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Chicken Dak Bungalow or ‘Duck’ Bunglow?

Chicken Dak Bungalow or ‘Duck’ Bunglow?

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 24, 2023 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

It’s chicken ‘dak’ bungalow and not a ‘duck’ bungalow. Unlike what many think, chicken dak bungalow has nothing to do with duck eggs. And one cannot claim to have an authentic recipe for this particular dish. It is also one of those...
Begun Pora-Bengali Style Roasted Eggplant

Begun Pora-Bengali Style Roasted Eggplant

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 21, 2023 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

The sound of sizzle and roasting and the beautiful smoky aroma on a chilly winter night stir up the olfactory senses. Begun pora with plenty of fresh green coriander leaves, chopped green chillies and mustard oil along with Ma er hather gorom gorom ruti, isn’t it the...
Chandrapuli- The Half-Moon Shaped Sweet From Bengal

Chandrapuli- The Half-Moon Shaped Sweet From Bengal

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 2, 2023 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

West Bengal, particularly Kolkata, is dotted with mishti’r dokan (sweet shops). Walk 2 steps and you will find one. Every lane and by-lane of the city has a sweet shop, each boasting of its speciality. Some make the best roshogolla, some darbesh, sondesh and so...
Ol er Dalna | Bengali Style Elephant Foot Yam

Ol er Dalna | Bengali Style Elephant Foot Yam

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 30, 2023 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

Bengali cuisine is not just varied but there are hundreds of nomenclatures for every kind of food. For us, it’s not a curry for everything or a bhaji for everything. From chorchori to dalna to jhol, to jhal, there are different names given to different foods,...
Mangsher Ghugni – The Superstar of Bijoya Platter

Mangsher Ghugni – The Superstar of Bijoya Platter

by Madhushree Basu Roy | Oct 27, 2023 | Food, Foodblog | 0 comments

I say superstar or should it be the show-stopper? A typical bijoya platter would consist of kucho nimki, narkel naru, some sondesh and of course ghugni. But then, every once in a while, the humble ghugni is amped up with mutton keema and it becomes mangsher ghugni....
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