A celebration of life, light, color, feasting, shopping and being with loved ones: Visiting Kolkata and Mathura Cake Recipe

  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 

Aam Sondesh -Mango Sandesh

Aam Sondesh/Mango Sandesh Tomorrow is the last day of Durga Puja-Bijoya Dashami. The wait for puja seems so long and when the day of celebration finally begins, blink of an eye and it is gone. Durga Puja commemorates the annual visit of the Goddess with 

Durga Puja 2012: Mahalaya er Misti Mukh -Komola Rosogolla-Orange Flavored Rasgulla

I can feel Durga Puja is the air, even in London! Today was a wonderful sunny day, little chilly, just like winter morning in Kolkata. Moring that indicate the arrival of Durga Puja or Sharodotsav (festival of autumn)   “Durga Puja is the biggest festival 

Comilla r Roshomalai:- Rasmalai from Bangladesh

Comilla is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and it is city, which is very near to my parent’s ancestral home. According to Wikipedia “On 21 November 1921, Kazi Nazrul Islam composed patriotic songs and tried to awaken the town people by protesting the Prince of 

Eid walla Semaiya- Vermicelli Kheer

It is a beautiful sunny day in London. The kind of warm, lazy day- perfect for  staying home, eating fish and rice with Gondhoraj lebu and dal , playing a game of ludo and having a cup of Darjeeling tea standing by the balcony (