It’s the afternoon before Sankranti. The house is a cauldron of frenzied activity, the aroma of nolen gur and freshly harvested rice wafts from the kitchen. Maa and Didi are in the ...
Chitoi Pitha | Chitoi Pithe | Doodh Chitoi
What are those ? A curious me asks Didi, pointing to the soot-blackened earthenware that she, after ...
Fish Florentine I Bhetki Florentine
It was a fog-laced chilly winter morning when S had suggested we head for breakfast to ...
Chicken Roast, Chinatown Style | Chinese Chicken Roast
My Chinese Chicken Roast. Luscious and succulent. Patiently basted with a honey - soy marinade. ...
Mrs Browns Dundee Cake
Mrs Browns Dundee Cake, S had exclaimed when I had asked if he had any preferences for the cake we ...
Rita Aunty’s Prawn Temperado, the Anglo Indian Way
The phone rings for a while before the unmistakable baritone voice of Rita Aunty answers the ...
Nobanno | Nabanno
Thursdays are special. These are Lokkhibaar, days when Grandma and Maa offer prayers to the ...
Ila Mashir Golda Chingrir Korma
There is no one I know who is so full of joie de vivre and exudes as much positivity, even when ...
Garur Dal | Aat Aanajer Dal
Every year, on the last day of the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin , Grandma would cook a special ...
Kumro Phooler Pur (Stuffed Pumpkin Flower Fritters)
The doorbell rang. The man and I are in the garden, S engrossed in his email that has arrived ...
Tel Koi
I have sulked all morning. It’s unacceptable and unfair, I have rehearsed the fervent ...
Bhetki Maacher Jhal
I wake up to charcoal bruised heavens and the pitter-patter of rain this morning. It’s not half six ...
Mangshor Jhol
S and I are sipping tea. It’s a rain-blessed morning, the sun is yet to emerge from beyond the ...
Bhapa Ilish
The man has brought home some absolute gorgeous Hilsa, D rattles on the phone, animated and ...
Lamb Massaman Curry
We would observe the ancient lady at work everyday. She would be at the live counter of the ...