by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 12, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
My grandmother was a remarkable woman. She accomplished much in her life and probably could have done more, had she been from this era. I sometimes feel dwarfed in front of her achievements and her strength. In fact, right now, I know for sure that I would not be...
by Anindya | Dec 7, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
I was slightly confused about how to translate ‘Dum’ to English. This is all about Bengali Murgir Dum or Bengali style slow-cooked chicken curry. I referred to who else but Colleen Taylor Sen and her book History of Food In India. Quoting her –...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 3, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
A few more days to go and it is Durga Puja. The social media timeline will be flooded with Bengali food, Bengali brunch, Bengali recipes and everything Bengali. A complete wrong time to publish this post. But then, it was supposed to have been published when Anindya...
by Anindya | Jul 31, 2018 | Eating Out, Food |
Chemistry was a terrifying subject for me. Like all Bongo shontans (decent Bengali boys), growing up in 90’s meant taking up science in Senior Secondary and starting tutions from CKD (profs were called by their initials). Chef Praveen Anand reminded me of CKD....
by Anindya | Jul 27, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
Let’s make a list of top 5 which will definitely have 1 of your choice Ilish machh bhaja- Ilish fried in mustard oil and definitely needs to be consumed piping hot. Ilish Paturi- Ilish wrapped in banana leaves, steamed with rich mustard and poppy seed paste. A...