by Anindya | Feb 16, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Machh Bhat – Fish and rice – isn’t it a typical stereotype among Bengalis? It is assumed that Bengalis eat fish every day and that is macher jhol. Yes, we do eat every day but the variety of preparations wrt to fish and the varieties of fish makes...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 11, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Today Bengal is known for its sandesh and roshogolla but to be honest, it was kheer’er mishti and sugar candies that were the original Bengali mishti. Chhana or homemade ricotta came into Bengal much later. Bengal was known for many sweets made with just sugar...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 4, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
How about a bowl of sweetness to kick off the new year in 2023? Winter is the time to indulge in sweets made with nolen gur. We call it khejur’er gur since it is made with the sap of date palm and it is available only during winter. This gur has an exquisite...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jun 5, 2022 | Food, Foodblog |
There are a million different ways to make catfish or Tangra mach in Bengal. Every home makes it differently and has a different name as well. Yesterday I made Tangra macher jhol for the legendary celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor when he came home for lunch. It was part...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 5, 2022 | Food, Foodblog |
There are a few recipes that are very popular on social media and every year, like clockwork, they do the rounds in the season. Aam shol is one such recipe. Shol maach, also spelt as sole mach is a snakehead Murrel. When it is cooked with season’s fresh green...
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