by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 20, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
The first time I remember hearing the name Nilontika was probably when I was in Class 6. We had a pond at our ancestral home, and one winter my grandfather had introduced what everyone around us called Lylontika spawns into it. Summer vacations were spent almost...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jul 11, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
Growing up in a Bangal home, eating all kinds of fish wasn’t a choice, it was just how we ate. Bangals are people who migrated from East Bengal, now Bangladesh, before and around the time of Partition. So our dining table was filled with aar, boal, magur,...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 22, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
Why does khichuri have to be a food for only when you fall sick? That’s what the rest of India thinks. It’s a savoury porridge. But for Bengalis, khichuri is an indulgent meal. We have specific khichuris for specific needs. For monsoons, it’s a patla...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 17, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Who doesn’t love beet bhaja? It’s beetroot stir-fried. We Bengalis do, especially in winter, when the produce arrives fresh and deep red. Like the potato, beetroot was a foreign import but slowly became a local favourite. Beet bhaja is one of those pure...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 21, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Cooking has been my love for the longest time. From college, I have experimented in the kitchen and jotted down recipes from TV shows (back in the day of Khana Khazana and when there wasn’t YouTube with a plethora of recipes). I still have those precious diaries...
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