The artefacts inside Raajkutir Kolkata , a photostory
You might wonder why I have written about this property three times but Raajkutir Kolkata is a property that deserves a multidimensional look. This is a...
Kancha tomato jhaal / Green tomato in mustard paste
Who has kancha tomato or green tomatoes for lunch as a vegetable? If you had seen the insta stories in www.instagram.com/pikturenama, kancha tomato or green...
Kancha Tomato Diye Musurir Dal or Bengali Style Masoor Dal with Green Tomatoes
What happens when five or six women of different age group gets together? First point of discussion is always the children. The older ones will tell you what...
A visit to Dochula Pass, Thimpu Bhutan – All that you can see around
We were informed that it would take us two and half hours to reach Punakha Dzong from Taj Tashi Bhutan. In between, we would also visit Dochula Pass but who...
A chat with Nayana Afroz on Bangladeshi cuisine for Ahare Bangladesh at Aaheli Kolkata
Halfway through our conversation, I declared - So is Shotkora the cousin of Gondhoraj from other side of the boundary? Nayana di's eyes lit up with a...
Parshe Macher Jhal and the obsession of finding the side bone in the fish
Have you ever watched Cheteswhar Pujara before every delivery he faces? He holds the bat close to his chest, fixes the grip, takes the right hand lowest...
Raajkutir’s East India Room is Wrapped in Kolkata Nostalgia
Kolkata Nostalgia is a very powerful emotion and there is abundance of it in Raajkutir's all day dining, East India Room. It is the stained glass windows and...
A meeting with Mahaveer Swami the famous miniature painter from Bikaner
My tour to Narendra Bhawan Bikaner has been memorable in many ways and one of them was meeting Mahaveer Swami, the famous miniature painter of Bikaner. The...
Lemon and Strawberry Bundt Cake, and love according to Kim Casali
Valentine's day and Archies It was on our way back from some work, the car was passing through an Archies Store and I asked Madhushree - Do they still make so...
How to make Bicerin – the eternal love triangle
The discussion between Amitav Ghosh and Sunita Narayan at Terra Madre Salone Del Gusto had an impact on me in many ways. One of the key takeaway of that...