Bengali Fried Rice Recipe

While I was growing up in the 80s and 90s in Calcutta, biriyani was yet to capture popular imagination. Nor was it found in every nook ... Read More

Kolkata Street Food Inspired Chicken Chow Recipe

Looking back on my growing up years in Calcutta in the 80s & 90s I realise that I grew up eating awesome street food. Of course I did... Read More

Bengali Recipe ~ Motor Dal er Bora (Yellow Split Pea fritters)

You know when a certain taste of your childhood comes wafting through at an inappropriate time and you impatiently push the thought back... Read More

Bengali Recipe ~ Chingri-r Bati Chochori (Shrimp & Potato Stir-Fry)

This recipe is a myth buster. A myth, I see you wondering  Yes the one which says Indian cooking is an elaborate and time consuming affai... Read More

Bengali Recipe ~ Aloo, Potol, Chingri Mach er Jhol (Potato, Pointed Gourd and Shrimp Stew)

As a child I hated pointed gourd or potol as we call it in Bangla. It was okay initially in the early days of summer, but as the heat i... Read More