A culinary journey of a woman is beautiful. While growing up, a woman inculcates culinary practices from her mother. Then gradually as she grows up, and gets married, she learns new preparations from her mother-in-law. Her cooking then becomes an amalgamation of what she inherited …
Cabbage cooked with perfumed rice, effusing aroma of spices and ghee and with occasional bite of raisins and peas-Chaal Bandhakopi, is a conventional Bengali preparation. This is a sattvik recipe and can be prepared during pujas or vegetarian days at home. Adding chaal or rice …
Mukhi kochu or gathi kochu aka taro root was an absolute favorite for everyone in the house and even for my sister who was quiet picky about her vegetable choices. If available in the market, my father used to always bring them home and my …
For Maach e bhaat e Bangali (Fish loving Bengalis), vegetarian days are tougher eg. on some pujas at home or Saturdays for many families. And it becomes even tougher for us since this calls for an elaborate spread to be prepared to fill up the …