by Anindya | May 22, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Aam Pora Shorbot was not the first one I had. Growing up, there was chinir shorbot, a simple sugar syrup based sherbet with black salt. Summers also meant Kissan or Druk squash. The process of making that was very simple. Add two or three spoons in water and add some...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 15, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Prawns are literally sacred for us. I grew up by the sea and lived on seafood every single day till I left Port Blair. So prawns, lobsters and crabs were easily accessible and Ma loved cooking with them. During summer holidays, we would spend our time at Canning,...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 12, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
There are spice mixes and then there are the great ones. Bhaja Masala is one such magical ingredient in Bengali cuisine. We don’t call it masala definitely. It is bhaja moshla for us. It’s strange, how this one ingredient is part of every Bengali kitchen....
by Madhushree Basu Roy | May 1, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
Didi, dimer halua banabo? ( Didi, shall I make some egg halwa? ), asked my daughter’s new nanny. She has been a blessing for me during the lockdown period. I had heard about ande ka halwa on social media and for some reason, it never piqued my interest. There...
by Madhushree Basu Roy | Apr 30, 2020 | Food, Foodblog |
It is almost two months since the lockdown. I have been thinking about those countless Hollywood movies, where the protagonist is recording last messages to pass on to whoever is the survivor. So grim! Though I must admit that these thoughts are just momentary lapses...