by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 12, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
There is khichdi for the rest of the country but we Bongs, take immense pride in our different types of khichdi. We have bhuni khichuri, which is the dry variety with moong dal. The rice grains are literally separate from each other. Bhuni khichuri is served during...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 4, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Oh my! I don’t think I can come up with an appropriate title for this post. How do I translate motor dal bhate in English? Just a ‘mash’ cannot possibly explain what ‘bhate’ means. Bhate, bhape, makha and more Three words, which take up...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 2, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
On the 8th day on #11daysofdal, I realised how much we have learned about the various uses of dal in the Indian subcontinent. It has been a huge learning and newfound respect towards the most humble ingredient- dal. The 9th day was dedicated towards indigenous dal and...
by Anindya | Jan 31, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Cholar Dal and Luchi are inseparable. I have often wondered what makes Cholar Dal so desirable? Isn’t it like any other dal? In the larger classification, it’s a chana dal. For the last few days, we have been discussing about Dal across India. It’s...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 30, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
This is probably the first time in years that I have sat on a box of strawberries. Procrastination is a sin. I wonder why it was not part of the seven deadly sins. The idea was to make a strawberry tart with a cream cheese filling and photograph it for...
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