Kacha Aamer Ambol – the summer essential

Kacha Aamer Ambol – the summer essential

I was in my hometown Chandannagore 10 days back and went to my mamar bari (house of my maternal grandparents). It was almost 4 or 5 months since I had been there. Once again, first nostalgia overtook my senses while remembering a part of my childhood back there and...
Butter Garlic squids over tennis practice

Butter Garlic squids over tennis practice

Ajay and I normally discuss about racket grips, power and accuracy of serves, forehand power, backhand slice and court coverage. Ajay is my tennis partner. Both at the same stage of the game, which is migrating from intermediate level to serious one. Ajay knows I am a...
Niramish Paturi or is it ?

Niramish Paturi or is it ?

Very rarely we get confused over a dish and what to name it. We initially thought of calling this bhapa chorchori but then after a discussion with Pritha Sen, the eminent food researcher, it was clear that it can be called anything but chorchori. In Pritha di’s...
How I learnt to cook a Thai green curry

How I learnt to cook a Thai green curry

I tried to avoid this as much as possible. At some point, I also refused to go. The Cook off between city bloggers organized by The Oberoi Grand Kolkata was a great initiative to nudge and push us a bit from our comfort zone. I am not a cook. My claim to fame is Kosha...