Vodka Cider
2020 (Every year) has taught me that 1. At the end of the year no one remembers who won which argument. All people remember is the dignity with which you walk away from a petty situation. 2. No matter what you achieve in life, there will always be some people who will say mean and…
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,…
Tomato chutney
I have so much respect for those of you who have been consistently cooking, plating, and photographing like everything is normal. On most days I feel special if I can make a cup of tea or tomato chutney. This chutney is special because I can eat it with dosa, idly, French fries, chops, cutlets, fritters,…
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Grapes Chutney with Coconut Milk
Grapes chutney with coconut milk Writing a food blog is a complicated and difficult business because it’s hard to find new inspirations and invent new recipes every day. But on some days magic makes itself and genius happen. Also, on these very days, words are elusive and hard, apparently. Anyway, long story short, I was…
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Fish curry
Conserving food is the norm where I come from. It doesn’t matter how abundant food may be, using up every ounce of ingredients––even vegetable peels and fish bones––is the practice back home. This fish curry with cauliflower and eggplant is a recipe that I grew up eating. My mom would make a different fish recipe…
Kolkata Style Fish fry
What is Kolkata style fish fry? For those of you who are not from Kolkata, fish fry is not the typical Bengali maach bhaja (fried fish steak) that has become a marker of authentic Bengali cuisine. This is rather the anglicized version of maach bhaja— thick fillets of fish marinated with flavorful herbs, breaded with bread crumbs…
