#LockdownCooking
As we isolate in our homes during this unprecedented global pandemic, food — and cooking — remains an eternal source of hope, joy and healing. Lockdown Cooking is our humble contribution to this cause. Please join us in cooking from the heart using what’s available at home.
Bedmi Aloo Sabzi | Potato Curry with bedmi Poori
Every region has it's own potato curry. And each one is distinctly different from the other. Just in Bengali cuisine, we have alur dom, alur bati chorchori,...
Refreshing Watermelon Juice – Watermelon mint lemonade
I don't know why but since childhood I didn't like eating fruits. Baba always used to get seasonal fruits. He loved mangoes and was a great connoisseur of...
Why Don’t I like Jamai Shashthi?
I just received a couple of 'Jamai Shashthi' food promotions on my whatsapp. I have always, trust me, always wondered what was the hullabaloo about Jamai...
Almond Flour Banana Bread Gluten Free
Were you aware of gluten intolerance a few years back? A decade back, no one thought twice about eating anything made of all purpose flour. I think maida runs...
Cyclone Amphan – where you can donate to help West Bengal
We grew up reading 'Bornoporichoy' the first letter learning Bible by Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar. The first two letters in that book is A (ow) and Aa ....
Aam Pora Shorbot/ Bengali style Aam Panna
Aam Pora Shorbot was not the first one I had. Growing up, there was chinir shorbot, a simple sugar syrup based sherbet with black salt. Summers also meant...
Fulkopi Diye Chingri Mach | Cauliflower and Prawn Curry
Prawns are literally sacred for us. I grew up by the sea and lived on seafood every single day till I left Port Blair. So prawns, lobsters and crabs were...
Bhaja Masala | Bhaja Moshla | Bengali Roasted Spice Mix
There are spice mixes and then there are the great ones. Bhaja Masala is one such magical ingredient in Bengali cuisine. We don't call it masala definitely....
Ande Ka Halwa | Ande Ka Meetha Recipe
Didi, dimer halua banabo? ( Didi, shall I make some egg halwa? ), asked my daughter's new nanny. She has been a blessing for me during the lockdown period. I...
Oatmeal Risotto with Cauliflower and Chicken
It is almost two months since the lockdown. I have been thinking about those countless Hollywood movies, where the protagonist is recording last messages to...
Alur Khosha Bata | Potato Skin Paste and Zero Waste Cooking
Food trends change every year and 2019 ended with zero waste, sustainability and plant based diet being talked about the most. Many institutions and industry...
Eggless Chocolate Mug Cake for Midnight Dessert Cravings
Quite so often, we all go through midnight dessert cravings. Especially now, during the lockdown period, most of us are struggling through the day and we get...
Neem begun / Crunchy Neem leaves with eggplant and a story of Good Friday
Neem Begun grew on me with age There were lot of things which I didn't like as a child. Shukto, Kumro or pumpkin, lau or bottle gourd and the list can be...
Easter Egg Cookies | Vanilla Sugar Cookies
Twenty four hours is falling short now. It's a month since we went out and it's twenty one days since the official lockdown. Covid_19 has changed how the...
Chal Potol | Parwal or Pointed Gourd Pulao
Debjani and I were planning our menu for the food festival at Chilekotha sometime in July 2019. The menu was broken down to a non veg set menu, Ilish set menu...
Places to order food during lockdown in South Kolkata
Today is 15th day of the nationwide lockdown. How have you all been? The lifestyle has changed for an entire nation. The kids are not going to school. There...
Dalia Khichdi Healthy Recipe | Broken Wheat One pot Meal
Khichdi is an integral part of Indian cuisine. Every region has their own version of khichdi and it is a one pot easy healthy meal. Khichdi need not be had...
Eggplant Recipes To Try During Lockdown
This is an unprecedented time when our entire country in under lockdown to arrest the quick transmission of Covid_19 virus. While there is a lot of anxiety...
Dalgona Coffee – Is it worth all the hype ?
Dalgona Coffee - the current rage around the world These are not happy times for the entire world yet a small word like Dalgona is bringing the world...
A note of thanks, For yesterday and for tomorrow
Dear All, Thank you. I don't remember any time, when I have met you or any staff from your restaurant/outlet, that I haven't said Thank you. That's the least...
Best Chocolate Banana Muffins Recipe
Baking is my stress buster and it is something I love to do. There was a time, when Tugga was little, that I would bake every week. In winters, it would be a...
Nepali Alu Ko Achar | Nepali Potato Salad
Nepali alu ko achar is an easy to make Nepalese recipe using boiled potatoes. It is like a quick snack or one can even have it at main course. 'Achar'...
Jhalmuri by Angus Denoon is life coming full circle indeed
Jhalmuri was 'bad' when I was a kid My first brush with Jhalmuri was in an overly crowded local train. I was travelling from Bandel to Howrah along with my...
Mawa Gujiya | How to Make Mawa Gujiya
Holi or Diwali, gujiyas are a must in North India. Gujiyas are popular homemade sweets in Bihar, UP, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan. While I was in Pune,...
Phulkopir Cutlet | Cauliflower Cutlet Bengali Style
There is no such thing called a phulkopir cutlet, said Anindya. We have heard of phulkopir shingara, phulkopir bora, but never heard of phulkopir cutlet. I...
Labra- Bengali Mixed Vegetable with Khichuri
Today is a khichuri labra kind of day. It has been drizzling since morning with a lot of haze. More importantly, today is Saraswati Pujo. Saraswati is the...
Tomato Khejur Aamshottor Chutney Bengali Recipe
Saraswati Puja around the corner and as a tradition, kuler chutney is made on that day and served with khichuri bhog. Kul is Indian berry and I am not really...
Ranga Alur Dudh Puli on Poush Sankranti
Like most Bengalis, I grew up eating pithe puli during Poush Sankranti. Till such time I was in Port Blair, my mother and my aunts made limited delicacies on...
The Best Blueberry Muffins Ever
A few years back, it was a dream to make blueberry muffins with fresh blueberries in Kolkata. While we were in Pune, we used to get fresh blueberries in...
Chingri malaikari or Chingri Malai Curry?
Every time I make chingri malaikari at home, I remember this remark made by Mr. Vir Sanghvi during one of our conversation. ‘..but Bongs don’t own the...
Soam Mumbai, Sunday afternoon and I didn’t miss mangshor jhol
Someday, I will ask a Gujarati how do they feel when someone sees them and asks Kem Cho? Maja ma cho? Meet a Bengali for the first time and tell him Ami...
Mustard Mumbai and the ‘Unsavoured Pujo’ Pop Up
It's almost two months now that I am back from the 'Unsavoured Pujo' pop up at Mustard Mumbai. I have been wanting to share my stories of the pop up for quite...
As I travelled along Hong Kong roads, I saw the buildings
The idea of this blogpost has been on my mind for the last two years. Yes, this September I complete two years of my travel to Hong Kong. As I visited several...
Kerala Egg Roast / Nadan Mutta Roast when memories start pouring in
The Kerala egg roast song and how it all started The origin of this post is when we got inspired from our friend Tanushree. She shared a picture of Kerala...
Monkey Bar Kolkata has a brand new menu with 41 new dishes and 8 new cocktails
Monkey Bar Kolkata and the memories - We didn't attend the launch of Monkey Bar Kolkata 3 years back. I don't remember my first time there. However, I do...
Spicy Mutton Pakoda from Pakodas by Sangeeta Khanna
Pakodas by Sangeeta Khanna reached me on a Rainy afternoon . This was a surprise. The timing was perfect though. It had stopped raining except for cloudy...
Dim Kosha – the slow cooked Bengali egg delicacy
Murgir Dim, Hansher dim or Ghorar dim? Which one is more popular? I wonder which one amongst the three, mentioned above, is the most favourite amongst...
Halloween Monster Cookies I Cake Mix Cookies
It's spooky week once again and I stayed up in the middle of the night to make a special treat for my son. These are Halloween monster cookies with candy...
Pantua- The Bengali Gulab Jamun but it’s Different
Gulab Jamun is one of the most popular Indian sweet world wide. However, to us Bengalis, it is it's distant cousin, Pantua, which is favoured. It looks like a...
A day’s break at Vivanta Kolkata EM Bypass
The trigger to take a break at Vivanta Kolkata, Bypass Madhushree was back from a successful food festival in Mustard Mumbai and I was exhausted managing two...
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