by Anindya | May 22, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Aam Pora Shorbot was not the first one I had. Growing up, there was chinir shorbot, a simple sugar syrup based sherbet with black salt. Summers also meant Kissan or Druk squash. The process of making that was very simple. Add two or three spoons in water and add some...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 15, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Prawns are literally sacred for us. I grew up by the sea and lived on seafood every single day till I left Port Blair. So prawns, lobsters and crabs were easily accessible and Ma loved cooking with them. During summer holidays, we would spend our time at Canning,...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 12, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
There are spice mixes and then there are the great ones. Bhaja Masala is one such magical ingredient in Bengali cuisine. We don’t call it masala definitely. It is bhaja moshla for us. It’s strange, how this one ingredient is part of every Bengali kitchen....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 1, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Didi, dimer halua banabo? ( Didi, shall I make some egg halwa? ), asked my daughter’s new nanny. She has been a blessing for me during the lockdown period. I had heard about ande ka halwa on social media and for some reason, it never piqued my interest. There...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 30, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
It is almost two months since the lockdown. I have been thinking about those countless Hollywood movies, where the protagonist is recording last messages to pass on to whoever is the survivor. So grim! Though I must admit that these thoughts are just momentary lapses...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 23, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Food trends change every year and 2019 ended with zero waste, sustainability and plant based diet being talked about the most. Many institutions and industry experts have predicted that these trends are going to be seen in restaurants too in 2020. And then I wonder,...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 21, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Quite so often, we all go through midnight dessert cravings. Especially now, during the lockdown period, most of us are struggling through the day and we get our ‘me time’ at night. After the children have been put to bed, dinner is over and all kitchen...
by Anindya | Apr 18, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Neem Begun grew on me with age There were lot of things which I didn’t like as a child. Shukto, Kumro or pumpkin, lau or bottle gourd and the list can be endless. Bitter or teto/ teeta was definitely not one of the tastes which suited my palate. Ask any kid, it...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 13, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Twenty four hours is falling short now. It’s a month since we went out and it’s twenty one days since the official lockdown. Covid_19 has changed how the world functions. We are cooking, cleaning, doing all household chores, managing the kids and creating...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 9, 2020 | Food, Foodblog, Uncategorized |
Debjani and I were planning our menu for the food festival at Chilekotha sometime in July 2019. The menu was broken down to a non veg set menu, Ilish set menu and a pure vegetarian set menu. There were a few a la carte dishes too. I took up the challenge of pure...