by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 9, 2020 | Food, Foodblog, Uncategorized |
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 and a pure vegetarian set menu. There were a few a la carte dishes too. I took up the challenge of pure...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 13, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Simple is always elegant, sometimes stunning. So is this recipe of doodh potol. Parwal or pointed gourd is cooked in milk and the resulting is a creamy light sauce with incredible flavour. When we talk about Bengali food nationally, we tend to ignore the vegetables....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 7, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Garam masala always has many different spices with a complex flavour profile. However, when it comes to Bengali garam masala, there is nothing complicated about it. It’s too simple and easy to make. So, just about anyone can make it at home. How to make Bengali...
by Anindya | Apr 18, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
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 endless. Bitter or teto/ teeta was definitely not one of the tastes which suited my palate. Ask any kid, it...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 16, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
It was one evening that I got this call from Debjani (she blogs at KitchenofDebjani ) and I could sense the excitement in her voice. Someone had approached her if we were willing to collaborate for a Bengali food festival. Last December, Debjani and I had conducted a...
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