Bapi chose to remain uncannily reticent whenever Dada and I quizzed him about his and Grandma's migration from East Pakistan. But as we stepped into curious adolescence from the blissful innocence of ...
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 ...
Shojne Phooler Bora (Moringa/Drumstick Flower Fritters)
The sight of the moringa tree in a neighbours garden, abloom with pristine ivory buds, makes me ...
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 ...