#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.
Sonar tori City Centre 1 Kolkata- Dine like the Zamindars of Bengal
The city today has many takers for Bengali cuisine but despite a mushrooming of Bengali restaurants, few have made it to the top notch category. Whenever we...
Chig Ja gye restaurant at Taj Tashi, tasting Ema Datshi and the significance of 108
One dinner was planned at Chig ja gye restaurant in Taj Tashi and it happened on the third day of our visit. With much elan, I wore a GHO - the national dress...
Kankroler pur bhaja/ stuffed teasel gourd and rendezvous with my mother in law
A few days back on a rainy afternoon, I was looking out of the window and my mind suddenly wandered back to the time when I had first met Anindya. We were...
মাধবী মুখার্জি , রঞ্জন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় এবং ইলিশ ।
রাজ যোটক শুনেছি , মণিকাঞ্চন যোগ শুনেছি কিন্ত মাধবি মুখার্জি , রঞ্জন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় এবং ইলিশ ? এটা কে কি বলা যায় ? ...
Bengal Rajbari Ilish at ITC Sonar Kolkata
As I wrote on my Doi Ilish recipe post, a dish remains a silent witness to changing generations, different kitchens in different places and how with...
My Garhwali food Sojourn in Uttarakhand for 4 days
I had no expectations in terms of my food explorations in Uttarakhand as I was more interested in exploring the natural beauty and the beauty named as...
The Parking Lot Kolkata – Get yourself comfortably parked for an amazing time
This is a pretty new concept for Kolkata and time will tell, how much it will be accepted but this is a concept which I will like to encash on as much as...
How to make flavoured Greek yogurt at home
It is simple. I always wondered, for a country which has been living on 'dahi' forever, why they were so floored by the whole 'Greek yogurt' revolutiion...
Everyday Brownies – Nigella Lawson way
Everyday Brownies by Nigella Lawson - What are everyday brownies and how are they different from chocolate brownies? Madhushree had the answers ready. There...
Narendra Bhawan Bikaner – I searched for synonyms of opulence
What are the synonyms for Opulence? This is the thought which hovered around in my head as I spent 2 days in Narendra Bhawan Bikaner. Reaching there There are...
Chef Praveen Anand, ITC Sonar Kolkata and an insight into South Indian food
Chemistry was a terrifying subject for me. Like all Bongo shontans (decent Bengali boys), growing up in 90's meant taking up science in Senior Secondary and...
Ilish Begun Jhol | Hilsa and eggplant curry Bengali style
Let's make a list of top 5 which will definitely have 1 of your choice Ilish machh bhaja- Ilish fried in mustard oil and definitely needs to be consumed...
Will you try our Doi Ilish at Taj Bengal Kolkata this season ?
I think Delhi-ites know how to party but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. Kolkata's former adopted boy (almost) Gautam Gambhir had said this...
Yamunotri trek and the life lessons reinforced
Velocity = Distance /Time. This is one of the first basic theory/ formula that one learns in physics and as one graduates, one acquires knowledge on...
Kolkata style Aloor Chop with a twist / Mashed potato fritters with prawn
Noted food writer and critic, Vir Sanghvi in his recent article has written that if he ever opened a restaurant based on Aloo or Potato dishes only, it will...
The Blue Poppy Thakali – Some Nepali food which will sing to your heart.
When Shim shim happened - Doma di mentioned something big is coming up and that too at Middleton street where The Blue Poppy is already there. We discovered...
A stronger me with Ensure
We were a group of travel bloggers travelling to Uttarakhand and if you are in Uttarakhand, then the trek to Yamunotri is a must. I was skeptical in the...
Alur torkari / Kolkata street style potato curry with skin
Anyone who has been through the grind of a training at a kitchen from a basic level whether in films or in real life, would tell you one story - how their...
Mutton Rogan Josh Kashmiri Pandit style one more dish in my repertoire
It's not necessary food always need to tickle the sweet memory spots. I cooked mutton Rogan Josh after almost 8 years. The last time I made this, I was 10 kg...
Stuffed Dates and my childhood summers
When I was a kid, 'phoren' meant a huge deal for me, escpeaily since I grew up in Port Blair, cut off from the 'mainland' in every which way. Yes, we did call...
An evening out at Syanachatti on our way to Yamunotri
Syanachatti forms an important juncture for moving ahead towards Yamunotri and most of the times people halt here and go to Yamunotri. We reached here after a...
Panta Bhat – the Budhha bowl which cools you in Summer
Blame it on my Ghoti upbringing. My ancestral home was in Bardhaman, my mother had her roots in Bankura. More than a feeling of apartheid towards the people...
Echorer achar – Green Jackfruit pickle and the Mix n Match at my dinner table
When I used to work at Shoppers Stop Kolkata as the Unit Head HR, I had to take rounds across the store more than often to do several manpower audits. There...
Kayasth Khatirdari – Kayasth food by Anoothi Vishal and a memorable evening
Shami kebab and Chota peg, that was what most of the evenings used to be for Kayasths - Well known Food writer and one of the faces behind popularising...
The first ever Bloggers Bus to Uttarakhand – what a journey it was
I believe in serendipity and destiny in many ways. I use these words also too often, much to the irritation of people close to me. While destiny may have a...
Dimer Dalna is a secure love affair
From meeting the opposite sex to starting to like him/her, to marinating the relationship with meetings and getting to know each other, to finally proposing...
Shim Shim – Finally a Himalayan Beef Cafe in Kolkata
Where did we meet Doma di first? Anindya asked me and I wondered if age is catching up with him while struggling between managing his growing children and...
Kacha Aamer Ambol – the summer essential
I was at my hometown Chandannagore 10 days back and went to my mamar bari (house of my maternal grandparents). It was almost 4 or 5 months since I had been...
Is a stay at a Kashmir Houseboat overrated ?
Kashmir Houseboat- one of the main tourist attractions Going to Kashmir and not staying at a houseboat is almost like going to Italy and not having a pizza or...
Peanut butter protein shake recipe what has happened to these men?
Two flatmates of Cardiff university, who had a rocking 1 year together met with their respective husbands and kids too. This was the first time we were Komal,...
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Prakash Bang’s photographs and my desire to visit the country
28th March, 2018. 7 PM. ITC Sonar . Mr. Prakash Bang, the renowned travel blogger will present his photo exhibition on Bosnia and Herzegovina along with Dr....
Mutton korma and Kosha Mangsho cook off
I am a shy cook and the only dish that I have mastered is Kosha Mangsho. Dipali is a classic cook and she cooks regularly depending on her mood but it's said...
Sobji Diye bhaja Muger dal recipe (Bengali style Moong dal with vegetables)
Dal is an integrated part of a Bengali meal. There is a family story which goes like this - One of my Mamis when recently got married and came to her in Laws...
Kolkata style fish fry with a twist and the fishy tales
If the unexamined life was not worth living, was the unlived life worth examining ? - Paul Kalanithi, When breath comes Air There are some lines which you...
5 things to do in Cappadocia
Cappadoccia is a small town yet with abundant with nautral beauties and resources. Cappadocia was a must visit during our Greece and Turkey tour, primarily...
Shukto – the palate sizzler of Bengalis
We have to start on a flashback for this story. The stage is like Mid 80's to 90's Bengali wedding reception where buffet was still not popular and one used...
Sweet Corn Soup- What do you do with almost dry sweet corn lying in your pantry?
Why the Sweet Corn Soup ? The weather is somewhat in between breezy and sultry in the evenings. Most of the time, it calls for a roasted sweet corn. There is...
Thai Chili caramel recipe
This was made as an offshoot of the Birds eye chilis which we got for creating Thai Green curry. We attended a cook off at The Oberoi Grand Hotel. We made...
Begun Bhaja is an art which one needs to perfect with practice
Which shape is the most preferred shape of Begun Bhaja for you? The long fine slices, one with a part of the long stem at the top or the perfectly cut round...
Taj International Vine and Dine experience – Are Indians drinking the right wine?
It was Taj International Wine and dine experience Volume V and as I look back, it was an afternoon which opened up a new world for me. The lunch, to create...
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