by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 12, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
When you are always on the lookout for interesting recipes, you end up buying cookbooks. It’s been a thing for me since my college days. I still remember my first food book – Madhur Jaffrey’s A Taste of India. Soon after, I bought Sanjeev Kapoor’s...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 2, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Some dishes quietly define Bengali cooking. It’s not because they are fancy, but because of the thought and care that goes into making them. One of these dishes is Dhokar Dalna. This dish is a pure vegetarian treat that doesn’t have onions or garlic in it....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 29, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Some recipes are for special occasions, while others are for everyday meals. Pabda machh’er jhal fits in well with both worlds. You can make it for a Sunday lunch, while it can take a grand place in your wedding menu too. It’s light on spices, strong on...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 17, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
Wrapping fish in leaves and then cooking on open fire or steaming is an old Bengali tradition. Paturi essentially means, something that is cooked in a leaf parcel. It could be banana leaf, it could be any other leaf. While bhekti paturi or ilish paturi, that is...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 29, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
When most people think of shukto, they imagine the classic bitter dish with a medley of vegetables and bitter gourd. But there are so many different kinds of shukto in Bengali cuisine. It is a family of dishes that change with season and taste. Some are rich with...
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