Chicken 65
It’s funny how many different stories there exist about how this iconic dish got its name. According to one story, the number 65 marks the year the recipe for chicken 65 was invented in. Another story claims that this was the 65th item on the menu in an army canteen in Chennai. According to another…
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Shukto with anything
Traditionally, Shukto (Bengali) requires a long list of ingredients. An authentic shukto has potatoes, sweet potatoes, bitter gourd, drumsticks, eggplant, papaya, plantains, snow peas, white radish, and bori (recipe on the blog). This means that it is impossible to make shukto just for 2 people. Shukto seems like an unreasonable choice for everyday cooking. Which…
Banana Walnut Bread
Banana is one of the few ingredients that I prefer to eat when it goes bad (in banana bread). Every week I buy a dozen bananas, at least half of which inevitably go bad. And every week I make banana bread. Sometimes with nuts, sometimes with berries, sometimes with chocolate chips. Sometimes I add sugar,…
