“Papa; Momma is making Chaler Payesh” I smiled listening to my five-years-old. She loves Chaler Payesh. Though at home we simply call this delicacy Payesh (without prefixing it with Rice or Chal). This was the day of Soptomi and I was cooking Payesh in bulk like every year. I was relaxed and cooking it with…
Gujiya, the Bengali sweet; Meyebela revisited with the Ring-shaped Sweet!
“Bagha I want Gujiya along with the book, not the white one but the Yellowish rich Kheerer Gujiya” “You are asking for bribe Khandumoni that too for reading your favorite book?” I was smiling unknowingly remembering “Bagha” while making Gujiya with the leftover Khoya for Pasta! The good old days of growing up years in North Calcutta…
Avial Recipe and how it was related to Bhim, the 2nd Pandabh!
A simple, comforting vegetarian dish, in fact, a dish that contains all the easily available vegetable (well, in India), Avial or Aviyal is what intrigued me from last few days. Not that, I was not aware what Avial is or how it tastes. I have been to Kerala more than 4 times and till last…
