by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 4, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Chicken Kosha, or Kosha Murgi, is a rich, spicy, slow-cooked chicken curry with thick gravy. Unlike lighter curries like murgir jhol, chicken kosha is cooked without adding water. The dish relies on caramelised onions and mustard oil, which give it its distinct depth...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 24, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
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 have an authentic recipe for this particular dish. It is also one of those...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 6, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
We Bengalis love deep-fried food and most of our street food is deep-fried. Chicken cutlet is popular street food from Kolkata. Kolkata-style chicken cutlet is usually made with minced chicken. Kolkata style chicken cutlet Bengali chicken cutlet is made with minced...
by Anindya | Aug 14, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Imagine a scorching summer day. Usually by the end of April, it is unbearable heat in the city. Ashok, the house help, was not allowed to enter our complex for the lockdown. It was an absolute chaos with the bored and cranky kids and too much house work to do. Almost...
by Anindya | Dec 7, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
I was slightly confused about how to translate ‘Dum’ to English. This is all about Bengali Murgir Dum or Bengali style slow-cooked chicken curry. I referred to who else but Colleen Taylor Sen and her book History of Food In India. Quoting her –...
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