And meet my mother-in-law, T announces. The septuagenarian lady who walks out to the living room is an ...
Food Photography
Taler Bora (Ripe Palmyra/Sugar Palm Fritters)
It poured like never before. Lightning serpents zigzagged across the charcoal-scarred sky. Peals of deafening ...
Chanar Daab Malai (Paneer with Tender Coconut Flesh)
There’s nothing more delightful than hearing from an old friend who’s visiting town. So when D calls one ...
Mutton Glassy
It is pouring outside. The sky is a canvas of monochromes, dull shades of grey, punctuated by ebony, the ...
Maacher Dimer Paturi (Fish Roe in Banana Leaf Parcels)
A charcoal-bruised sky greets me as I open my eyes this morning. Two rain-drenched parakeets sit on the ...
Kathal Bichi diye Murgi (Chicken Curry with Jackfruit Seeds)
It is a time-stops-still Sunday afternoon. Lunch has just concluded, Maas lip-smacking chicken curry ...
Poda Pitha
I have never quite been able to explain why Puri holds such a special place in my heart. May be it’s the ...
My Chicken Roulade
Bored with grilled chicken? Fancy whipping up a restaurant grade dinner in the cosy comfort of your ...
Ilish Recipes you shouldn’t miss
Discover a treasure-trove of Ilish / Hilsa recipes. From Grandmom and Maas kitchen. And whenever, wherever I ...
Dhakai Kacchi Biryani
I rattle off the steps once again in my head. Remember to marinate the meat overnight. Cook the meat. Low ...
Aam Dal | Bengali Tok er Dal| (Lentils with Green Mangoes)
The shrill of the mobile punctuates the sublime calm of the weekend morning. It’s a friend, the storm last ...
Lebu Patay Chingri Stew (Prawn Stew with Gondhoraj Lebu Leaves)
The Gondhoraj Lebu plant in the quiet corner of my garden, under the protective canopy of the bougainvillea, ...












