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For a very long time now I have had this image in my mind. The image of a slice of creamy cheesecake with a buttery and almost crunchy crust, suspended in a background of soft blue, its edges freckled with fine dusted sugar that resemble snow flakes; almost as if it were hanging from the sky. This…
For eleven months you hear no mention of fruitcake in Kolkata, but suddenly in December it becomes the talk of the town as the whole city starts smelling like a giant oven. Suddenly in December the display counters of all confectionaries and groceries are lined with loaves of fruitcakes wrapped in parchment papers secured with golden decorative strings. In fact,…
Chicken Tandoori is undoubtedly the most popular Indian delicacy across the world. Yet, the history of Chicken Tandoori recipe dates back only to 1920. It is first known to have been prepared in a Peshwari restaurant named Moti Mahal (now in Pakistan) by an experimental chef Mr. Gurjal. The popularity of chicken tandoori is largely…
“What are some popular Indian cocktails?”, my friend (Korean) asked as we were sipping our mojitos at the counter of a local sports bar on a game day, wearing maroon, trying hard to understand American college football (because our school was playing). I put down my mojito and stared at her for a few seconds too…
My friends frequently ask me where I get the time and energy to cook at home, or how I plan my recipes, or how I manage to (somewhat) maintain my weight with the storms that I cook up on a regular basis. Truth is, I really don’t have time. As a graduate student I have…
I don’t drink hot chocolate very much, because as a food blogger I have enough calories flowing around in my kitchen to add hot chocolate to the already long list. But winter is coming, the sun is lazy, the air is crisp, my bedroom smells musty from my wintertime quilt, and Starbucks cups are coming…
People are always surprised to hear that I have been to Goa six times. That’s where we honeymooned, that’s where I was stranded for a weekend after a flight had to divert from Mumbai due to flooding, that’s where I went on random whims of friends, and that’s where I want to go again and…
As an Indian living in the US you are indoctrinated into certain things. You learn to appreciate beer, its subtleties, and the fact that it is completely okay to drink (just) beer at high-end wine bars. You learn that apple and cinnamon must always go together. You learn that pumpkins can go in desserts, even exclusively so….
How to make chicken kathi roll? I left my hometown, Calcutta, exactly seven years ago. Since then, Calcutta has become something of a vacation home for me, where I get to go only once every year to enjoy my mom’s home-cooked food, the company of my beautiful family and friends, chicken Kathi rolls, and the…