The sight of the moringa tree in a neighbours garden, abloom with pristine ivory buds, makes me return to childhood in Karimgonj. The onset of spring brings in the scourge of chicken pox and ...
Shojne Phool Posto (Moringa/Drumstick Flowers with Poppy Seed Paste)
Winter has taken a bow. The migratory birds that had thronged the lake have long departed for ...
Gajorer Doodpuli (Doodhpuli with Carrot Stuffing)
Has it ever happened, you are in the midst of cooking, when to utter dismay and indescribable ...
Gota Sheddho
What’s gota sheddho? I ask S when we are alone that evening. All the cousins were speaking of this ...
Mete Peyajkoli (Stir-fried Goat Liver with Onion Stalks)
Just a couple of days before I head back home, Maa and I are at our local vegetable market and that ...
Koraishutir Patishapta (Savoury Crepes with Spicy Green Peas Stuffing)
The walk shall be long, Bapi cautions, are you sure you want to walk all the way ? I nod in ...
Hnaaribondho (Mutton Cooked in Dum, Dinajpur Style)
Wake up, Bapi whispers into my ears, the bus shall be here at six sharp. Ten more minutes, I ...
Christmas Fruit Cake | Christmas Plum Cake
Christmas is about celebration, festivities and joy. The joy of life. The joy of sharing and ...
Mouri Bandhakopi
A close friend sends me a gorgeous cabbage from her garden this morning. It’s not easy to grow ...
Keemar Labra (Mutton Mince with Vegetables)
The shrill of the telephone bell punctuates the serene tranquil of a mist-laced ...
Koi Phulkopi (Climbing Perch with Cauliflower)
Manikkaka gets home a plump little cauliflower, august with its pompous crown of green. I am ...
Chingri diye Kolai Dal (Urad Dal with Shrimps)
One autumn evening, Bapi brings home a pair of binoculars. A childhood friend of his had been ...