A hullabaloo wakes me this chilly morning. Far from amused, I open half an eye to probe what's amiss. Then ...
Indian Recipes
Doodh Biryani (Biryani cooked in Milk)
That's the Orion. Bapi points out to me and Dada in a hushed whisper of a tone. The Hunter in the Sky. Look ...
Komola Moong Dal (Moong Dal With Oranges)
Not too long back, the world was smaller. I ruminate as I stir my pot of Komola Moong Dal this ...
Christmas Roast Chicken, the Anglo Indian Way
And there sits my bird, pretty and pompous, roasted to a gorgeous golden. Luscious and succulent. The piece ...
Chicken Casserole, the Anglo Indian Way
As a run up to Christmas, I shall be cooking Anglo Indian recipes this entire fortnight. Pies and puddings. ...
The Anglo Indian Mutton Dakbungalow
The Raj, as any colonial historian would remind you, was perpetually on the move. Administering a ...
Chicken Country Captain, the Anglo Indian Way
The memsahib was visibly nervous and perplexed. Less than three months in an alien city that was agonizingly ...
Fish Croquettes (Maacher Chop, Bengali Style)
As a run up to Christmas, I shall be cooking Anglo Indian recipes this entire fortnight. Pies and puddings. ...
Ball Curry, the Anglo Indian Way
As a run up to Christmas, I am cooking Anglo-Indian recipes this entire fortnight. Pies and puddings. ...
Rui Posto / Katla Posto (Rohu / Katla Fish With Poppy Seed Paste)
The Bengali in me yearns for a posto fix this mellow honey sunshine morning. And even before I ...
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 ...
Pui Shaaker Ghonto (Malabar Spinach with an assortment of vegetables)
I think it would not be a hyperbole if I remarked that all cooks, amateur or professional, have an unabashed ...