Flanked on the south by Kalighat, home to the ancient temple where resides the presiding deity of ...
Indian Recipes
Komola Pulao (Narangi Pulao or Orange Pilaf)
A wicker basket laden with luscious plump oranges greets me this morning. The grey winter man, a ...
Thandai Kebab
It’s my first Holi in Delhi and that it’s an explosion on my senses, is an understatement. It’s a ...
Mulo Koraishutir Ghonto (Dry Radish and Green Peas Curry)
Dada loathed vegetables and greens in his growing-up years. I was less of a rebel, although I do ...
Kumro Shaak er Chorchori (Pumpkin Greens with Mustard and Poppy Seeds)
The rooftop of the cowshed, just behind the kitchen garden, protected by the leafy canopy of the ...
Chingri diye Mulo Shaak (Radish Greens with Shrimps)
I adore my greens. And one of the myriad reasons why I love winters is the prolific abundance of ...
Gokul Pithe
A mellow winter morning. I lie on Grandmas ancient four-poster, cocooned in the warmth of a ...
Chhana Koraishutir Chop (Cottage Cheese and Green Peas Croquettes)
Autumn takes a bow. And arrives winter. Stealthily. On hushed tiptoes. A thin lace of mist ...
Kosha Chingri (Jumbo Prawns in a Spicy Dry Gravy)
And so Dada and I set out, one golden autumn morning, gorgeous sunshine bathing the metropolis, ...
Atar Payesh (Sitaphal Kheer / Custard Apple Pudding)
A disciplined row of custard apples rests on my kitchen counter. Luscious and plump, from a farm, ...
Mutton Pantheras
Food, they say, is all about nostalgia. The exhilarating aroma wafting from the ancient ...
Sujir Khichuri (Semolina Khichdi)
Thursday mornings are special. The otherwise sleepy house in the time-stops-still hamlet of ...