An Amphan-battered Bengal inches back to normalcy. Rising from the devastation left behind by the diabolical cyclone. The Sunderbans are a picture of unimaginable ruin. Breached embankments. ...
Sabu Makha
I hear the monstrous storm pummel the doors. The windows fling open and shut, toyed upon by the ...
Dimer Torka (Egg Tadka, Dhaba Style)
Delhi was explosion on my food senses. The decadent world of Mughlai cuisine left me spellbound and ...
Chicken Pish-Pash
Bapi rarely cooked. And that wasn’t because he didn’t know how to cook. In fact, he adored ...
My Chocolate Cake
The second week of lockdown. And I wake up craving for sugar. I bring it up to S as we sip our ...
Rita Aunty’s Junglee Pulao
I have been extremely worried out Maa - she and Mashi have been alone ever since our house-help left ...
Jeere Morich diye Murgir Jhol (Chicken Stew with Cumin and Peppercorn)
The fifth morning of lockdown. We are getting used to blissful time-stop-still mornings - sublime ...
Lauer Khosha Bhaja (Stir-Fried Bottlegourd Peels)
Its the fourth morning of the lockdown. The tension in the air is palpable. There’s ...
Lau diye Kacha Moong Dal (Moong Dal with Bottle Gourd)
The giants have been a dismal failure, S and I discuss as we sip our morning coffee. It is the third ...
Dimer Hingi (Egg Curry with Asafoetida)
The second day of lockdown and I wake up to a world of uncanny calm. No noxious fume-belching ...
Chingri Bhorta
The first day of the lockdown and we were thoroughly under-prepared. We knew it was coming, we were ...
Ganadev Kaku’s Mulo Pur (Stuffed Radish, Bengali Style)
It was sometime late October last year. The Pujas were over, Diwali was round the corner. The ...