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...
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...
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