by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 13, 2026 | Food, Foodblog |
Shora pithe is an integral part of Bengal’s pithe–puli culture. Every winter, rice becomes the central ingredient of the kitchen, transformed through soaking, grinding, fermenting, and steaming. Pithe and puli are not single recipes but a system of seasonal cooking...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 11, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
Today Bengal is known for its sandesh and roshogolla but to be honest, it was kheer’er mishti and sugar candies that were the original Bengali mishti. Chhana or homemade ricotta came into Bengal much later. Bengal was known for many sweets made with just sugar...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 4, 2023 | Food, Foodblog |
How about a bowl of sweetness to kick off the new year in 2023? Winter is the time to indulge in sweets made with nolen gur. We call it khejur’er gur since it is made with the sap of date palm and it is available only during winter. This gur has an exquisite...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 9, 2021 | Food, Foodblog |
Kolkata winter has become quite strange for the last couple of years. All of December, it is just pleasant barring the last week. It’s almost like the weather wants us to enjoy Christmas and New Year’s eve to the fullest. And then suddenly, it gets quite...
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