by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 20, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Strange isn’t it that I am talking about macher dimer borar torkari on Vishwakarma Pujo rather than mangsher jhol? Vishwakarma Pujo has always been a very integral part of my life. My family business is of construction (government projects, infrastructure etc)....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized |
When it comes to Biryani, Kolkatans are fiercely protective about the Calcutta Biryani or now, the Kolkata biryani. Any other biryani doesn’t stand a chance against this mildly fragrant rice dish with a large piece of mutton chop and a potato. There are several...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 11, 2019 | Eating Out, Food |
Onam Sadhya at Kolkata 2019 This year Onam, the harvest festival from Kerala, is from the 1st of September till the 13th of September. Like most harvest festivals, it is celebrated with a lot in every Malayalee household. On the 10th day of the festival, a lavish food...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 7, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
I never thought that one day, I would make chital macher muitha. I don’t have many memories of eating muitha before moving to Kolkata in 1992. Before that, it was always short summer vacations in Kolkata. However, I do remember eating muitha several times after that....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 29, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Just last Sunday, I was suddenly faced with a revolt from the father and son. They did not want to eat luchi on a Sunday anymore. Above all, they did not want something Bengali. Trust me, there couldn’t have been a happier ‘me’. I think for the last...
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