by Anindya | Jul 23, 2017 | Eating Out, Food |
Muscles have never inspired me but muscles with intelligence have been role models. Isn’t that normal for any Bengali boy growing up in a middle class Bengali family surrounded by books, art and culture. A Rahul Bose or Anjan Dutta from recent times and Soumitra...
by Anindya | Oct 19, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
What can be the possible English word for ‘Kai’? Curry? Gravy? I don’t have an exact word. We have made many Ilish recipes here. The all time favourite of Madhushree is Ilish begun Jhol. According to many ilish machh lovers, this is one dish which...
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...
by Anindya | Aug 12, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
The first time I had Daab Chingri was at a restaurant, when I was nearing 30. A friend had ordered this along with other Bengali dishes. Soon, the wait staff came with a green tender coconut and placed it on our table. I could see that the head of the tender coconut...
by Anindya | Aug 20, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
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 technology, the cooking method evolves. So it was a pleasant surprise when ITC Sonar Kolkata started the festival of...