Chingri malaikari or Chingri Malai Curry?
Every time I make chingri malaikari at home, I remember this remark made by Mr. Vir Sanghvi during one of our conversation. ‘..but Bongs don’t own the...
Soam Mumbai, Sunday afternoon and I didn’t miss mangshor jhol
Someday, I will ask a Gujarati how do they feel when someone sees them and asks Kem Cho? Maja ma cho? Meet a Bengali for the first time and tell him Ami...
Mustard Mumbai and the ‘Unsavoured Pujo’ Pop Up
It's almost two months now that I am back from the 'Unsavoured Pujo' pop up at Mustard Mumbai. I have been wanting to share my stories of the pop up for quite...
As I travelled along Hong Kong roads, I saw the buildings
The idea of this blogpost has been on my mind for the last two years. Yes, this September I complete two years of my travel to Hong Kong. As I visited several...
Kerala Egg Roast / Nadan Mutta Roast when memories start pouring in
The Kerala egg roast song and how it all started The origin of this post is when we got inspired from our friend Tanushree. She shared a picture of Kerala...
Monkey Bar Kolkata has a brand new menu with 41 new dishes and 8 new cocktails
Monkey Bar Kolkata and the memories - We didn't attend the launch of Monkey Bar Kolkata 3 years back. I don't remember my first time there. However, I do...
Spicy Mutton Pakoda from Pakodas by Sangeeta Khanna
Pakodas by Sangeeta Khanna reached me on a Rainy afternoon . This was a surprise. The timing was perfect though. It had stopped raining except for cloudy...
Dim Kosha – the slow cooked Bengali egg delicacy
Murgir Dim, Hansher dim or Ghorar dim? Which one is more popular? I wonder which one amongst the three, mentioned above, is the most favourite amongst...
Halloween Monster Cookies I Cake Mix Cookies
It's spooky week once again and I stayed up in the middle of the night to make a special treat for my son. These are Halloween monster cookies with candy...
Pantua- The Bengali Gulab Jamun but it’s Different
Gulab Jamun is one of the most popular Indian sweet world wide. However, to us Bengalis, it is it's distant cousin, Pantua, which is favoured. It looks like a...
A day’s break at Vivanta Kolkata EM Bypass
The trigger to take a break at Vivanta Kolkata, Bypass Madhushree was back from a successful food festival in Mustard Mumbai and I was exhausted managing two...
Bhuni Khichuri I Bengali Bhuna Khichdi
Like many other posts of mine, this post is also past its time. We had completed the shooting of bhuni khichuri sometime in the beginning of September....