Maacher Biryani ? A cynical S had asked me. We were in Hyderabad, savouring a delectable biryani, ...
Non Vegetarian
Kancha Aam diye Mangsho (Lamb with Raw Mangoes)
S and I both love our books. Nothing gives us more joy than spending endless hours idling around with ...
Dimer Torka (Egg Tadka, Dhaba Style)
Delhi was explosion on my food senses. The decadent world of Mughlai cuisine left me spellbound and ...
Chicken Pish-pash, the Anglo Indian Way
Bapi rarely cooked. And that wasn’t because he didn’t know how to cook. In fact, he adored cooking. The ...
Rita Aunty’s Anglo Indian Junglee Pulao
I have been extremely worried out Maa - she and Mashi have been alone ever since our house-help left for her ...
Jeere Morich diye Murgir Jhol (Chicken Stew with Cumin and Peppercorn)
The fifth morning of lockdown. We are getting used to blissful time-stop-still mornings - ...
Dimer Hingi (Egg Curry with Asafoetida)
The second day of lockdown and I wake up to a world of uncanny calm. No noxious fume-belching yellow ...
Chingri Bhorta
The first day of the lockdown and we were thoroughly under-prepared. We knew it was coming, we were rather ...
The Anglo Indian Railway Mutton Curry
Time flies, on rosy wings. As yet another decade draws to a close, I cannot but revert to the studio ...
Fish Bake, the Anglo Indian Way
"হেথায় আর্য, হেথা অনার্য হেথায় দ্রাবিড়, চীন-- শক-হুন-দল পাঠান মোগল এক দেহে হল লীন। পশ্চিম আজি খুলিয়াছে ...
Chingri Barfi Curry
I am a kid who’s just been gifted a new toy, one that I had dreamt about but really never expected to ...
Gota Moshlar Mangsho (Mutton Curry with Whole Spices)
Sundays are special, the only day Bapi can laze around in the morning without needing to steal a frenzied ...












