by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 21, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Bengalis and their macher jhol — it’s an undying love. From the mighty ilish to the small mourala, we cook fish in a hundred different ways. But when it comes to everyday comfort, a simple rui macher jhol with rice is hard to beat. It’s light, satisfying, and carries...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 16, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Bengal has such a wide variety of fresh water and river water fish. If we begin to name them, we can cover all the alphabets of the English language. Other than Rohu and Katla, it is the smaller fish variety that lends a far superior taste. Pabda maach is one such...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 29, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Maacher jhol- the term is literally synonymous with all Bengalis. It’s part of our staple diet and isn’t something we have once in a while. It’s every day, well, other than the Sunday murgi or mangshor jhol. No surprise, we have a variety of recipes...
by Anindya | Aug 9, 2020 | Uncategorized |
The way we got the idea and inspiration for Boal Mach Bhapa is very interesting. In the movie, Kishore Kumar Junior (2018), Prasenjit plays the role of an artist, who is famous and earns his living by singing Kishore Kumar songs. In one of the scenes, like a true blue...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jun 29, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
I grew up by the sea and indulged on the wonderful seafood that one could dream of. Port Blair offered an abundance of seafood at a throwaway price in the 80s and 90s. We used to have lobsters and giant sized crabs for a Sunday lunch. By giant sized, they were between...