Kechki Maach er Charchari | Small fish like Minnow or white bait cooked with potatoes and eggplant  Kechki, Kachki or Kaski is a tiny, sh...

Phenaa Bhaat in all Bengali Homes == Bengali Rice Congee in a restaurant. Few days back, I was talking to Pritha Di( the famous Pri...

W hen I asked for suggestions on the letter "G" in the series A-Z of Bengali Cuisine , a lot of ideas came pouring in. From Ghugni...

Bengali Ghugni Ghugni or Ghoognee is a very very popular snack in Bengal and in parts of Bihar and Orissa. It is made with dried whi...

I have never had a Goalondo Murgi in all my childhood. I do not know anyone in my family who has tasted this dish cooked by the boatm...

L et me jog your memory and remind you of the A-Z of Bengali Cuisine that I have been half-heartedly attempting since last year. I mean my ...

T he House usually lies empty at ten in the morning. Quiet. Except for the sounds that the house makes. Creak of the wood frames. Sq...

I think I have said a million times on my blog, that I have spent a big chunk of my growing up years outside Kolkata. And by outside, I do ...

T he A-Z series that I had started is still very much in its fledgling state. With each letter I am even more confused with the wide arr...

A fter much thought and deliberation on the third letter of A-Z of Bengali Cuisine -- C is definitely for Chingri Malaikari aka Prawns in...

F or the next letter in the A-Z of Bengali Cuisine, B , most of the readers said Beguni , a very popular Bengali snack, where slices of eggp...

Y esterday I asked a question on my FB page " If we did a A-Z of Bengali Cuisine, what dish would you choose to start with A?" ...