Nalli Nihari is something that I cook every winter and yet I haven’t written the recipe over the years. One of the main reasons was the pictures. I wasn’t able to click the pictures over the years or whatever I captured I wasn’t happy with those. I have eight sets of Nihari pictures available from…
Keema Matar (Mutton mincemeat cooked with green peas)
It is November and yet winter is not ready to bestow us with the sewers and shawls at least in Kolkata. We still are struggling with the regulator of the fan and the AC’s remote. I am sure we are struggling with the age-old question of “What to cook?” or “What can I ask the…
Aminia Special Curry; the recipe unveiled on Aminia’s 90 years in Kolkata!
Aminia turned 90 this year and that for sure is special. When I was requested to write about 90 years of Aminia in Kolkata, I for sure was in dilemma. A Mughlai eatery completing 90 long and successful years in a city like Kolkata is not a matter of joke after all. Needless to say,…
Kolkata Mutton Biryani | Calcutta Biryani
“Hey we are not in Kolkata and I want to have Kolkata Mutton Biryani! Can we make some?” If you love me; you will give me the Nolir Har from your Mutton Biryani!” (Nolir Har is the heavenly marrow bone) “Hey, I am feelling blue! It was a tough day at the office! Can we…
Chicken Chaap; Chaap Bhaja, the perfect companion for Kolkata Biryani
It was the night before eid; I and Mehebub returned from the office at around 9:30 and therefore, both were dog-tired. Both were, needless to say, eagerly waiting to spend time with Pasta. One thing was good that my office was closed for Eid however, Mehebub had to go. I was planning for the Eid feast…
Awadhi Vegetable Tehri (or Tahiri) & our Dinner-time conversation!
“Debjani why there is no meat in the Tehri and only veggies?” Mehebub asked while having the Vegetable Tehri last night! Probably he was trying to start the conversation 😉 given I saw him helping himself with the repeated serving of the Tehri. I mean this is what ideal husbands do ain’t it especially after…
