by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 10, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
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 season. Strawberries are always available in season throughout the country. In Kolkata however, it is only recently...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 9, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
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 malaikari’, he said. Up until then, I did not know the history of this prawn dish, which is a household name in...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 2, 2019 | Eating Out, Food |
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 sometime but with various commitments, this had taken a back seat. However, it’s...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 31, 2019 | Food, Foodblog, Uncategorized |
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 googly eyes. And before I go into making of the cookies, let me be clear. These cookies are not meant for...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 25, 2019 | Food, Foodblog, Uncategorized |
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 gulab jamun but is made with different ingredients. Hence, it has a distinct taste as well. I did not...
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