Lemon and Coconut Slice with Aniseed Myrtle- A perfect afternoon snack
As promised, I am back with another post on the Tourism Australia project with Native Australian Ingredients. It was Masterchef Australia where we had come to...
Kasturi Banerjee and Rushdah Humaira creating new Rum and Chocolate
In 2016 when I first met Neha Panchal, I was awestruck. She was one of the first lady mixologists that I met. Urban Foundry on then-upcoming Balewadi High...
How to use Native Australian Ingredients in Bengali cooking?
Like many, I am an ardent follower of Masterchef Australia right from its inception. Way back, I wasn't documenting recipes anywhere, but I loved cooking for...
Hotel Sidheshwari Ashram Kolkata – How three women are carrying ahead the legacy of pice hotels
Paramount, Aminia, Dilkhusha Cabin, Mitra Cafe, Royal India Hotel Chitpur are some of the names which come together when we speak about old eateries in...
Tiramisu – there is no ‘authentic’ recipe
Tiramisu is not a dessert I make often. I can actually count on my fingers and tell you how many times I made tiramisu in the last decade. However, each time,...
Dal Gosht With Sadaf Hussain and Late Sadia Dehlvi
Finally, the dots connected over Dal Gosht Often in life, we rarely fathom how some unfulfilled wishes become a reality. Dal Gosht is not a story of dream...
Bengali Masoor Dal Khichuri/ Khichdi with Dimer Mamlette
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...
Motor Dal Bhate | Matar Dal Mash
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...
Mulo Diye Motor Dal | Yellow Split Pea Cooked With Radish
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...
Narkel Diye Cholar Dal- the best half of luchi or kochuri
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,...
