Our first journey to Srinagar began, as perhaps all first journeys there should, on the waters ...
Non Vegetarian
Thrissur Meen Manga Curry
Growing up in Karimganj, in the far south of Assam, our understanding of the cuisines of peninsular India was ...
Ada Hengu Khichdi
Chapter 1 The Sun. The Sand. The Sea. There was a time when Puri meant only the sea. I remember the ...
Aam Panchforon Mete | Mutton liver with Panchforon and Raw Mangoes
I insist on accompanying Bapi to the baajaar. It’s a bright spring morning, the skies a clear unbroken blue, ...
Jaffna Chicken Curry
There are places where food is sustenance, and there are places where food is memory — stitched with longing, ...
তালশাস চিংড়ি | Talshash Chingri| Prawns With Ice Apples
রবিবার সকালে আধঘুমে থাকা আমার ছোট্ট শহরতলির ছবি থাকে বেশ অন্যরকম । হাঁকডাক কম, শুনশান রাস্তা। স্কুল নেই, ...
Sinhalese Devilled Prawns
It’s a mist-laced January morning. One of those languorous days when indulging in laziness is not a ...
Lau Boal er Jhol
The heat is punishing to say the least. It’s early morning, yet the sun is at its repressive best. I toss ...
Hansher Mangsho Bhuna (Spicy duck curry, Bengali style)
It’s as if it were yesterday. The Mayra-myari ghor (bamboo house) stands proud and tall, walls ...
Chhotomashir Sheem Bichi Koi Maach
The maacher baajar in our sleepy town is nothing to write home about. A row of make-shift decrepit stalls, ...
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Poached chicken, served cold. An aromatic broth. An assortment of condiments. Served with fragrant ...
Singapore Fish Head Curry
The first time S returned from Singapore and narrated to me, childlike excitement stark in his voice, his ...












