Bengali Jol Khabar – Alur Chop and Muri
After a long gap, I finally met my chotomama a few days ago. In a typical Indian household, conversations about children, health, pujo plans, and the rising...
Acropolis Mall: South Kolkata’s Premier Destination Reopens with a Bang!
Great news for all shopping enthusiasts and leisure seekers in Kolkata! Our beloved Acropolis Mall is back in full swing, much to the delight of its regular...
Bengali Jolkhabar – Aam Doi Chire
How would one characterise a Jolkhabar to someone who is not Bengali, has no ancestral ties, and has never visited Kolkata? It's just anything that's not a...
Bengali Jol Khabar – Classic Chicken Sandwich from Coffee House
There's something truly special about the simplicity of a classic chicken sandwich, especially the kind that evokes memories of old Calcutta, Park Street and...
Echorer Dalna- The Superfood of Bengal
Much before the West discovered and declared jackfruit a superfood, it had been part of Indian culture for centuries. We eat both ripe jackfruit and green...
Postor Bora Chronicles – A Story of Taste and Tradition
On a sultry summer afternoon, a newlywed couple sat at the dining table, sipping coffee and reminiscing about their childhood. The man was a traditionalist...
Kancha Kumro’r Torkari |Baby Pumpkin Stir-Fry
Kancha Kumro'r Torkari is just too mundane in the rich tapestry of Bengali cuisine. It's incredibly flavourful but no one talks about it. Tender pumpkin is a...
Anglo Indian Roast Chicken- Christmas Special
It's a little too late to write a blogpost on Christmas but then the photographs were lying around and before winter goes off, and the urge to bake goes away,...
Bengali Vegetable chop – we call it bhejeetable chop
What comes to your mind when you think of Vegetable? Green leafy vegetables or even carrot , cauliflower, papaya, gourd and so many. Yet the Bengali vegetable...
Kaju Kishmish Pulao- Simple is Elegant
Cashews and raisins are fried in ghee and then cooked with long grain and fragrant basmati rice with a mellow garam masala flavour- that's what kaju kishmish...
