


Shapla Chingri a Bengali prawn dish which tells a lot about our society
How did we first taste Shapla Chingri? It will not be exaggerating to say that this is the invention of the season at our dinner table. The fact that water lilly stem could be used for a recipe and that too with small shrimps, was unimaginable. My mother in law first...
Kumro chingri – A surprise thakurbarir recipe
It was our best friend Sakshi’s birthday and with the new princess Sifat (the daughter of Saskhi and Dipjoy) around, we were happy and excited about the party. Tugga came with us tantrum free (he says he hates girls and we joke about what he would say when he...
Mangshor Jhol is the best utility dish like an utility cricketer?
What does Sunday mean to you? Ask a Bengali. The answers lie at the end of this post. Let me know how many match your answer. There are many specialized dishes which have certain strength or flavour and only goes with specific combinations. A nicely made chicken...
Khayam Chowk Srinagar – The Street food Gali
A city is defined by the local food and that one particular lane or gali where you get the local food freshly prepared. These food lanes are more than lanes they are like a place of assembly for the foodies, its a place to tickle the taste buds and also tourists delight to make an attempt to know the city through its food. When we reached Khayyam Chowk