Cut to half a decade back. It’s a charcoal-scarred sky this morning. Ominous cumulonimbus clouds reign the ...
Indian Recipes
Pabda Hingi (Pabda with Asafoetida)
Would a trip to Kolkata ever be complete without a ritualistic sojourn to the Maniktala Market ? Well, ...
Potol Rosha (Parwal in Tomato and Milk Curry, Bengali Style)
Food in Cambodia and Thailand was divine, there was not one meal that offered us the slightest of an excuse ...
Daab Jhinge (Ridge-gourd with Tender Coconut Flesh)
The ten odd days we spent in PhnomPenh and SiemReap were gorgeous to say the least. The awe-inspiring temple ...
Thakurbarir Doodh Katla (Katla Stewed in Reduced Milk)
Summer vacations have just started. Days are scorching, Grandma discourages me from venturing outside during ...
Lebu Patay Katla (Katla with Gondhoraj Lebu Leaves)
The summer is fierce. The glare is blinding and the heat enervating. Who ever thought the coy innocent Sun ...
Bengali Phulkopir Singara (Bengali Cauliflower Samosa)
Sunday afternoons were the only time Bapi managed some respite from his otherwise hectic, often punishing, ...
Bijoli Grill Fish Roll (Fish Roll, Kolkata Style)
Flanked on the south by Kalighat, home to the ancient temple where resides the presiding deity of the city ...
Komola Pulao (Narangi Pulao or Orange Pilaf)
A wicker basket laden with luscious plump oranges greets me this morning. The grey winter man, a shroud of ...
Thandai Kebab
It’s my first Holi in Delhi and that it’s an explosion on my senses, is an ...
Mulo Koraishutir Ghonto (Dry Radish and Green Peas Curry)
Dada loathed vegetables and greens in his growing-up years. I was less of a rebel, although I do need to ...
Kumro Shaak er Chorchori (Pumpkin Greens with Mustard and Poppy Seeds)
The rooftop of the cowshed, just behind the kitchen garden, protected by the leafy canopy of the gnarled ...