Click here, to go directly to the 'Kuler Chatni' (Jujube Chutney) recipe.. As the winter wind fades to usher in the spring, one can find...

Food has the power to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places — José Andrés Puerta In the December of...

Jump to recipe... One fine day, strolling through the streets of old Kolkata and having done our share of old heritage venue visits, it...

It is amazing how our brains work. At times, we can remember things from the time when we were 4-5 years old, while we may completely...

Jump to recipe.. While we were having our breakfast of flatbread and Chana Dal Egg Tarka, and where K had gulped down most of the tadka...

‘Taratari gol kor, thanda hoe gele pakate asubidha hobe’ (Roll the balls quickly while it's still hot, otherwise they'll be difficult to...

Jump to recipe... Like most parents in Bengali households, our parents too had their inhibitions about street foods (the phuchkas, the...

Jump to Recipe When it comes to green grams or Mung beans, Indians can proudly claim its origin in India. It is also called the 'Golden...

Jump to recipe.. Every morning as we (K and myself) have our morning cuppa on our balcony, the mobile vendors (some carrying dairy...

Recipe Below.. I have seen my mother waking up early every day and going about her household chores in about the same systematic manner...

Recipe Below.. Whenever I hear or think of 'Malpoa', I am reminded of the very popular 'Bangal' catchphrase 'Mashima Malpo Khamu' (Aunt,...

Tea has been a staple drink in our household both in the morning and evening for as long as I remember. 'Eta chotoder khaoar jinish noi'...

(Scroll below for the recipe) Wars and food have always had a certain correlation-direct or indirect. Wars have been fought over salt,...

How about some Chickpea flour (besan) crepes with sweet and spicy tomato chutney for Sunday morning breakfast? When I was younger, I...

Having spent all of my adult life away from home, my homecoming always seemed like a veritable feast shouting 'Welcome Home' via a meal...

This afternoon K had a rough fall and his 5-year-old nephew instantly shouted: "Chitpotang Aloor Dom" (Chitpotang means falling on the...

My children sometimes grow tired of eating the normal Bengali cuisine, leading to frequent food-related tantrums at home. The elder one...

It's a Sunday evening, there's a downpour outside and a new movie "Sherni" released on Amazon prime. Movies on Sunday evening bring back...

As Kolkata faces the 2nd wettest June day since 2016 with waterlogging everywhere, caused by a cyclonic circulation, a sweet young...

Some of you have been asking me as to what dish did I prepare for K next, since my last post. Well, first let me tell you that last...