It’s the afternoon before Sankranti. The house is a cauldron of frenzied activity, the aroma of nolen gur ...
Puli pitha
Chitoi Pitha | Chitoi Pithe | Doodh Chitoi
What are those ? A curious me asks Didi, pointing to the soot-blackened earthenware that she, after minutes, ...
Arisa Pitha
It’s a rain-drenched July afternoon. A knock on the door shakes me out of slumber. Such an ideal weather ...
Sutuli (Xutuli) Pitha
Come new year, and I wallow in honey-sweet nostalgia. I yearn for that perfume of new rice. The ritual of ...
Kakara Pitha
The debate at the dinner table is animated. The topic of discussion- where did the ubiquitous pulao ...
Gajorer Doodpuli (Doodhpuli with Carrot Stuffing)
Has it ever happened, you are in the midst of cooking, when to utter dismay and indescribable frustration, ...
Koraishutir Patishapta (Savoury Crepes with Spicy Green Peas Stuffing)
The walk shall be long, Bapi cautions, are you sure you want to walk all the way ? I nod in ...
Taler Pitha
There’s a melancholy despair about Bijoya Doshomi. It’s meant to be a day of festivities and celebration, ...
Gokul Pithe
A mellow winter morning. I lie on Grandmas ancient four-poster, cocooned in the warmth of a patchwork ...
Jhinuk Pithe (Shell-Shaped Rice Dumplings in Milk Pudding)
Playing with dough is my favourite pastime these days. I tear a frugal bit from the ball of dough Didi has ...
Bhapa Pitha | Tekeli Pitha | Keteli Pitha (Steamed Rice Cakes with Coconut and Jaggery)
It's Makar Sankranti and my kitchen is a cauldron of furious activity. The chirer doodhpuli and sujir ...
Mugshapta | Moongshapta (Yellow Moong Dal Crepes with a Coconut Jaggery Filling)
Dada is super-excited. Almost gasping for breath, he tries to awaken me from sleep. Still in a realm of ...