Manikkaka gets home a plump little cauliflower, august with its pompous crown of green. I am ...
red chili powder
Uchche diye Maacher Dim (Bittergourd and Fish Roe Stir Fry)
Kakimoni was an angel. She lived a few houses away from us down the flaming gulmohor-crowned ...
Boal Maacher Dom
It’s not everyday that my fishmonger calls to inform that he’s got some gorgeous boal maach. And ...
Bijoli Grill Fish Roll (Fish Roll, Kolkata Style)
Flanked on the south by Kalighat, home to the ancient temple where resides the presiding deity of ...
Dhakai Chicken Roast (Chicken Roast, Dhaka Style)
Dida's days were busy, helping in cooking and cleaning, fussing over the the GuhaThakurta kids and ...
Kosha Chingri (Jumbo Prawns in a Spicy Dry Gravy)
And so Dada and I set out, one golden autumn morning, gorgeous sunshine bathing the metropolis, ...
Mutton Pantheras
Food, they say, is all about nostalgia. The exhilarating aroma wafting from the ancient ...
Narkel Chingri Pulao (Prawn Pilaf with Coconut)
The radio is the cynosure of the humble study in our house. The wooden contraption, religiously ...
Kumror Dhokar Dalna (Pumpkin and Lentil Cake Curry)
There are days when Dada is outrageously fussy with his food and worse still, for no comprehensible ...
Koldil Murgi (Chicken with Banana Flower, Assamese Style)
Weekends, at least for the first few months of my stay in Guwahati, were lacklustre ...
Aam Bhindi Shorshe Ilish (Hilsa with Okra, Green Mangoes and Mustard)
I remember a rainy afternoon when Mashi cooked Ilish, an overnight catch from Kolaghat which the ...
Tangra Maachher Chorchori (Tangra Maach Cooked with a Medley of Vegetables)
I wake up to the pitter-patter of raindrops on my window pane. A grey morning. A truant sun ...