Basanti Pulao origin and the recipe

Basanti Pulao origin and the recipe

It is that time of the year when all that comprises actual and pseudo bangaliana will start overflowing in various forms. Social media update, dressing in traditional punjabi paijama (we don’t call it kurta pajama but punjabi paijama) or dhuti, Bengali songs...
Cranberry chutney with Panchphoron

Cranberry chutney with Panchphoron

A little prelude  Once upon a time, when we were young, we used to meet with friends for Saturday night hangouts at our place. Tugga was a little baby. Hence, the question of doing a late night out of home did not arise. We could not even take him along with us. Being...
Mourala Macher Peyaji the quick starter

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...
Mulled wine recipe and our first time

Mulled wine recipe and our first time

“Everything’s better with some wine in the belly” – Tyrion Linnister, Game of Thrones.  When I had written the post for the Christmas cake, little did I know that my tribute to one of my favourite songs of mine during my growing up years would...