It was sometime late October last year. The Pujas were over, Diwali was round the corner. The perfume of ...
Bengali Recipes
Peyajkoli Posto (Onion Greens with Poppy Seeds Paste)
It has almost become a customary ritual, a couple of my childhood friends from Assam, gathering at my place ...
Bammar Doulla Pithe
Even after the euphoria of Sankranti, the celebration of Mother Earth and her produce, is long over, the ...
Narkeler Pudding (Coconut Pudding)
We hunted. We fished. We foraged. Earthy food. Clean flavours. Redolent of the earth and the rivers. The ...
Chingri Barfi Curry
I am a kid who’s just been gifted a new toy, one that I had dreamt about but really never expected to ...
Doodher Jhol
Humbled. Honoured. I am touched beyond words when Piyali Boudi, a dear friend and neighbour, sends me her ...
Gota Moshlar Mangsho (Mutton Curry with Whole Spices)
Sundays are special, the only day Bapi can laze around in the morning without needing to steal a frenzied ...
Kheerer Sandesh
Can you please help me with the recipe of kheerer sandesh? The message on Facebook read. My grandma used to ...
Balaram Dey Street Dutta Barir Ledikeni
It was in the year 1882 that solicitor Shyamal Dhon Dutta started the Durga Pujo in ...
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 ...
Shovabazar Rajbarir Pokanno
It was in the year 1757 , just after the victory of the British over Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah of Bengal at the ...
Rani Rashmoni Barir Perakir Payesh
The Durga Pujo at the Janbazar residence of Rani Rashmoni, the legendary philanthropist of 19th century ...












