by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 12, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Oh, I remembered my childhood when Ma would torture me with sojne phuler bati chorchori in the month of March. For those of you, who do not understand Bengali, sojne phul is moringa blossoms and they turn into drum sticks when they mature. Like cherry blossoms, they...
by Anindya | Mar 6, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
Who has kancha tomato or green tomatoes for lunch as a vegetable? If you had seen the insta stories in www.instagram.com/pikturenama, kancha tomato or green tomato has been one of the many loot of the home grown vegetables which Madhushree got from her home in...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Mar 3, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
What happens when five or six women of different age group gets together? First point of discussion is always the children. The older ones will tell you what to do and what not. The younger ones will defend their actions and so on. Then comes the point when the older...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 12, 2019 | Food, Foodblog |
My grandmother was a remarkable woman. She accomplished much in her life and probably could have done more, had she been from this era. I sometimes feel dwarfed in front of her achievements and her strength. In fact, right now, I know for sure that I would not be...
by Anindya | Dec 7, 2018 | Food, Foodblog |
I was slightly confused about how to translate ‘Dum’ to English. This is all about Bengali Murgir Dum or Bengali style slow-cooked chicken curry. I referred to who else but Colleen Taylor Sen and her book History of Food In India. Quoting her –...
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