This is the story of a heady romance between fragrant rice and smashed fish head. (Smashed fish head, yes, ...
Indian Food Photography
Begun Basanti (Eggplant Cooked in Mustard and Yogurt)
Making mustard paste at home was an elaborate ritual. Grandma, an accomplished cook with an obsessive ...
Narkel er Payesh (Coconut Kheer)
This is the story of my delectable Narkel er Payesh, the heady romance of coconut and milk that shall leave ...
Chicken Cutlet, Bengali Style
Chicken Cutlets. Minced chicken. Marinated lovingly in onion, ginger and garlic. The fresh burst of citrus. ...
Lonka Bhapa Murgi (Chicken Steamed with Chilli Pickle)
We Bengalis relish our Bhapas, don't we ? And what an eclectic collection of bhapas to flaunt and relish ...
Peas Pulao And Fish Kofta Curry
A delectable Mediterranean lunch of pilaf and kofte on a time-stops-still Sunday afternoon inspires me to do ...
Ilish Begun Er Jhol (Hilsa and Eggplant Curry)
Idle ruminations as I cook my Ilish Begun er Jhol this morning- In the universe of cooking, almost ...
Golap Kachagolla ( Rose flavoured Cottage Cheese Fudge)
My Golap Kachagolla - This is so ridiculously simple to prepare, I was almost in a dilemma if or not to ...
Fish Fry, Bengali style
That the colonialists left an indelible impression on the canvass of Calcutta, for long, the second ...
Pineapple Quiche
Chunks of juicy pineapple when mixed with chopped green chili along with freshness of coriander and poured in ...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake
For all the hours I spend pottering about in the kitchen, I rarely use the microwave for cooking or baking. ...
Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in Mustard)
Shorshe Ilish. Mustard, the undisputed King of zing in the Bengali kitchen, romances the gorgeous Queen of ...












