As Sankranti draws near, a new wave of gripping cold descends on our sleepy hamlet of ...
Winter Recipes
Nokshi Pitha
Do remember to get my khejur knata, Grandma reminds Bapi as he takes the last sip of tea from the bone-china ...
Nolen Gur and Chilli Cheesecake
I seek inspiration this morning. The muse, the kolshi of nolen gur, the last of the season, rests on the ...
Sutuli (Xutuli) Pitha
Come new year, and I wallow in honey-sweet nostalgia. I yearn for that perfume of new rice. The ritual of ...
Gajorer Doodpuli (Doodhpuli with Carrot Stuffing)
Has it ever happened, you are in the midst of cooking, when to utter dismay and indescribable frustration, ...
Nolen Gurer Sandesh | Sondesh| Norom Paker Sandesh
Grandma carefully pulls out an old Britannia tin, the colours faded with age, the surface dimpled having ...
Cauliflower Greens, 3 Ways, Bengali Style
I adore my greens. A trait I believe I inherited from Grandma. Greens were indisputably Grandma's favorites ...
My Nolen Gur and Orange Cake (My Orange Cake with Date Palm Jaggery)
Another mist-mysterious winter morning. I walk into my kitchen, an infant sun playfully projecting a ...
Dal Pitha, Bihar Style (Rice Dumplings with a Spicy Dal Stuffing)
Its just a week to Sankranti and my kitchen is cooking a decadent spread of pithe and puli. And some divine ...
Nolen Gurer Payesh |(Rice Pudding with date palm jaggery, Bengali Style)
Grandma's cooking prowess was legendary. The only indulgence she allowed herself, despite her spartan ...
Upside-down Carrot Cake
It was my husband’s birthday and I was thinking of what cake to bake for this special occasion ... When I ...











