We hunted. We fished. We foraged. Earthy food. Clean flavours. Redolent of the earth and the rivers. The ...
Coconut
Bhawanipur Nandan Barir Chandrapuli
The family patriarch Nitai Chandra Nandan started the Durga Pujo in his premises in the year 1968, a ...
Daab Jhinge (Ridge-gourd with Tender Coconut Flesh)
The ten odd days we spent in PhnomPenh and SiemReap were gorgeous to say the least. The awe-inspiring temple ...
Gokul Pithe
A mellow winter morning. I lie on Grandmas ancient four-poster, cocooned in the warmth of a patchwork ...
Narkel Chingri Pulao (Prawn Pilaf with Coconut)
The radio is the cynosure of the humble study in our house. The wooden contraption, religiously dusted by ...
Shorshe Narkel Chingri (Prawns with Grated Coconut and Mustard Paste)
The plump line-caught Bay of Bengal prawns that rest on my kitchen counter this morning pose infinite ...
Nolen Gur Panna Cotta
Winter is fading away. Silently. On hushed tiptoes. The enigma of the mist over the lake no longer greets my ...
Satpathy Auntys Enduri Pitha, Odisha Style
The doorbell rang. The jarring shrill piercing the lull of a parched summer afternoon. A kind of ominous ...
Narkel Bhetki (Sea Bass in Coconut Milk)
One of those mad hatter mornings with a daunting roster of to-dos. And as it inevitably happens on such ...
Narkel Lau (Lauki / Bottlegourd with Grated Coconut)
Memories of Grandma come fleeting back as I grate my coconut for Narkel Lau this morning. Grandma was a ...
Narkel er Payesh (Coconut Kheer)
This is the story of my delectable Narkel er Payesh, the heady romance of coconut and milk that shall leave ...
Elaneer Payasam
It is Valentine's Day today ?. And S surprises me with a bouquet of beautiful roses. It makes my day. I ...