Authentic goat meat and beef Indian recipes
Kolkata is one of those places that are identified more by its taste than by its architecture, location, climate, or people. I mean, mention the name of the city to a non-Calcuttan and they will immediately go “O Kolkata…Rosogolla”, or “O Kolkata…Phuchka”, or “O Kolkata…Macher jhol”. They will hardly ever say “O Kolkata…Howrah Bridge” or…
What is goat curry? Goat curry is basically small cuts of goat slow-cooked or pressure-cooked in a gravy made with onions, tomatoes, garlic, and aromatic spices. There are as many varieties of goat curries in India as there are dialects and more. That is to say that there is no one way of making it….
I have joined the “reducetarian” movement which “aims to improve human health, protect the environment, and spare farm animals from cruelty by reducing societal consumption of animal products.” I am committing to eliminating food and water waste and reducing the use of meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, and dairy in my kitchen by at least 50…
Best Mutton Dak Bungalow recipe Established in India in the 1840s by the peripatetic British, Dak Bungalows were these government buildings set up along the main roads, perpetually changing how people travel in India. They served as lodgings for travelers (usually British officials) and post offices for the British mailing system. Even today, CPWD-run dak…
Dhaba style goat curry An American friend who recently went to India told me that she found Indian restaurants very intimidating. The long menus with unpronounceable names of dishes that offer little to no description of the individual items on the list demand a certain familiarity with the place, she said. But then she said…
These days I receive only two things as gifts: crockery and cookbooks. I am not complaining. I love it! 🙂 This trend started when during my first year in grad school my friend, Dayoung, with similar interests in all things gluttonous, bought me this beautiful Korean-American cookbook called Kimchi Chronicles. In fact, my interest in writing…
Calcutta Mutton Biryani Recipe Two of my friends from school visited us last weekend. I saw them after thirteen years!!! The plan for the weekend was to immerse ourselves in the nostalgic retelling of old stories, reliving old school days, drinking bottles of old wines, and celebrating traditional Calcutta recipes (that’s where we went to…