#LockdownCooking
As we isolate in our homes during this unprecedented global pandemic, food — and cooking — remains an eternal source of hope, joy and healing. Lockdown Cooking is our humble contribution to this cause. Please join us in cooking from the heart using what’s available at home.
How Shorshe bhapa chingri made my family love frozen prawns
Shorshe is love for a Bengali. You will rarely find a Bong who does not like shorshe. Couple that with chingri and you have shorshe bhapa chingri, a Bengali...
Taj Bengal Kolkata is all ready for 30th year with new rooms
Belvedre road and Alipore road have multiple monumental landmarks. The oldest established zoo of the country, our own Alipore Zoo found in 1876, is just...
Remembering Pulwama Attack – A non SEO friendly and black white story
At times, it's necessary to revisit the reasons for which I started this blog. There are certain stories which need to be told and stories which will always...
Frozen melon ball salad with Bandel Cheese- perfect for summers
Do you remember the song from dil hai ki manta nahi where Pooja Bhatt, in her beautiful off shoulder silk dress and Aamir Khan in his captain cap were...
Notre Dame Auxiliatrice chapel or Cap Malhereux church Mauritius and churches in Mauritius
It was not farthest from God but in Mauritius we were nearest to church yet reached there on the last day. It is Cap Malheruex church or Notre Dame de l...
Chef Manish Mehrotra and my experience at Indian Accent New Delhi
I just ate from the hand of God- That was my thought at the end of the Chef's tasting menu at Indian Accent New Delhi. It was simply numbing. I have to agree...
Faces and Frames from Pista House Hyderabad. A tribute to those workers.
I have already written about the entire Haleem making process in Pista House Hyderabad and you can refer to that here. This is not about the Haleem but the...
Banana Pancakes- A healthier version of pancakes
I cannot blame Tugga for wanting to have pancakes all the time. I too get serious pancake cravings, especially in the evenings. Yes, I do restrain myself but...
Novotel Hyderabad Airport and the great Iftari meal
Location of Novotel Hyderabad Airport Not that you can check out of Hyderabad airport and walk in to the huge lobby of Novotel Hyderabad Airport. It is also...
Pista House Hyderabad haleem stories from factory to plate
There was a definite trigger which led us to discover Pista House Hyderabad for the first time. Bad Haleem. Initiation to Pista House Hyderabad Haleem I had...
Overnight oats bowl with mixed berries- Easy and delicious
Everyone knows about our fascination or rather, fixation over eggs for breakfast. Breakfast has to have eggs in some form. However, this summer has been...
A visit to Shilparamam Hyderabad – picture postcards
The Hyderabad heat could not get the better of us as we headed towards Shilparamam in the afternoon. Tourist interests of Hyderabad There are several...
The Best Bhapa Doi – The Most Requested Recipe
Bhapa Doi is 'the most' requested recipe from our readers. I could have never imagined, a dish as simple as bhapa doi, something that I have made umpteen...
Sri Lankan Chicken Curry
You might be wondering why I am suddenly giving a recipe of a Sri Lankan chicken curry. Normally I do Bengali recipes or baking recipes and not that I...
Flights of Fantasy in Disneyland Hong Kong transports you to a dreamland
I met Buzz Lightyear for the first time at the Flights of Fantasy parade in Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong. When I went to Hong Kong Disneyland, Tugga was...
Chingri Makha / Bengali style prawn and onion salad with mustard oil
For all the readers of this blog, it may often appear that I don't cook much. Yes I agree I don't cook that much but it's untrue that like "cometh the hour...
Il Falconiere Relais and chateaux my most memorable days in Cortona
Lina told me - you Indians have such lengthy weddings for 3 days! Music and dance and so much fun. Far far away from India, uphill with Cortona, I didn't...
Hot cross buns, A national panasonic cassette player and a cassette
Hot Cross Buns , Hot cross Buns - the nursery rhyme and the beginning I was writing another article on Easter when I tumbled upon this. I came upon these...
Phenomenal Firingee Thala by Pritha Sen is a Fabulous start to Nabo Barsho at Ekdalia Rd
Firingee Thala is what Calcutta Food is and not necessarily Bengali food I had mentioned about how I assign a meal as 'good', these days. I would like to add...
Instead of a mall, why not take your kids to Kolkata Maidan next week ?
I asked this question to myself time and again as I walked along Kolkata Maidan at a photowalk. It's not the first time that I am here. I came a long time...
Bael Panna/ Bael Sherbat and the Health Benefits of Bael Fruit
Before I got married and was living with my mother, every summer I would have to have bael panna or bael sherbat a few times. I remember vividly, my mother...
Chilekotha Kolkata – a midweek surprise Bengali meal
Why do I say Chilekotha Kolkata is a good Bengali food joint in South Kolkata? How do you define a good meal? There are several answers to this question but...
Raajkutir Kolkata – A perfect getaway within Kolkata
It's rare to find a perfect getaway within Kolkata. Raajkutir Kolkata by Neotia Hosiptality in the new revamped Swabhumi could be just that for Kolkata. It is...
Alu Peyajkolir Torkari- Bengali Onion Stalk and Potato Vegetable
Alu peyajkolir torkari is a Bengali household name during winters. It is perhaps, a little too late, to post this recipe. However, we had taken the pictures...
Seefah Bandra, Blue is the colour of good food
When was the last time I dined out in Mumbai? All roads led to Seefah Bandra It had been sometime that I had been in Mumbai. In fact, I don't remember the...
Inside Punakha Dzong when a class was going on how to offer Khadar
We visited Punakha Dzong on the same day as we visited Dochula Pass. The journey from Dochula Pass to Punakha Dzong takes you through some pictureseque...
Aloo Tokri Chaat- A crowd pleaser for Holi
Aloo tokri chaat is the second Holi recipe for this year. The first one was cake pops with beetroot powder, something which is popular with kids more than...
Cake pops using beetroot powder
Here I go again, publishing a 'not so traditional' recipe for Holi. A couple of years back, we had published a recipe for colourful cookies for Holi. Anindya...
How to make a perfect Bengali Luchi
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....
Sojne Phuler Bati chorchori
Oh, I remembered my childhood when Ma would torture me with sojne phuler bati chorchori in the month of March. For those of you, who do not understand...
The artefacts inside Raajkutir Kolkata , a photostory
You might wonder why I have written about this property three times but Raajkutir Kolkata is a property that deserves a multidimensional look. This is a...
Kancha tomato jhaal / Green tomato in mustard paste
Who has kancha tomato or green tomatoes for lunch as a vegetable? If you had seen the insta stories in www.instagram.com/pikturenama, kancha tomato or green...
Kancha Tomato Diye Musurir Dal or Bengali Style Masoor Dal with Green Tomatoes
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...
A visit to Dochula Pass, Thimpu Bhutan – All that you can see around
We were informed that it would take us two and half hours to reach Punakha Dzong from Taj Tashi Bhutan. In between, we would also visit Dochula Pass but who...
A chat with Nayana Afroz on Bangladeshi cuisine for Ahare Bangladesh at Aaheli Kolkata
Halfway through our conversation, I declared - So is Shotkora the cousin of Gondhoraj from other side of the boundary? Nayana di's eyes lit up with a...
Parshe Macher Jhal and the obsession of finding the side bone in the fish
Have you ever watched Cheteswhar Pujara before every delivery he faces? He holds the bat close to his chest, fixes the grip, takes the right hand lowest...
Raajkutir’s East India Room is Wrapped in Kolkata Nostalgia
Kolkata Nostalgia is a very powerful emotion and there is abundance of it in Raajkutir's all day dining, East India Room. It is the stained glass windows and...
A meeting with Mahaveer Swami the famous miniature painter from Bikaner
My tour to Narendra Bhawan Bikaner has been memorable in many ways and one of them was meeting Mahaveer Swami, the famous miniature painter of Bikaner. The...
Lemon and Strawberry Bundt Cake, and love according to Kim Casali
Valentine's day and Archies It was on our way back from some work, the car was passing through an Archies Store and I asked Madhushree - Do they still make so...
How to make Bicerin – the eternal love triangle
The discussion between Amitav Ghosh and Sunita Narayan at Terra Madre Salone Del Gusto had an impact on me in many ways. One of the key takeaway of that...
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