by Anindya | Sep 15, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
The Birthday boy and his best chocolate cake. A few days back, I got introduced to Samar Halankar in a column in livemint, where he explains how his birthday should be and since then, had been inspired to cook for my birthday for the entire family. (link) I would have...
by Anindya | Sep 13, 2019 | India, Travel |
A pit stop at Margaret’s Deck Tea Lounge Kurseong The journey is often more interesting than the destination. Especially when it involves totally impulsive and unplanned stops along the way. We had one such at Margaret’s Deck Tea Lounge on Hill Cart Road,...
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 Anindya | Sep 8, 2019 | Uncategorized |
A Staycation at Courtyard by Marriott Siliguri It was supposed to be a relaxed weekend along with two kids and we couldn’t have asked for a better one. We were invited by Courtyard by Marriott Siliguri, for a staycation over the weekend. Added bonus was a day...
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 Anindya | Sep 4, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
How can I forget Doi maach? I will start with an honest confession. I don’t remember having doi maach before. Wait, before you start thrashing me on this, let me rephrase – I don’t remember the taste of any doi maach, which had strongly registered in my mind....
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...
by Anindya | Aug 27, 2019 | Food |
On August 8, we could finally manage to bring home the first Ilish of the season. By Bengali standards, this is a poor performance since the official start of monsoon is from June 15. Ilish has been special in our house and more so, after Baba passed away. Every house...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 20, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
There I go again, with a healthy breakfast and snack option! This post is about instant ragi paniyaram. Almost all of South India have it but they are known by different names in the various states. In Tamil nadu, it is known as Kuzhi Paniyaram. In Kannada, it is...
by Anindya | Aug 12, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
The first time I had Daab Chingri was at a restaurant, when I was nearing 30. A friend had ordered this along with other Bengali dishes. Soon, the wait staff came with a green tender coconut and placed it on our table. I could see that the head of the tender coconut...
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