Our first journey to Srinagar began, as perhaps all first journeys there should, on the waters ...
Fish Curry
Thrissur Meen Manga Curry
Growing up in Karimganj, in the far south of Assam, our understanding of the cuisines of peninsular India was ...
Lau Boal er Jhol
The heat is punishing to say the least. It’s early morning, yet the sun is at its repressive best. I toss ...
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 ...