Creating masterpieces with everyday ingredients.
As a usual procedure, when I was doing research for my post, utilising the existence of Google Search Engine, the result page came with links of different sites containing similar dishes (looked almost same) but with different names. Although, the occurrence itself is not unusual, but today’s episode did make me think, how the entire …
DREAM is not what you see in sleep, DREAM is something which doesn’t let you sleep. – Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam A dreamer and a day dreamer myself, I take inspiration from these words almost everyday. These words inspire me to wake up every morning and no matter what, pushes me towards my dream irrespective of the …
“Once upon a time in a small village, there lived a man with his mother. The man was very simple and was not much acquainted with worldly matters. With much effort his mother managed to arrange a suitable bride for him. The day came and it was time for the man to fetch his wife. …
The excitement was at its zenith and the imagination at its peak. I was unable to hold myself with the thought of executing these dream-like laces in the pan. Not only the beauty of my prospective masterpiece was inspiring, but also the simplicity and ease of the task were stimulating my emotions. And I had …
Roti & Kheer. These are the two of few dishes which every Indian knowingly or unknowingly, intentionally or unintentionally, is so familiar, that at any given point, anyone across age-group can more or less give you a basic idea about the recipes, without making drastic mistake. However, at the same time, these are also the …
As the usual boring meeting got over little early, and considering the location where we were, without wasting time, my foodie dominated mind immediately sent its soldiers to action, which resulted in prompt decision and swift measures from my end, by proposing to my non-Bengali colleague the idea of venturing into a Bengali sweet shop …
Gulab Jamun. As I sweep away to the world of imagination, where the brown balls soaked in sugar syrup goes inside my mouth, and as I bite into this and the sweet muslin like feeling slowly melts in my tongue, I almost realise the state of nirvana and along with it realise that the sinful …
Finally, the time has arrived when we are reluctantly letting go the year, which we welcomed a year back with much enthusiasm, and are slowly getting used to the change in calendar dates, when we accidently glance upon our phone screen or the new calendar hung on the wall. Although the last year was little …
By now if you have understood me a little, then it won’t be difficult for you to guess, gauge and acknowledge, that other things being variable, the one thing that constantly exists in my thought is food. Thus, naturally the quantum of logics and theories regarding food that cross my mind is relatively little higher …
Ever wondered, why the shops during Valentines Day are filled with chocolate boxes and cup-cakes, and not paprika sauce or bitter gourd pot pie? Ever wondered, why in usual scenarios your colleagues demand sweet after your promotion and not a bowl of lentil soup? Ever wondered, why you address our beloved ‘sweetheart’ and not ‘bitterheart’? …