on food, people, places and being a mom
I have known this family for years. In fact I have been part of them since I started to walk. My father after teaching in Kolkata got tired and took up a teaching position in one of the universities in Dhaka. To be honest it …
This is one of my favorite fish preparations by my didon (grandmother). And it is very typically ‘Noakhailla’. There are two secret of this recipe: the use of oil. The more you use it the better it tastes. And ‘sukno lanka bata’ ( paste of …
Alu Diye Rui Macher Jhol: A must have for ‘mache Bhate Bangali’ ( Rahu Fish Gravy cooked with potatoes-A must have for Fish eating Bengali) Bengali’s are one fish loving folks. We have 100 different ways of making fish. Rahu, Katla, Ilish, Chingri and 100 …
Part 1: Kali Pujo r mela (fair) in Behala and discovering Mathura Cake ( recipe at the bottom) Kali Puja Although, it has been a while that I am back from home (where is home? Kolkata. Always!). Yet my body is engulfed by laziness …