In Bengal, nothing is ever truly wasted. Not the peel of a gourd, not the stems of greens, not even ...
Fish Curry Photography
Pui Shaak diye Maacher Jhol (Fish curry with Malabar Spinach)
There is a certain unruliness to pui shaak that I have always admired. It does not grow—it advances. It ...
Chhotomashir Sheem Bichi Koi Maach
The maacher baajar in our sleepy town is nothing to write home about. A row of make-shift decrepit stalls, ...
Whole Roasted Fish
It was somewhere in the pristine verdant slopes high up the Malaysian highlands. A nondescript shack. By a ...
Singapore Fish Head Curry
The first time S returned from Singapore and narrated to me, childlike excitement stark in his voice, his ...
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, ...
Lonka Pora Rui /Katla (Rohu / Katla with Charred Red Chilli Paste)
It’s a sultry summer morning, the ancient fan whirring above struggles to provide any respite from the ...
Doi Mouri Parshe (Mullets in a Fennel Yogurt Sauce)
So when my eyes greet the gorgeous shimmering silver parshe at the Manicktala fish market during my recent ...
Doi Maach (Fish in Yogurt)
The humble katla goes for a facelift this morning. Neither the ubiquitous coriander powder scented jhol ...
Tel Pona
There's nothing as delightful as having a house full of guests on a lazy Sunday morning. The tea kettle is ...










