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...
Chicken Dak Bungalow or ‘Duck’ Bunglow?
It's chicken 'dak' bungalow and not a 'duck' bungalow. Unlike what many think, chicken dak bungalow has nothing to do with duck eggs. And one cannot claim to...
Begun Pora-Bengali Style Roasted Eggplant
The sound of sizzle and roasting and the beautiful smoky aroma on a chilly winter night stir up the olfactory senses. Begun pora with plenty of fresh green...
Top 5 Onion Dishes You Need To Try Before The End of 2023
Are you a fan of onions? Or do you prefer crunchy, sweet shallots? Onions are seen as a staple ingredient in several cuisines around the world, adding an...
Chandrapuli- The Half-Moon Shaped Sweet From Bengal
West Bengal, particularly Kolkata, is dotted with mishti'r dokan (sweet shops). Walk 2 steps and you will find one. Every lane and by-lane of the city has a...
Ol er Dalna | Bengali Style Elephant Foot Yam
Bengali cuisine is not just varied but there are hundreds of nomenclatures for every kind of food. For us, it's not a curry for everything or a bhaji for...
