As soon as my eyes rest on the plump prawns fresh from the Bay this rain-blessed cloud-cloaked overcast ...
Food Photography
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 ...
Dalia Kheer (Broken Wheat and Milk Pudding)
A delectable yet healthy dalia kheer on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. And even before you fret that this is ...
Sheem Pur (Stuffed flat bean fritters)
Sheem Pur, a family favorite from those days gone by - the humble sheem (flat beans) stuffed with the ...
Aloo Paratha
Morning arrives. Unheralded. Rain-drenched, caped in verdant green. The efforts of the cosy warmth of my ...
Chirer Pulao, Bengali style
Evening descends on hushed tiptoes. Surreptitiously. Crimson and vermilion smother the last vestiges of blue ...
Aubergine And Okra Raita
I fancy a raita this morning. But not the usual cucumber one. And neither does boondi appeal. For the ...












