I wake up to the pitter-patter of raindrops on my window pane. A grey morning. A truant sun playing ...
Non Vegetarian
Doodh Pabda (Pabda with Milk)
There's something romantic about a grey overcast morning. The sulking clouds. The drunken gales. The ...
Dhakai Murgi Khichuri (Chicken Khichdi, Dhaka Style)
Today is Eid-Al-Fitr, the day which marks the end of the holy month of Ramdan, a day synonymous with ...
Jasha Maroo (Chicken Stew, Bhutanese Style)
Bhutan mesmerizes me. The ancient hills, snow-cloaked and sombre. The sylvan valleys. Verdant green. The ...
Lebu Lonka Murgi (Chicken with Gondhoraj Lebu and Green Chillies)
Grandma's princess is glum this morning. Incarcerated indoors, thanks to the merciless heat of a tyrannical ...
Gondhoraj Chingri (Prawns in Cream and Gondhoraj Lebu)
I potter around my sun-washed kitchen, gazing at the luscious Bay prawns that rest patiently on the black ...
Chire Bhetkir Pulao (Poha / Flattened Rice Pilaf with Seabass)
That Grandma is furiously finicky with her rice is an understatement. The grains have to be perfect. The ...
Lau Patay Ilish Bhapa (Hilsa steamed in Bottlegourd leaves)
The fledgling bottlegourd vine by the cowshed is mischievous. Every time a punctilious Manikkaka trains her ...
Pepe Dolma (Baby Green Papayas Stuffed with Fish in a Fragrant Milk Curry)
The heat has been excruciating over the last couple of days. The humidity punishing. It's a just a week to ...
Kumro Pabda (Pabda with Red Pumpkin)
My fishmonger gets me a delectable catch of pabda this spring-is-melting-into-summer morning. As fresh as ...
Enchor Murgir Korma (Chicken and Green Jackfruit Korma)
Jackfruit is in profusion this summer. The nondescript sapling Dada and I discovered in the backyard quite ...
Shol Mulo (Shol Maach with Radish)
When my fishmonger calls me this morning to inform that he has (finally !!) managed to get fresh shol maach, ...












