Come new year, and I wallow in honey-sweet nostalgia. I yearn for that perfume of new rice. The ...
Desserts
Kakara Pitha
The debate at the dinner table is animated. The topic of discussion- where did the ubiquitous pulao ...
Rita Aunty’s Steamed Ginger Pudding
Rewind to a fortnight back. The shrill cacophony of the phone punctuates the sublime bliss of the ...
Narkeler Pudding (Coconut Pudding)
We hunted. We fished. We foraged. Earthy food. Clean flavours. Redolent of the earth and the ...
Kheerer Sandesh
Can you please help me with the recipe of kheerer sandesh? The message on Facebook read. My grandma ...
Balaram Dey Street Dutta Barir Ledikeni
It was in the year 1882 that solicitor Shyamal Dhon Dutta started the Durga ...
Jorasanko Daw Barir Balushahi
2019 marks the 160th anniversary of the Durga Pujo in the Daw family of Jorasanko. Narasingha ...
Sheorafuli Rajbarir Rajeshwari
2019 marks the 286th anniversary of the Durga Pujo at the Sheorafuli Rajbari. Folklore suggests, ...
Shovabazar Rajbarir Pokanno
It was in the year 1757 , just after the victory of the British over Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah of Bengal ...
Rani Rashmoni Barir Perakir Payesh
The Durga Pujo at the Janbazar residence of Rani Rashmoni, the legendary philanthropist of 19th ...
Shibpur RoyChowdhury Barir Kolar Borar Payesh
Every bonedi barir Durga Pujo has a story to tell, the Durga Pujo in Shibpur RoyChowdhury family, ...
Taler Bora (Sugar Palm Fritters)
It poured like never before. Lightning serpents zigzagged across the charcoal-scarred sky. Peals of ...