by Anindya | Oct 19, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
What can be the possible English word for ‘Kai’? Curry? Gravy? I don’t have an exact word. We have made many Ilish recipes here. The all time favourite of Madhushree is Ilish begun Jhol. According to many ilish machh lovers, this is one dish which...
by Anindya | Oct 9, 2020 | Uncategorized |
A week ago, we carried out ‘Ask me Anything’ in Instagram. Someone asked a question, which is often asked by many. What gets cooked at home? What gets cooked in a kitchen is a representation of the influx and amalgamation of cultures which is prevalent and...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 2, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
This season, I learnt to make shaplar bhyala. I tell Tugga all the time, learning never ends. Be it photography, house work, styling, cooking, baking, whatever we do, we are constantly learning. And even though, this was just some fritter (some would say), I was...
by Anindya | Sep 26, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Like many fans, I too celebrated the 86th birthday of Gulzar Saab. Listening to his songs and catching up with other Gulzar fans over Social media. I went through numerous playlists and figured out some trivia and there was a happy feeling all over. This post is...
by Anindya | Sep 23, 2020 | India, Kashmir, Travel |
The foreword – This post has been in the draft for a long time. 3 years is indeed a long time. I am a lazy travel writer. I am an enthusiastic travel photographer. Sometimes though, the photographer in me pushes the writer to weave stories and showcase...
by Anindya | Sep 5, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Kolkata loves its biryani. Phuchka, egg roll, kosha mangsho and others will give a close fight and can win at pockets. However, if it’s a General Election of most loved food, then biryani will rule. Albeit, with the aloo or potato of Kolkata Biryani, being the...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 3, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Whenever I see these advertisements of chocolates or cookies with a caramel oozing out from the inside, my heart just skips a beat. Vanilla ice cream with a drizzle of that beautiful buttery caramel is like none other. For a long time, it was only caramel but in the...
by Anindya | Aug 28, 2020 | Indonesia, Travel |
It was a long day indeed. We had visited Kintamani highland in the morning and then enjoyed a hearty lunch, in an open air dream atmosphere, facing Mt. Batur and the black land around. Panoramic lake Kintamani gave us company from far. Post lunch, we went to Alas...
by Anindya | Aug 17, 2020 | Indonesia, Travel |
I have always been excited about visiting a market place in a new country. Since the time when there was no currency, market place has been one place of confluence. Traders walking across far distant continents, to meet at a market place and beyond the business, there...
by Anindya | Aug 14, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Imagine a scorching summer day. Usually by the end of April, it is unbearable heat in the city. Ashok, the house help, was not allowed to enter our complex for the lockdown. It was an absolute chaos with the bored and cranky kids and too much house work to do. Almost...