The fruit vendor arrives like a quiet herald of indulgence, his basket brimming with cherries—plump, taut, ...
Desserts Photography
Watalappam | Watalappan
I first experienced Watalappam on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, on a lazy, sun-scorched afternoon. Lunch ...
Cashew Panna Cotta
It’s a quiet afternoon. Spring is melting, slowly, very slowly into what promises to be a harsh summer. The ...
Triple Chocolate Ragi Brownies
Who said brownies are sin ? My triple chocolate ragi brownies are fudgy, chocolatey, and all things brownie ...
এলো-ঝেলো | Elo-jhelo | Experiences of a Gastronomad
শহরতলির দুর্গাপুজোগুলোয় ছিল এক আলাদা অনবদ্য অনুভূতি , একধরনের ঘরোয়া উষ্ণতা। না ছিল এত আলো ঝলমলে প্যান্ডেল, ...
Aam Pora Panna Cotta | Roasted Green Mango Panna Cotta
It’s the morning after the kalboishakhi. Grandma is at work, hunched over the pile of green mangoes Didi ...
আম সন্দেশ | Mango Fudge | Aam Sandesh | Experiences of a Gastronomad
করিমগঞ্জের দুপুরগুলো ছিল বড্ড ধীর, স্থির— ঠিক যেন ছাদ থেকে ঝুলে থাকা সেই পুরনো পাখাটার মতো। ঘুরছে ঠিকই, ...
Ada Pradhaman
Kerala during Onam is a feast for the senses. The myth goes something like this - the magnanimous king ...
Bel Pana Tart (Wood Apple Tart)
The bel tree was not my favourite tree in Grandmas backyard. Well, far from it. And there was ample reason ...
Lichur Payesh (Litchi Kheer/ Litchi Pudding, Bengali Style)
The pot of milk, battered with age and use, sits on the stove, a low flame providing the needed ...
Nolen Gurer Bhapa Doi
Grandma is in the kitchen, seated on her ancient pnire, the twin oonoons are still at work despite the late ...
Mrs Browns Dundee Cake
Mrs Browns Dundee Cake, S had exclaimed when I had asked if he had any preferences for the cake we would be ...












