by Madhushree Basu Roy | Nov 12, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
The festivities are almost never-ending towards the end of the year. Right from Durga Puja till New Year’s eve, eating out, making sweets, cakes and more takes over. And sugar cravings go through the roof. I don’t know if we are genetically wired for this...
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 | Mar 19, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Nepali alu ko achar is an easy to make Nepalese recipe using boiled potatoes. It is like a quick snack or one can even have it at main course. ‘Achar’ typically means pickle and even though this dish is not a pickle, it tastes like one. The first time I...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 27, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Saraswati Puja around the corner and as a tradition, kuler chutney is made on that day and served with khichuri bhog. Kul is Indian berry and I am not really sure what is the exact English name but Wikipedia throws up ‘jujube’. However, I have some photo...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Jan 9, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Every time I make chingri malaikari at home, I remember this remark made by Mr. Vir Sanghvi during one of our conversation. ‘..but Bongs don’t own the malaikari’, he said. Up until then, I did not know the history of this prawn dish, which is a household name in...
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