The 'divine' 'Kul' (Indian Jujube)
Click here, to go directly to the 'Kuler Chatni' (Jujube Chutney) recipe.. As the winter wind fades to usher in the spring, one can find...
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Brishti
- Aug 5, 2022
- 6 min
The Eateries of BITS Pilani: A gastronomical trip down the memory lane
Food has the power to evoke memory, to bring people together, to transport you to other places — José Andrés Puerta In the December of...
Brishti
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
Chicken Soup for the Soul - Not the Soul Book but a Soul Food
Jump to recipe... One fine day, strolling through the streets of old Kolkata and having done our share of old heritage venue visits, it...
Brishti
- Jan 16, 2022
- 3 min
Poush (Makar) Sankranti and Memories of Yore
It is amazing how our brains work. At times, we can remember things from the time when we were 4-5 years old, while we may completely...
Brishti
- Jan 13, 2022
- 4 min
The balanced diet dilemma and a Desi dish - Chana dal egg tadka (Split Chickpea Egg Lentil curry)
Jump to recipe.. While we were having our breakfast of flatbread and Chana Dal Egg Tarka, and where K had gulped down most of the tadka...
Brishti
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
Gurer Narkel Naru/Coconut laddoos or balls made with Jaggery
‘Taratari gol kor, thanda hoe gele pakate asubidha hobe’ (Roll the balls quickly while it's still hot, otherwise they'll be difficult to...
Brishti
- Sep 24, 2021
- 3 min
For the love of Chickpeas - Falafel (Chickpea Fritters)
Jump to recipe... Like most parents in Bengali households, our parents too had their inhibitions about street foods (the phuchkas, the...
Brishti
- Sep 19, 2021
- 2 min
A colorful Green Gram Salad - Snack or a Side dish?
Jump to Recipe When it comes to green grams or Mung beans, Indians can proudly claim its origin in India. It is also called the 'Golden...
Brishti
- Sep 12, 2021
- 2 min
Coriander Fritters (Dhone Patar Bora)
Jump to recipe.. Every morning as we (K and myself) have our morning cuppa on our balcony, the mobile vendors (some carrying dairy...
Brishti
- Sep 6, 2021
- 5 min
Ikigai in enjoying 'Tamago Sando' (The Japanese Egg Sandwich)
Recipe Below.. I have seen my mother waking up early every day and going about her household chores in about the same systematic manner...
Brishti
- Aug 17, 2021
- 3 min
Dry Banana Malpoa/Deep Fried Banana Pancakes
Recipe Below.. Whenever I hear or think of 'Malpoa', I am reminded of the very popular 'Bangal' catchphrase 'Mashima Malpo Khamu' (Aunt,...
Brishti
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Tea Stories
Tea has been a staple drink in our household both in the morning and evening for as long as I remember. 'Eta chotoder khaoar jinish noi'...
Brishti
- Jul 16, 2021
- 3 min
Pav (Chickpea) Bhaji
(Scroll below for the recipe) Wars and food have always had a certain correlation-direct or indirect. Wars have been fought over salt,...
Brishti
- Jul 11, 2021
- 2 min
Chickpea Flour (Besan) Crepe with a piquant Tomato Chutney
How about some Chickpea flour (besan) crepes with sweet and spicy tomato chutney for Sunday morning breakfast? When I was younger, I...
Brishti
- Jul 4, 2021
- 3 min
Homecoming foods
Having spent all of my adult life away from home, my homecoming always seemed like a veritable feast shouting 'Welcome Home' via a meal...
Brishti
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Jackfruit Fritters-Mood lifter on a rainy evening!
This afternoon K had a rough fall and his 5-year-old nephew instantly shouted: "Chitpotang Aloor Dom" (Chitpotang means falling on the...
Sahana Das
- Jun 30, 2021
- 2 min
Nyama Choma – A Delicacy of East Africa
My children sometimes grow tired of eating the normal Bengali cuisine, leading to frequent food-related tantrums at home. The elder one...
Brishti
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Makhana-Aloo Chaat (Fox nut-Potato snack)-- What are your Movie time Snacks?
It's a Sunday evening, there's a downpour outside and a new movie "Sherni" released on Amazon prime. Movies on Sunday evening bring back...
Brishti
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min
How about Semolina-Egg Fritters Snacks on a Monsoon Evening?
As Kolkata faces the 2nd wettest June day since 2016 with waterlogging everywhere, caused by a cyclonic circulation, a sweet young...
Brishti
- Jun 17, 2021
- 2 min
Shakshouka with a Bong twist
Some of you have been asking me as to what dish did I prepare for K next, since my last post. Well, first let me tell you that last...
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