“Debjani will you be able to cook for Taj Bengal‘s Hilsa festival and if we found the item worth enough we can have that as part of our menu for the said Festival!” This is how the Ilish Shukto happened and traveled from Debjanir Rannaghar to Taj Bengal’s kitchen! Ilish Shukto; The journey from Debjanir Rannaghar…
Bori Begun Aloo diye Ilish Macher Tel Jhol
I always preferred “Ilish” over “Chingri” even that I am a born Ghoti (with my origin in West Bengal). I don’t even mind much to purchase this over-pricy fish, not more than once a month though 🙁 . Well, at present, in Kolkata, for good quality Ilish (say around 1- 1.5 kg size) the price…