Chicken or Mutton – what goes well for a Bengali on a Sunday?
Dada, you are from Kolkata? Bhalo achhi? Ami tomake Bhalobashe .. Machhi Bhat khabe? When loosely translated these are the most common welcome dialogues you will hear outside Kolkata trying to get close with you. Bengalis love their food and fish is inevitably the...
Peyaj Diye Masoor Dal | Bengali Masoor Dal with Onions
Dal in everyday life There are few things that we cannot compromise as an Indian. Dal is one such food. Ask anyone about the combination of dal and rice or dal roti. Most will say – nothing else is needed. An integral part yet often, not the main protagonist....
10 Must-Try Bengali Monsoon Recipes
When it is raining cats and dogs, these are the 10 must-try Bengali monsoon recipes. From khichuri, begun bhaja to ilish mach bhaja and shorshe ilish, this list will make you drool. You can go all out with deep-fried food like Kolkata fish fry, alur chop, peyaji and...
Madhushree Basu Roy on use of Vegetable peels in Bengali cooking at The News Minute
Peels are not always meant to be thrown away. Here is a beautiful write up by Nikhita Venugopal where Madhushree speaks about her experiences in the kitchen and Bengali cuisine and the use of peels
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