by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 30, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Bengali cuisine is not just varied but there are hundreds of nomenclatures for every kind of food. For us, it’s not a curry for everything or a bhaji for everything. From chorchori to dalna to jhol, to jhal, there are different names given to different foods,...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 19, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Rosh bora is a dessert that can be made any time of the year but for some reason, we only remember it during the Sankranti season. Different kinds of pithe-puli can be very daunting and at times, something as simple as a roshbora can be mentally satisfying. Poush...
by Anindya | Jan 9, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
How many of you feel incomplete if you havent had churmur after a nice rendezvous with Phuchka. At least for me no amount of Phuchka can satiate my hunger for it yet I stop after some time. I stop but I dont retire. I aim for the churmur. There is a sequence in...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 26, 2022 | Food, Foodblog |
Bhai Phonta comes right after Kali Puja. It’s the day when sisters put a ‘phonta’ or a tilak of chandan on their brother’s forehead and bless them if they are older and seek their blessings if the brother is older. It’s Bhai-Dooj for...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Aug 21, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Dal in everyday life There are few things that we cannot compromise as an Indian. Dal is one such food. Ask anyone about the combination of dal and rice or dal roti. Most will say – nothing else is needed. An integral part yet often, not the main protagonist....