Mughlai Parota | Moglai Parota | Spicy Potato Curry Mughlai Parota or Moglai Parota,  a very popular street food in Kolkata, is a  rectangul...

Bengali Ghugni | Instant Pot (IP) Ghugni Recipe Ghugni or Ghoognee is a very very popular snack in Bengal and in parts of Bihar and Orissa. ...

Maggi Shakshuka | Shakshouka with Maggi Shakshouka  is a Maghrebi dish from Northwest Africa, of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive ...

T he deluge of Pithe and Patishapta photos on my social media feeds finally got to me. I wasn't feeling exactly inclined to making anyth...

Chirer Pulao | Poha the Bengali way Bengali Chirer Pulao or Chirar Polao is largely similar to a Poha, with small differences like the forme...

Prawn Toast I didn't know Doma Wang until last year. I knew she was from Kalimpong and her restaurant Blue Poppy was famous for...

ChurMur from Calcutta's Phuchkawala Churmur | Kolkata Phuchkawala Churmur is a very popular road side snack in Bengal, served by the...

T here are samosas ,the unique conical shaped Indian pies(in lack of a better word) made with pastry dough and stuffed with spiced potatoes,...

Nonta Bhapa Pithe  | Jhaal Pithe | Steamed Savory rice flour Dumplings Pithe is reminiscent of the times when paddy was harvested in the mon...

I had no intentions of making anything for Sankranti. As I always say, I don't want to eat any more sweet in January and the only th...

I t was a hot, hot day today. Temperature soared to the 90s. There was not a speck of rain anywhere. It was also the day of Ratha Ya...

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 don't think I have ever written here about the trips, travels or vacations we take as a family. I don't fancy myself as a trav...

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 ...