As a run up to Christmas, I am cooking Anglo-Indian recipes this entire fortnight. Pies and puddings. ...
Food Styling
Venetian Carrot Cake
A couple of years back, her research took my sister-in-law to Italy for close to six months. A delightful ...
Kalai Dal (Urad Dal)
And it would be supremely unfair if I did not publish a sequel to my post last week on the sublime Sylheti ...
Doi Maach (Fish in Yogurt)
The humble katla goes for a facelift this morning. Neither the ubiquitous coriander powder scented jhol ...
Begun Diye Kalai Dal (Urad Dal with Eggplant)
I grew up in a sylvan sleepy hamlet in the far-flung Barak Valley of Assam. Amidst pristine verdant greens. ...
Ilish Barishali (Hilsa with Coconut in a Yoghurt – Mustard sauce)
It's yet another lazy do-nothing Sunday morning. I lie on my couch, watching the truant winter sun project ...
Chanar Jilipi (Cottage Cheese Jalebi)
One of my indulgences, I must confess, when rainy days and Mondays get me down, guaranteed to elevate me from ...
Mouri Chana (Paneer cooked with fennel and milk)
The milk sits on the gas stove. Impatiently. I stir the pot occasionally. To pacify the rebellions ...
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 ...












