The heat is punishing to say the least. It’s early morning, yet the sun is at its repressive best. I toss ...
Fish Curry
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, ...
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, ...
Koi Phulkopi (Climbing Perch with Cauliflower)
Manikkaka gets home a plump little cauliflower, august with its pompous crown of green. I am elated. We are ...
Kancha Lonka Murgi (Chicken with Green Chilies)
I idle around the house, nursing a nagging cold, one of those unrelenting ones that gets subdued by a dose of ...
Masor Bilahi Tenga (Fish Curry with Tomatoes, Assamese Style)
My kitchen has been a mad frenzy all week, I have been whipping up my favorite Assamese ...