Who does not love Panna Cotta, the thick, creamy, rich Italian dessert? At least I love it and so doses my family especially my little one. I do make it quite often for the guests as well, given the process is really easy and hassle-free. Now, how about making the normal Panna Cotta a bit…
Kolkata style Chicken Bharta | Down the memory lane with Chicken Bharta
My memory of Chicken Bharta always took me back to the college days or more specifically, the period when I have completed BSc and was struggling with the Master’s course. That was for the first time I left a metro city to study Rural Management and was based in a suburb of West Bengal, Kalyani. I used…
Mutton Handi Kebab, an heirloom recipe from a small-town Kebab shop in West Bengal
After a long time, I am posting a Mutton recipe, a very easy yet, tasty one, the Mutton Handi Kebab, an heirloom recipe I have adapted from a small-town Kebab shop in West Bengal. I learned the Mutton Handi Kebab from Sabina, my daughter’s ex-nanny. This is one of the simplest forms of the kebab…
Double Chocolate Rum Balls
Last Christmas (and during New Year) I made 70 cakes for my dear and near ones and I was gifted with a good bunch of cakes by my friends who bake too well and also some of the well-known hotels in Kolkata has gifted me Christmas goodie bags and the end result after the celebration…
Savoury Cheese and Veggie Muffins
Now that we have welcomed 2017 and now that the winter break is over I am all set to back to the work and so does Pasta to school; however, this is not applicable to Mehebub as he is not lucky enough to get the winter break as I and pasta do, so far. I…
The Memory of “Kumir Pauruti” revisited! The Bakery at The Lalit Great Eastern; then and now
It was a lovely evening a month back when I was there at The Bakery by the Lalit Great Eastern. I was there to meet a business associate cum friend and it was him who choose the venue for the meeting especially “The Bakery”. He came to Kolkata after a long time and wanted to…
Malabar Squid Curry or Nadan Koonthal Curry
What happened when one had some Squid curry in Chennai and ended on remembering the Malabar version of the same! Well, I don’t know about others but I ended on making the Malabar Squid Curry or Nadan Koonthal Curry upon returning from my official Chennai trip. It’s not that what I had in Chennai was…
Two in One Sondesh; not the ice cream!
I am presently enjoying a lethargic phase in life; well not typically when it comes to my official work but obviously including of anything and everything related to my home. This means that no cooking (well almost) and as a result, I recently appointed a “Rannar Mashi” (cook) who fortunately is an amazing cook. With…
Back to the game with Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies!
It’s been more than 6 years of food blogging and I somehow felt bored a year back and started writing about other aspects of food apart from the recipes and in fact started enjoying food reviews, product reviews , travel diaries ( though those were part of Debjanir Rannaghar since long) and even posts on…
Restaurant style Paneer Makhanwala | Paneer Makhanwala
Juliet: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. I am nothing but tempted to start this post with the famous monologue of William Shakespeare! Well I am neither out of the mind nor had 2-3 glasses of wine but just tempted and why not…
