And meet my mother-in-law, T announces. The septuagenarian lady who walks out to the living room is ...
dry whole red chillies
Mouri Bandhakopi
A close friend sends me a gorgeous cabbage from her garden this morning. It’s not easy to grow ...
Mati Mahor Dali (Split Black Gram / Urad Dal, Assamese Style)
Growing up in a sleepy hamlet in far-flung Assam was bliss. In the sylvan lap of nature. By the lazy ...
Aam Begun (Eggplant with Green Mango)
Eggplant, as fresh as can be, plucked this morning from the kitchen garden. Droplets of rain from ...
Golmorich Murgi (Chicken in Black Pepper)
There's something special about a Sunday lunch. The unhurried pace. The pleasure of childhood ...
Bhoger Khichuri aar Labra
She is at her gorgeous best this evening. Resplendent in her new rani sari. Decked in her jewellery. ...
Narkel diye Cholar Dal (Bengali Chana Dal with Fried Coconut Slices)
As I potter around in the kitchen this morning, making my luchi dough and stirring my pot of narkel ...