by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 28, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Bengali vegetarian cuisine is rarely spoken about. There is a stereotype that we eat macher jhol bhaat, as if, only fish curry and rice would be sufficient for any human being. Over and above, we are blessed with the Ganga and other rivers and estuaries flowing...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 1, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
We Bengalis love Chinese food, rather- Kolkata Chinese food. It’s different and for us, any other Chinese food isn’t the real deal. Back in the 80s and 90s, when there was a boom of Chinese restaurants in Kolkata, not everyone could afford to go to a...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 19, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Rosh bora is a dessert that can be made any time of the year but for some reason, we only remember it during the Sankranti season. Different kinds of pithe-puli can be very daunting and at times, something as simple as a roshbora can be mentally satisfying. Poush...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 11, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Today Bengal is known for its sandesh and roshogolla but to be honest, it was kheer’er mishti and sugar candies that were the original Bengali mishti. Chhana or homemade ricotta came into Bengal much later. Bengal was known for many sweets made with just sugar...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 4, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
How about a bowl of sweetness to kick off the new year in 2023? Winter is the time to indulge in sweets made with nolen gur. We call it khejur’er gur since it is made with the sap of date palm and it is available only during winter. This gur has an exquisite...
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