Bengali Recipes From Grandmas Kitchen

Bengali Phulkopir Singara (Bengali Cauliflower Samosa)

Sunday afternoons were the only time Bapi managed some respite from his otherwise hectic, often punishing, ...

It’s not everyday that my fishmonger calls to inform that he’s got some gorgeous boal maach. And that he has ...

A wicker basket laden with luscious plump oranges greets me this morning. The grey winter man, a shroud of ...

Dada loathed vegetables and greens in his growing-up years. I was less of a rebel, although I do need to ...

The rooftop of the cowshed, just behind the kitchen garden, protected by the leafy canopy of the gnarled ...

I adore my greens. And one of the myriad reasons why I love winters is the prolific abundance of ...

A mellow winter morning. I lie on Grandmas ancient four-poster, cocooned in the warmth of a patchwork ...

Playing with dough is my favourite pastime these days. I tear a frugal bit from the ball of dough Didi has ...

Dida's days were busy, helping in cooking and cleaning, fussing over the the GuhaThakurta kids and pampering ...

What is a nation ? Grandma ruminated, her eyes staring listlessly at the distant horizon, her voice choked ...

And so Dada and I set out, one golden autumn morning, gorgeous sunshine bathing the metropolis, still ...

A disciplined row of custard apples rests on my kitchen counter. Luscious and plump, from a farm, not far ...