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…
Sheer Khurma
I have not been writing and updating the blog in the last months. In fact, I wrote the last blogpost halfheartedly. It was then I decided to opt for a break and I have given a month’s time to me to think clearly. Today, in the morning of Eid al-Adha I have opened the blog…
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…
Know your Shondesh! (History of Bengali Sandesh)
“Know your Shondesh” this is what I told me while writing this blog post! While Banglar Rosogolla received the GI tag; the same has not been applied to Shondesh yet in any form! Is it like the history of Shondesh is not that Misti as Roshogolla? What do you think? For me, however, if Roshogolla is…
Gota Sheddho
I overheard Maa and Jethima (Aunt) talking about Gota Sheddho last week when I was at my Kolkata resident! I was sipping my morning cup of coffee and enjoying their chitchat. A dish I have grown up eating with that too once in a year! Have you heard about this Bengali thick Veggie and Lentil Soup…
