S ometimes I think I am desperate to put every thing I see on my blog. Lovely things. Things that I could have admired, soaked in their be...

Macher Paturi T he word " paaturi " comes from the Bangla word " paata " or leaf . That said, it becomes crystal ...

Chicken Chaap I wish I could have said this recipe is my Mother's given to her by her great-great-grandfather Wajid Ali Shah'...

Shorshe Mushroom S ince I have made the aam kashundi, my week night dinners have gotten easier. I have been slathering and pouring th...

I f you are a Mother, like me or you are a Father, unlike me, you will appreciate what I am going to tell you about today's egg masala...

  T his had been a hectic weekend. Wrapping up the final touch up for the book; the fonts, the typos, the excitement, the elation and...

T his Egg Butter Masala was inspired by an Egg Malai Masala a colleague's wife had cooked. Since I did not have her recipe and base...

T he last week of December saw a lot of friends in our home. Perfect time. Cold winters warmed by warmer friends. The house has slowly start...

O nce upon a  time, years ago I used to make a chicken dish with coriander and call it Chicken Dhan Dhana Dhan . At that point I did not kn...

Doi Dharosh -- Okra in a spiced yogurt sauce The Bengali Doi Dharosh is mine and my Mom's take on the Dahi Bhindi. In this dish, the gr...

T he days have become real cold here. There are some beautiful warmer days scattered in between but mostly it is cold. My Mother says thi...

I t has been almost two months since we left our old kitchen and moved into the current one and slowly I am settling into its ways. I s...