by Anindya | May 9, 2021 | Uncategorized |
In the early part of my career, my office was at Gillander House, Kolkata. This place is the business as well as the street food hub of Kolkata. With umpteen choices, each work break meant trying something new. Kachori, Jalebi, Pakoras, Chowmein, Cutlets, Bread...
by Anindya | Feb 26, 2021 | Eating Out, Food, Foodblog |
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 Kolkata. There are many more. Some of the above names are more than 100 years old. Some will cross the century mark...
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...