The Durga Pujo at the Janbazar residence of Rani Rashmoni, the legendary philanthropist of 19th ...
Payesh
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 ...
Atar Payesh (Sitaphal Kheer / Custard Apple Pudding)
A disciplined row of custard apples rests on my kitchen counter. Luscious and plump, from a farm, ...
Gulkand Ki Rabri (Milk Pudding with Rose Petal Jam)
Grandma is not addicted to her paan. (betel leaf) It's only those time-stops-still afternoons, ...
Kheer Komola (Milk Pudding with Oranges)
I yield to temptation yet again this honey-mellow winter morning. Of cooking with oranges. Plump ...
Natorer Luchir Payesh
Its less than a week to Sankranti and my kitchen is in a manic frenzy cooking a decadent spread of ...
Chaler Payesh (Rice Pudding, Bengali Style)
Grandma's cooking prowess was legendary. The only indulgence she allowed herself, despite her ...
Chhanar Payesh (Bengali Style Cottage Cheese Milk Pudding )
Milk laboriously and lovingly cooked over dying embers till significantly reduced. A generous ...
Dalia Kheer (Broken Wheat and Milk Pudding)
A delectable yet healthy dalia kheer on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. And even before you fret ...
Narkel er Payesh (Coconut Kheer)
This is the story of my delectable Narkel er Payesh, the heady romance of coconut and milk that ...