by Anindya | Oct 6, 2021 | Uncategorized |
As we grow old, a lot of things start happening in the body in the background without a tell-tale sign. All of a sudden, the lungs start screaming out for that extra gasp of air while climbing the stairs, and the quantity of food and spice level which once appeared as...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 30, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
There are so many kinds of khichuri in Bengali cuisine with specific side dishes. Typically, bhoger khichuri or a bhuni khichuri is accompanied by five kinds of bhaja. We call it panch rokom bhaja or panch rokomer bhaja, meaning 5 kinds of fried vegetables. Having...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 28, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
When you are going through a deep personal crisis, it is almost impossible to find your creative self or write. Alexa says that we have been neglecting the website for the last couple of weeks. Hence, this post is necessary but I am finding it impossible to write...
by Anindya | Sep 27, 2021 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog |
Dada, you are from Kolkata? Bhalo achhi? Ami tomake Bhalobashe .. Machhi Bhat khabe? When loosely translated these are the most common welcome dialogues you will hear outside Kolkata trying to get close with you. Bengalis love their food and fish is inevitably the...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 17, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
I am always on the lookout for quick dinner recipes. Lunch is always a well-planned Bengali meal and breakfast is normally eggs and bread in variations. However, dinner plays a key role in our family’s happiness, including mine. It ranges from burgers to...
by Anindya | Aug 31, 2021 | Eating Out, Food |
What are some of the popular Indian dishes across the globe? Be it abroad or even in India, if you enter a multicuisine restaurant or a restaurant known for its Indian dishes which is a nearly must see dish in the menu. Most of the times it will be a Butter Chicken or...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 21, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Dal in everyday life There are few things that we cannot compromise as an Indian. Dal is one such food. Ask anyone about the combination of dal and rice or dal roti. Most will say – nothing else is needed. An integral part yet often, not the main protagonist....
by Anindya | Aug 16, 2021 | Kashmir, Travel |
Imagine a romantic evening spent by the cedar-wood railing that frames a boat-like boat moored near Dal Lake’s outskirts. Have you ever thought about having a Kashmir trip with someone special at your side and the Great Himalayas before you? A trip to Kashmir or...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 16, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Bengal has such a wide variety of fresh water and river water fish. If we begin to name them, we can cover all the alphabets of the English language. Other than Rohu and Katla, it is the smaller fish variety that lends a far superior taste. Pabda maach is one such...
by Anindya | Aug 14, 2021 | Kashmir, Travel |
If there is one heaven on Earth it is Kashmir for sure. Kashmir has for long been the ultimate destination for Honeymooners. The snow-clad mountains overlooking pristine blue lakes paint a mesmerizing picture. Additionally, the atmosphere envelops a chill and freezing...