by Malini Banerjee | Sep 19, 2019 | Useful Links |
When it comes to Biryani, Kolkatans are fiercely protective about the Calcutta Biryani or now, the Kolkata biryani. Any other biryani doesn’t stand a chance against this mildly fragrant rice dish with a large piece of mutton chop and a potato. There are several...
by Malini Banerjee | Sep 13, 2019 | India, Useful Links |
A pit stop at Margaret’s Deck Tea Lounge Kurseong The journey is often more interesting than the destination. Especially when it involves totally impulsive and unplanned stops along the way. We had one such at Margaret’s Deck Tea Lounge on Hill Cart Road,...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Sep 7, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
I never thought that one day, I would make chital macher muitha. I don’t have many memories of eating muitha before moving to Kolkata in 1992. Before that, it was always short summer vacations in Kolkata. However, I do remember eating muitha several times after that....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 29, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Just last Sunday, I was suddenly faced with a revolt from the father and son. They did not want to eat luchi on a Sunday anymore. Above all, they did not want something Bengali. Trust me, there couldn’t have been a happier ‘me’. I think for the last...
by Anindya | Aug 27, 2019 | Food |
On August 8, we could finally manage to bring home the first Ilish of the season. By Bengali standards, this is a poor performance since the official start of monsoon is from June 15. Ilish has been special in our house and more so, after Baba passed away. Every house...
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