by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 29, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Maacher jhol- the term is literally synonymous with all Bengalis. It’s part of our staple diet and isn’t something we have once in a while. It’s every day, well, other than the Sunday murgi or mangshor jhol. No surprise, we have a variety of recipes...
by Anindya | Jul 15, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Sunday Bengali chicken curry – Baba never had meat. When he was a child, once he had seen a Goat being slaughtered and that was it. He was in class VII . Since then he could never have mutton or chicken. This never prevented the entry of chicken or mutton at...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jun 29, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
I grew up by the sea and indulged on the wonderful seafood that one could dream of. Port Blair offered an abundance of seafood at a throwaway price in the 80s and 90s. We used to have lobsters and giant sized crabs for a Sunday lunch. By giant sized, they were between...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jun 8, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Food always has some kind of emotional connect. Therefore, everything we eat, reminds us of some memory or some thing from the past. It could be the taste of the food or the smell, or the way it was served. It could be just about anything and it always takes you back...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 15, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Prawns are literally sacred for us. I grew up by the sea and lived on seafood every single day till I left Port Blair. So prawns, lobsters and crabs were easily accessible and Ma loved cooking with them. During summer holidays, we would spend our time at Canning,...
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