Phulkopir Cutlet I Cailuflower 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...