by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 5, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
As a child, I loved looking at the sweets in the shop window. There was ilish maacher peti sondesh, aata sondesh, and so many others shaped like familiar things. So when I saw a potol mishti, I assumed it was sondesh too. Surely someone had shaped chhena to look like...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 28, 2024 | Food |
Mohonbhog is a classic Bengali dessert, celebrated for its rich flavour and role in auspicious occasions. It’s traditionally prepared for festivals, pujas, and family gatherings, making it a must-have on dessert plates across Bengal. With just a few simple...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 2, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
West Bengal, particularly Kolkata, is dotted with mishti’r dokan (sweet shops). Walk 2 steps and you will find one. Every lane and by-lane of the city has a sweet shop, each boasting of its speciality. Some make the best roshogolla, some darbesh, sondesh and so...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 4, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
How about a bowl of sweetness to kick off the new year in 2023? Winter is the time to indulge in sweets made with nolen gur. We call it khejur’er gur since it is made with the sap of date palm and it is available only during winter. This gur has an exquisite...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 25, 2019 | Food, Foodblog, Uncategorized |
Gulab Jamun is one of the most popular Indian sweet world wide. However, to us Bengalis, it is it’s distant cousin, Pantua, which is favoured. It looks like a gulab jamun but is made with different ingredients. Hence, it has a distinct taste as well. I did not...
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