up to charcoal bruised heavens and the pitter-patter of rain this morning. It’s not ...
Mangshor Jhol
S and I are sipping tea. It’s a rain-blessed morning, the sun is yet to emerge from beyond the ...












