by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 25, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Before winter ends, we decided to capture its essence by pickling seasonal vegetables. Enter shobjir achaar or sabzi ka achaar—a vibrant mix of colours, flavours, and textures. Mustard oil and aromatic spices give it a bold, tangy kick. Each jar holds the season’s...
by Anindya | Feb 21, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
It’s a winter speciality. Before the season ends, we decided to share the recipe with you all and create a video to accompany it. It’s Shingara, but not just any other Shingara—Phulkopir shingara. Shingara is not Samosa. However, they share some...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 7, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
What’s in a name? I grew up calling crab curry kakrar jhol. But Google’s SEO favours Kakrar Jhal. Either way, every home makes this dish differently. It’s a rich and spicy crab curry made with small mud crabs. Some people use mustard paste to finish...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 4, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
It was a picnic at Canning at my grandparent’s place. It was on a cold, wintery day towards the end of last year. The air carried the scent of damp earth and fresh greens. We wanted to make food that takes on an almost elemental quality—simple, rustic, yet...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 30, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
If food had to look ugly, it’s gota sheddho. Ok, please don’t hate me!! I am a Bangal, and growing up in Port Blair, I was never exposed to this Ghoti tradition of having gota sheddho the day after Saraswati pujo. For the uninitiated, Bangal means people...
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