by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 9, 2025 | Food, Foodblog |
My earliest memory of paneer dalna is from Canning. It was Lokkhi Pujo, and Dida had made her special khichuri bhog. Her khichuri was more like a pulao with vegetables and toasted moong dal. There was labra, several kinds of bhajas, and a light but intensely...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 9, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Every time I make chingri malaikari at home, I remember this remark made by Mr. Vir Sanghvi during one of our conversation. ‘..but Bongs don’t own the malaikari’, he said. Up until then, I did not know the history of this prawn dish, which is a household name in...
by Anindya | Jan 26, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
There are times when incomplete drafts come to use. Exactly 3 years and this is what happens. I had written this 3 years ago in November 2015. My Story of Baking a bread. Bread has been an integrated part of my growing up since I remember. Although there were...
by Anindya | Jan 1, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
It’s tough to have a peaceful coexistence with Chef Joymalya Banerjee. Either you like or dislike his work. My initial tryst with Bohemian was a disaster and I didn’t like it (would blame myself though as my palate was not that much evolved then) . I went...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Dec 26, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
There is something magical about Christmas. That’s what everyone says. Having studied in a catholic school, Christmas is pretty much deeply ingrained in my being. Right from the time of cake mixing, there is an anticipation of decorating the Christmas tree,...
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