Christmas is about celebration, festivities and joy. The joy of life. The joy of sharing and ...
Desserts
Taler Pitha
There’s a melancholy despair about Bijoya Doshomi. It’s meant to be a day of festivities and ...
Norom Paker Sandesh
Grandma carefully pulls out an old Britannia tin, the colours faded with age, the surface dimpled ...
Rasabali
Wave after wave lashes the shore. With a monotonous predictability that only Nature can ...
Gokul Pithe
A mellow winter morning. I lie on Grandmas ancient four-poster, cocooned in the warmth of a ...
Jhinuk Pithe (Shell-Shaped Rice Dumplings in Milk Pudding)
Playing with dough is my favourite pastime these days. I tear a frugal bit from the ball of dough ...
Hamantaschen (Jewish Cookies with a Poppy-Seed Filling)
The Zachariahs lived in a sprawling mansion in a leafy cul-de-sac, a brisk five minute walk from the ...
Persimmon Scones with a Spicy Persimmon Chutney
Nothing gives this grown-up girl more joy on a mellow honey-sunshine-blessed winter afternoon than ...
Atar Payesh (Sitaphal Kheer / Custard Apple Pudding)
A disciplined row of custard apples rests on my kitchen counter. Luscious and plump, from a farm, ...
Mille Feuille Oats Crepe Cake with Mango Cream Cheese Filling
It's the crack of dawn. Goubert Avenue and the fabled French Quarters of Pondicherry still hide ...
Thakurbarir Mango Pudding
Who would have ever imagined a rustic Pirali Brahmin girl, from a nondescript village in far-flung ...
Mango Rabri (Milk Pudding with Mangoes)
A listless sun glares down on a parched earth. An ominous lull. Not even bird song greets my ...