I am all of six, maybe seven. Yet the kitchen draws me like a magnet. My best times are when I am in the ...
Vegetarian
Mouri Chana (Paneer cooked with fennel and milk)
The milk sits on the gas stove. Impatiently. I stir the pot occasionally. To pacify the rebellions ...
Narkel diye Cholar Dal (Bengali Chana Dal with Fried Coconut Slices)
As I potter around in the kitchen this morning, making my luchi dough and stirring my pot of narkel diye ...
Chana Bhapa
Some fresh chana, a piquant zing of ground mustard, an euphoria of grated coconut, a scorching violence of ...
Chana Phulkopi (Paneer and Cauliflower Curry)
The dekchi of milk, golden yellow, sits patiently on the mud oven. The first rays of the nascent sun, yet ...
Sheem Pur (Stuffed flat bean fritters)
Sheem Pur, a family favorite from those days gone by - the humble sheem (flat beans) stuffed with the ...
Aloo Paratha
Morning arrives. Unheralded. Rain-drenched, caped in verdant green. The efforts of the cosy warmth of my ...
Chirer Pulao, Bengali style
Evening descends on hushed tiptoes. Surreptitiously. Crimson and vermilion smother the last vestiges of blue ...
Aubergine And Okra Raita
I fancy a raita this morning. But not the usual cucumber one. And neither does boondi appeal. For the ...
Tomato Chutney, Bengal style
A Bengali meal is never complete without tomato chutney- a symphony of fresh tomatoes, plump raisins, ...
Motorshuti Diye Bhaja Moong Dal (Bengali moong dal with peas)
The unmistakable nutty scent draws me, just awaken by the cacophony of birds in the backyard trees, to the ...
Basanti Pulao (Yellow Pulao, Bengali style)
The heady fragrance of Gobindobhog, the gorgeous golden of earthy turmeric, an overindulgence of sinful ...












