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Kakrar Jhal or Jhol? Delicious Bengali Crab Curry

Kakrar Jhal or Jhol? Delicious Bengali Crab Curry

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 7, 2025 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

What’s in a name? I grew up calling crab curry kakrar jhol. But Google’s SEO favours Kakrar Jhal. Either way, every home makes this dish differently. It’s a rich and spicy crab curry made with small mud crabs. Some people use mustard paste to finish...
Dhone patar pakora- coriander leaves fritters

Dhone patar pakora- coriander leaves fritters

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Feb 4, 2025 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

It was a picnic at Canning at my grandparent’s place. It was on a cold, wintery day towards the end of last year. The air carried the scent of damp earth and fresh greens. We wanted to make food that takes on an almost elemental quality—simple, rustic, yet...
Gota Sheddho- Bengal’s cold soup

Gota Sheddho- Bengal’s cold soup

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 30, 2025 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

If food had to look ugly, it’s gota sheddho. Ok, please don’t hate me!! I am a Bangal, and growing up in Port Blair, I was never exposed to this Ghoti tradition of having gota sheddho the day after Saraswati pujo. For the uninitiated, Bangal means people...
Topa Kuler Chutney and Saraswati Puja Traditions

Topa Kuler Chutney and Saraswati Puja Traditions

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 25, 2025 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

Topa kul—you can call it the forbidden fruit, or at least till Saraswati Puja. It’s fascinating to see how the season changes, and it reflects, first on our skin and then in the vegetable market. Topa kul is the Indian jujube fruit, and it is one of those...
Chushi Pitha | Choshir Payesh for Makar Sankranti

Chushi Pitha | Choshir Payesh for Makar Sankranti

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 9, 2025 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

Chushi Pitha, also called Choshi Pitha or Choshir Payesh, is a quintessential Bengali dessert. This is typically made during Makar Sankranti. It is an exotic dish that features choshi, tiny hand-rolled bits of dough, cooked in thickened milk sweetened with the deeply...
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