Creating masterpieces with everyday ingredients.
Sipping my tea and staring at the window as small droplets of rain hit the window glass, I begin to contemplate how blessed I am for being able to witness these little things in life, which were a long distant dream just two years back. I know this last one year has been giving us …
Hello Readers! Hope you are doing great and eating lots. After all, this is the season to enjoy and being merry. You must have realised through my earlier posts that I am a no compromise foodie. Whatever it takes, I cannot compromise on taste. My preference for taste goes to the extent that sometimes I …
As the much-needed sunlight piercing through the window, creating a warm and cosy mood, my son was casually flipping through the crisp new pages of his first Amar Chitra Katha book (a popular Indian publisher of graphic novels for children). He suddenly paused with a grave look on his face, saying, “Mummum, I don’t enjoy …
Sometimes, as I introspect and look back at my childhood days, when we were incessantly pampered by our parents with good foods and more foods, when seasons were defined more with vegetables, fishes and dishes, I only wish if a flowing breeze from somewhere would have quietly hinted us that these luxuries were going to …
Macher Maatha Diye Moog Dal. The name has two important parts – Macher Matha – Fish Head & Moong Dal – Yellow Split Gram Lentil. Which is the base of my today’s recipe. As I have mentioned in my previous post, fish is not only an integral part of Bengali diet, but also an inseparable …
We all know that the topography of a region has an important role in determining the food habits of the inhabitants. The story of Bengal and its periphery is no different. Blessed with riverine plain, Bengal has abundance of rice and sweet water fish. Thus, making the combination of maach bhaat, the staple food of …
Summer is here, so is mango. As already mentioned in one of my previous post regarding my love for the king of fruits, it is unsurprising that I am welcoming and declaring the summer of 2020 with this Kacha Aam Diye Tok Dal Recipe Or Bengali Sour Dal with Raw Mango, and quite surprising that …
There is a reason why a box of sweet or ‘mooh meetha’ is so important in our culture. Why any course is incomplete without concluding the same with a dessert. The reason has to be strong, or else the mere mention of Bengali Roshogullas, or Mathura ke Pede, or Mysore Pak, would not have pushed …
Hello Readers! Hope you and your loved ones are safe and are confined to home. This is my second recipe post lockdown, and hence, this recipe – Begun Shorshe or Eggplants in Mustard Sauce has also come alive, using minimal ingredients. Since the initiation of lockdown, our grocery and food items shopping have become completely …
When we refer a person who is creative, what are the things that generally cross our mind? Probably the person is a good painter or the person is a good musician, dancer, actor, writer etc. etc. etc. But, admit it or not, seldom it occurs to us that the person is a good cook. If …