The memsahib was visibly nervous and perplexed. Less than three months in an alien city that was agonizingly ...
Non Vegetarian
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 ...
Ol Chingri (Prawns with Ol / Jimikand / Elephant Foot Yam)
You do not need to be a wizard in the kitchen to do justice to prawns. Add them to a stir-fry, throw them ...
Doi Maach (Fish in Yogurt)
The humble katla goes for a facelift this morning. Neither the ubiquitous coriander powder scented jhol ...
Narkel Bhetki (Sea Bass in Coconut Milk)
One of those mad hatter mornings with a daunting roster of to-dos. And as it inevitably happens on such ...
Panchmisheli Murgi (Chicken with Mixed Vegetables)
My bedroom wall is awash again with honey sunshine. There's a nip in the air. A flimsy veil of post ...
Ilish Barishali (Hilsa with Coconut in a Yoghurt – Mustard sauce)
It's yet another lazy do-nothing Sunday morning. I lie on my couch, watching the truant winter sun project ...
Dim er Chorchori (Dry Egg Curry with Mustard)
Luscious duck eggs. Fried batons of potato and eggplant. The earthiness of panchforon. Chillies if you love ...
Chicken Chaap (Chicken in Rich Aromatic Gravy)
That we Bengalis adore our Mughlai food is a restrained understatement for sure. We have a soul connection ...
Bhetki Maacher Kalia
If jhals, jhols and dalnas, indigenous to Bengal, are soulful, humble and unpretentious, kalias and kormas ...