by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 12, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
While growing up, I never tasted Loitta mach or Bombay duck as it is commonly known. Although I grew up by the sea (in Port Blair) and my father had quite an experimental palate, he wasn’t allowed to bring home loitta mach. It wasn’t until I landed up in...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 9, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Amongst all the animal proteins that we have, mutton is our favourite. Oh, of course, it’s not something we consume every day (you know, all the cholesterol stories, etc) but every celebration calls for mutton. So much so that Anindya says he will have kosha...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 4, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
The sound of the tiffin box hitting against the metal kadai sitting inside a pool of bubbling water is a sign of what’s to come next. It’s almost lunchtime and everyone is waiting eagerly for the queen to arrive. I mean Hilsa of course. It’s hard to...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 29, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
I remember Anindya mentioning a soft and moist tea-cake baked with ricotta cheese after his tour from Italy. He brought a suitcase full of truffle products, different kinds of cheese, several cured types of meat, chocolates, some exquisite wine, and limoncello from...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 16, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Recently, we put up a post on Instagram about 7 mutton recipes to try before you die. It was an instant hit with our followers. While putting up the post, I realised that it had so many mutton recipes but missed the whole of Southern and Western India. Consequently,...
by Anindya | Jul 11, 2021 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog |
What does Peyaji remind you of? You cross the border in West Bengal and they call it Peyaju in Bangladesh. Peyaj is Onion in Bengali hence the name Peyaji. Moderately thick onion slices, mixed with batter and deep-fried is one of the best evening snacks possible. The...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 11, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
When it is raining cats and dogs, these are the 10 must-try Bengali monsoon recipes. From khichuri, begun bhaja to ilish mach bhaja and shorshe ilish, this list will make you drool. You can go all out with deep-fried food like Kolkata fish fry, alur chop, peyaji and...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 3, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
I’ve never been fond of plums, at least the ones that we get here. They are never sweet, rather quite sour. Plump and running shades of red, plums always manage to entice you in the market. Like every year, I get wooed by the beauties in red, come back home and...
by Anindya | Jun 29, 2021 | Food |
This April, the entire household had all the members (not counting the junior versions) Covid affected. It happened in a phase and Madhushree was the first one to show symptoms and within a couple of days, she lost her taste and smell. We self quarantined and...
by Anindya | Jun 18, 2021 | Eating Out |
Yes, I am a COVID-19 Survivor. For a few moments there, I thought it would be a knockout but I managed to raise my hand and lift myself before the referee could count to three. I’m doing better now and though I have had some brushes with health, this one was the...
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