It was in 1860 that Raja Ramachandra Chatterjee and his wife Durgadasi started Durga Pujo in their premises ...
Non Vegetarian
Mejbani Mangsho
And meet my mother-in-law, T announces. The septuagenarian lady who walks out to the living room is an ...
Mutton Glassy
It is pouring outside. The sky is a canvas of monochromes, dull shades of grey, punctuated by ebony, the ...
Maacher Dimer Paturi (Fish Roe in Banana Leaf Parcels)
A charcoal-bruised sky greets me as I open my eyes this morning. Two rain-drenched parakeets sit on the ...
Kathal Bichi diye Murgi (Chicken Curry with Jackfruit Seeds)
It is a time-stops-still Sunday afternoon. Lunch has just concluded, Maas lip-smacking chicken curry ...
My Chicken Roulade
Bored with grilled chicken? Fancy whipping up a restaurant grade dinner in the cosy comfort of your ...
Ilish Recipes you shouldn’t miss
Discover a treasure-trove of Ilish / Hilsa recipes. From Grandmom and Maas kitchen. And whenever, wherever I ...
Dhakai Kacchi Biryani
I rattle off the steps once again in my head. Remember to marinate the meat overnight. Cook the meat. Low ...
Lebu Patay Chingri Stew (Prawn Stew with Gondhoraj Lebu Leaves)
The Gondhoraj Lebu plant in the quiet corner of my garden, under the protective canopy of the bougainvillea, ...
Kumro Patay Chingrir Bora (Fritters of Shrimps wrapped in Pumpkin Leaves)
Come the first showers and the soulless dust bowl that our backyard had degenerated to in the scorching blaze ...
Chachi’s Chingrir Roshbora ( Shrimp Dumplings in Coconut Milk)
Bapi chose to remain uncannily reticent whenever Dada and I quizzed him about his and Grandma's migration ...
Chattagram er Kala Bhuna
I am hardly ten. Just the age when the tragic enigma of Death has started to loom large on my psyche. I am ...












