by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 19, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
When we started the blog, it was about documenting Anindya’s travel images and the stories behind those journeys. Over time, it slowly became about food. Then it became a diary of our lives. Something that Tugga and Brishti could come back to one day and read about...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 18, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
Think cabbage in a Bengali kitchen, and the first dish that usually comes to mind is bandhakopir ghonto. Soft, comforting, lightly sweet, and often cooked with peas and potatoes. Sometimes we add fish head and call it macher matha diye badhakopir ghonto. But this one...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 9, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
My dear baby, I know you are going to hate me for this and you will probably say, why Mumma, why did you have to write this on the blog, and I can already imagine the eye roll, but this way it stays somewhere forever, tucked away in a corner of the internet for you to...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 26, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
When we first made machher binuni kochuri, it felt familiar yet, the final result was quite different. We had already shared our classic machher kochuri on Pikturenama, the flaky, fish-stuffed delight that many of you still recreate at home. However, the braided...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 25, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
Sunday morning in Kolkata has its own rhythm. The eight year old begins his harmonium practice. Meanwhile, the shobjiwala announces his greens in a long musical call. In the distance, a rickshaw bell cuts through the air. Soon after, the pressure cooker releases its...
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