The milk sits on the gas stove. Impatiently. I stir the pot occasionally. To pacify the rebellions ...
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Narkel diye Cholar Dal (Bengali Chana Dal with Fried Coconut Slices)
As I potter around in the kitchen this morning, making my luchi dough and stirring my pot of narkel diye ...
Mouri diye mangsho (Mutton with fennel seeds and cream)
I sit ruminating this morning, thinking of the origins of Bengali cuisine and the influences that have shaped ...
Doi Murgi (Chicken in yogurt)
The bird sits on the gas stove, stewing merrily in yogurt perfumed with a melange of spices. A delicious ...
Chana Bhapa
Some fresh chana, a piquant zing of ground mustard, an euphoria of grated coconut, a scorching violence of ...
Chana Phulkopi (Paneer and Cauliflower Curry)
The dekchi of milk, golden yellow, sits patiently on the mud oven. The first rays of the nascent sun, yet ...
Chanar Payesh (Bengali Style Cottage Cheese Milk Pudding )
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Mete Chorchori (Stir-fried Goat Liver, Bengali style)
Another one of those family favorites for a lazy Sunday lunch. Tear-jerking spicy, yet so delectable that you ...
Loitya Maacher Jhuri Bhaja | Lote Maacher Jhuri (Spicy stir-fried bombay duck)
What other than food to bring back waves of nostalgia !! That taste of a lamb curry I had many winters back ...
Sheem Pur (Stuffed flat bean fritters)
Sheem Pur, a family favorite from those days gone by - the humble sheem (flat beans) stuffed with the ...
No-bake Mango Cheesecake
With the mango season fast retreating, I had to spend a lazy afternoon doing a no-bake mango cheesecake with ...
Motorshuti Diye Bhaja Moong Dal (Bengali moong dal with peas)
The unmistakable nutty scent draws me, just awaken by the cacophony of birds in the backyard trees, to the ...












