Orange Carrot Ginger Smoothie and what good it will do to you
Are you big on smoothies and shakes? Summer means smoothies for us or protein shakes for breakfast. It's the end of February and the mercury is already on the...
Thandai Kulfi – an easy to make Holi Recipe
This Holi, it's going to be thandai kulfi! Of course, thandai is omnipresent. I thought, why not do a dessert as well. The kids love kulfi and ice-cream and...
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,...
Strawberry Tart – An Easy Recipe with Cream Cheese
This is probably the first time in years that I have sat on a box of strawberries. Procrastination is a sin. I wonder why it was not part of the seven deadly...
Orange Cinnamon Hot Chocolate for the Season
It seems like orange cinnamon is the flavor of the season. We've had cakes with orange cinnamon. We had the orange cinnamon chocolate from Rushk chocolates,...
Circar Ruchulu at ITC Royal Bengal by Chef Praveen Anand
Chef Praveen Anand doesn't need any introduction. His culinary skills are illustrious, his research on South Indian Cuisine is now legendary. In the Indian...
Homemade Orange Marmalade – Are you an orange person?
What kind of a fruit person are you? Which fruits literally call out to you or are you one of those fruit haters, like the rest of my family? I am huge on...
Soru Chakli | Shoru Chakli Pitha on Poush Sankranti
Kolkata winter has become quite strange for the last couple of years. All of December, it is just pleasant barring the last week. It's almost like the weather...
Chef Urvika Kanoi is expressing her winterfood memories at The Daily Cafe Kolkata
Good food needs special shoutout. Some food evokes emotion which calls out for writing and archiving the experience. Many say, who reads a blog these days but...
Beguner Khagina | Scrambled Eggplant and Eggs
I had never heard of this dish. In fact, it had never occurred to me that eggs could be blended with eggplant. However, with lockdown, we came across several...
Mocambo Kolkata keeps singing like an evergreen hit
The first time I thought of writing about Mocambo Kolkata was around 2015. That draft still remains. This time around, I didn't want to miss the chance and...
Fulkopi diye Dimer Jhol | Omelette Curry with Cauliflower
When it's winter, cauliflower cannot be far behind. When we started the blog, we had made Hara Bhara Gobi . A blog post is written with emotion and images...
Bengali Garam Masala | Bengali Gorom Moshla – It’s different
Garam masala always has many different spices with a complex flavour profile. However, when it comes to Bengali garam masala, there is nothing complicated...
Doodh Maach- A versatile stew that goes with any kind of fish
Maacher jhol- the term is literally synonymous with all Bengalis. It's part of our staple diet and isn't something we have once in a while. It's every day,...
How about some Aloo Kabli today
Aloo Kabli was the first street food love Long before jhalmuri, bhelpuri and phuchka swayed my heart, there was aloo kabli. It is like the childhood crush and...
Chocolate Badam Burfi | Chocolate Almond Fudge for Diwali
The festivities are almost never-ending towards the end of the year. Right from Durga Puja till New Year's eve, eating out, making sweets, cakes and more...
Cake Pops for Diwali made by Tugga
Cake pops for Diwali? That's what I told Tugga, my 8 year old son, when he insisted on cake pops for Diwali mithai ideas. His friend Anwita had said that cake...
Meathead – Pork belly Sandwich , the new entrant
It's almost two years that Kalman cold storage - the cult sausage shop in Kolkata, has closed down. A small, hole in the wall outlet, it has always been a...
Turkish Poached Eggs and I got over my fear of poaching eggs
As a Bengali, you grow up understanding that poached eggs or 'dim'er poach' is a fried egg, which is folded and cooked with a runny yolk intact. Strange and...
The journey to 500 subscription for Cook with Pikturenama
Madhushree and I had decided to not work during Pujo. We had just completed Pujo reels last Saturday. There was an emptiness from the minute it ended. You can...
Kucho Nimki in Bijoya and 500 Subscribers for YouTube channel
Wherever you go after the Bijoya - Kucho Nimki is a must. Bijoya for us, meant that we visit the elder relatives and neighbours, touch their feet to seek...
Shorshe Ilish – the evergreen classic
What can be the possible English word for 'Kai'? Curry? Gravy? I don't have an exact word. We have made many Ilish recipes here. The all time favourite of...
Ilish Maach Bhaja and Ilisher tel | Hilsa Fish Fry
A week ago, we carried out 'Ask me Anything' in Instagram. Someone asked a question, which is often asked by many. What gets cooked at home? What gets cooked...
Shaplar Bhyala | Water lily stem fritters
This season, I learnt to make shaplar bhyala. I tell Tugga all the time, learning never ends. Be it photography, house work, styling, cooking, baking,...
Dim Posto and Gulzar’s 86th Birthday
Like many fans, I too celebrated the 86th birthday of Gulzar Saab. Listening to his songs and catching up with other Gulzar fans over Social media. I went...
Gulmarg gondola ride and the snow storm
The foreword - This post has been in the draft for a long time. 3 years is indeed a long time. I am a lazy travel writer. I am an enthusiastic travel...
Biryani in Kolkata cloud
Kolkata loves its biryani. Phuchka, egg roll, kosha mangsho and others will give a close fight and can win at pockets. However, if it's a General Election of...
Do It Yourself Salted Caramel | Easy Salted Caramel Sauce
Whenever I see these advertisements of chocolates or cookies with a caramel oozing out from the inside, my heart just skips a beat. Vanilla ice cream with a...
Kecak Dance in Batubulan | Things to do in Bali
It was a long day indeed. We had visited Kintamani highland in the morning and then enjoyed a hearty lunch, in an open air dream atmosphere, facing Mt. Batur...
Ubud Art Market – Its more than shopping
I have always been excited about visiting a market place in a new country. Since the time when there was no currency, market place has been one place of...
Kolkata Chicken Stew on a scorching Summer Sunday
Imagine a scorching summer day. Usually by the end of April, it is unbearable heat in the city. Ashok, the house help, was not allowed to enter our complex...
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