Ilish Machh festival at Taj Bengal Kolkata and Kalyan Ray the perfect combination
Muscles have never inspired me but muscles with intelligence have been role models. Isn’t that normal for any Bengali boy growing up in a middle class Bengali family surrounded by books, art and culture. A Rahul Bose or Anjan Dutta from recent times and Soumitra...
Mourala Macher Peyaji the quick starter
The Bengali name is well known and it is a very common pairing with bhaat (rice) and dal (lentils) but very rarely, Mourala Mach becomes a main star of any meal. Whenever there is a party or house guests, there is always a discussion point on the starters to go with...
Poached fish in Coconut Milk and ways of de-stressing
This is one of the easiest fish recipes ever and the best part is, it is poached and hence, healthy. I have used pomfret in the recipe; however, one can always use any white fish fillet for making it. The recipe is inspired from Donna Hay’s lime and coconut poached fish. I have tweaked it to my taste as well as the ingredients easily available to me. – Madhushree
Ilish Paturi and that ritual which will never happen again
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (do you know about him? I stumbled upon his life while doing the research for this fish) had once said – In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight.” Ilish Rituals One of the...About Us
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