by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 15, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Luchi and Sundays are literally synonymous in our lives. It does not apply to just us but every Bengali that I know of. Luchi is a must for Sunday breakfast. Right from Tugga to Tugga’s thammi would be disappointed if not luchi for breakfast. Rarely, an...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 3, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
What happens when five or six women of different age group gets together? First point of discussion is always the children. The older ones will tell you what to do and what not. The younger ones will defend their actions and so on. Then comes the point when the older...
by Anindya | Dec 7, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
I was slightly confused about how to translate ‘Dum’ to English. This is all about Bengali Murgir Dum or Bengali style slow-cooked chicken curry. I referred to who else but Colleen Taylor Sen and her book History of Food In India. Quoting her –...
by Anindya | Jul 27, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
Let’s make a list of top 5 which will definitely have 1 of your choice Ilish machh bhaja- Ilish fried in mustard oil and definitely needs to be consumed piping hot. Ilish Paturi- Ilish wrapped in banana leaves, steamed with rich mustard and poppy seed paste. A...
by Anindya | Apr 10, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
Dal is an integrated part of a Bengali meal. There is a family story which goes like this – One of my Mamis when recently got married and came to her in Laws place (my mamar bari), she just could not take the eating pattern of her husband. My mama’s fault...
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