It is pouring outside. The sky is a canvas of monochromes, dull shades of grey, punctuated by ebony, the horizons are a blur, the lightning snake that occasionally zigzags across the Stygian dark ...
Maacher Dimer Paturi (Fish Roe in Banana Leaf Parcels)
A charcoal-bruised sky greets me as I open my eyes this morning. Two rain-drenched parakeets sit on ...
Kathal Bichi diye Murgi (Chicken Curry with Jackfruit Seeds)
It is a time-stops-still Sunday afternoon. Lunch has just concluded, Maas lip-smacking chicken ...
Poda Pitha
I have never quite been able to explain why Puri holds such a special place in my heart. May be ...
Ilish Recipes you shouldn’t miss
Discover a treasure-trove of Ilish / Hilsa recipes. From Grandmom and Maas kitchen. And whenever, ...
Dhakai Kacchi Biryani
I rattle off the steps once again in my head. Remember to marinate the meat overnight. Cook the ...
Aam Dal (Lentils with Green Mangoes)
The shrill of the mobile punctuates the sublime calm of the weekend morning. It’s a friend, the ...
Lebu Patay Chingri Stew (Prawn Stew with Gondhoraj Lebu Leaves)
The Gondhoraj Lebu plant in the quiet corner of my garden, under the protective canopy of the ...
Kumro Patay Chingrir Bora (Fritters of Shrimps wrapped in Pumpkin Leaves)
Come the first showers and the soulless dust bowl that our backyard had degenerated to in the ...
Chachi’s Chingrir Roshbora ( Shrimp Dumplings in Coconut Milk)
Bapi chose to remain uncannily reticent whenever Dada and I quizzed him about his and Grandma's ...
Chattagram er Kala Bhuna
I am hardly ten. Just the age when the tragic enigma of Death has started to loom large on my ...
Pabnar Hansher Kalia (Duck Stew in Coconut Milk)
Bapi hardly spoke of his growing up years in what is today Bangladesh. Grandma would inevitably ...