The heady fragrance of Gobindobhog, the gorgeous golden of earthy turmeric, an overindulgence of sinful ...
Indian Recipes
Begun Basanti (Eggplant Cooked in Mustard and Yogurt)
Making mustard paste at home was an elaborate ritual. Grandma, an accomplished cook with an obsessive ...
Lau Phulkopir Tarkari (Bottlegourd and Cauliflower in Milk)
It's not an everyday combination. And I must confess that when my eyes rested on this ancient Bengali ...
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 ...
Maacher Matha diye Moong Dal (Yellow Lentils cooked with Fish Head)
We Bengalis love fish head. Period. No celebratory lunch is ever complete without the pompous ...
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 ...
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 ...
Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa in Mustard)
Shorshe Ilish. Mustard, the undisputed King of zing in the Bengali kitchen, romances the gorgeous Queen of ...
Doodh Ilish (Hilsa in Milk)
This dark overcast morning, an uncanny ominous lull around, the birds and bees nowhere to be sighted, the ...












