by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 12, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
When you are always on the lookout for interesting recipes, you end up buying cookbooks. It’s been a thing for me since my college days. I still remember my first food book – Madhur Jaffrey’s A Taste of India. Soon after, I bought Sanjeev Kapoor’s...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 2, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Some dishes quietly define Bengali cooking. It’s not because they are fancy, but because of the thought and care that goes into making them. One of these dishes is Dhokar Dalna. This dish is a pure vegetarian treat that doesn’t have onions or garlic in it....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 29, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Some recipes are for special occasions, while others are for everyday meals. Pabda machh’er jhal fits in well with both worlds. You can make it for a Sunday lunch, while it can take a grand place in your wedding menu too. It’s light on spices, strong on...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 26, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
We share recipes almost every day on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Recently, we added a new channel to the mix- Bong Recipe Tales, a shorts-only YouTube channel, purely in Bangla. It gives us space to share a different perspective from what we usually do on...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 17, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Who doesn’t love beet bhaja? It’s beetroot stir-fried. We Bengalis do, especially in winter, when the produce arrives fresh and deep red. Like the potato, beetroot was a foreign import but slowly became a local favourite. Beet bhaja is one of those pure...
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