90 years of Aminia, Biryani and Beyond
When it comes to Biryani, Kolkatans are fiercely protective about the Calcutta Biryani or now, the Kolkata biryani. Any other biryani doesn’t stand a chance against this mildly fragrant rice dish with a large piece of mutton chop and a potato. There are several...
Ilish Begun Jhol | Hilsa and eggplant curry Bengali style
Let’s make a list of top 5 which will definitely have 1 of your choice Ilish machh bhaja- Ilish fried in mustard oil and definitely needs to be consumed piping hot. Ilish Paturi- Ilish wrapped in banana leaves, steamed with rich mustard and poppy seed paste. A...
Phulkopir Roast – Ma cooks
There are few dishes which, no matter what, I would want my mom to cook. Phulkopir roast or cauliflower roast tops that list. Winters for me, is incomplete without cauliflowers and particularly, phulkopir roast. Since marriage, a lot of recipes have got exchanged...
Doi Ilish and the story of a newly wed couple | Hilsa cooked in a yogurt sauce
The Hilsa and monsoon in Eastern part of the country is inseparable . This is the story of a newly wed couple connected by common thread of love and food, experiencing their first monsoon and Hilsa and also how Doi Ilish or Hilsa in Yogurt and mustard sauce got passed on to the daughter in law from Mother in Law
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