The festival of lights Diwali just got over yesterday but not the festivities that will follow the subsequent days of this grand festival. This hangover is here to last week long with gradual fading away of sounds with few odd explosions of firecrackers here and there till the Bhai Dooj when these entire deepawali festivities…
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Refreshing Thekera Sharbat: A Summer Drink from Northeast India
The effect of climate change has already engrossed us with a abnormal rise in the temperature and a consequential extended summer in many parts of India. The hot & humid climate is still persisting with a soaring temperature of 38 to 40 degree C here in northeastern India, even in the month of September. The…
Delicious Ice Cream Shondesh Recipe with Beetroot Halwa | Bengali Dessert for Festivals
Hathi Ghoda Palki ! Jay Kanhaiyya Laal Ki ! The birth festival of lord krishna is here once again and we are in the joyous spirit of celebrating every bit of its unique escapade. To make this celebration more exciting, here is the recipe of Bengal’s ice cream shondesh which I have prepared for the…
Tiranga Meal Platter: Honouring Indian Independence Day Spirit
Jai Hind Jai Bharat ! Mera Bharat Mahaan ! Wish you all a very happy and vibrant 78th Indian Independence Day ! With India strengthening its position on the world stage, we indians are filling with pride each day with every triumph of our Bharat ! Our national festivals, whether it is the Independence Day,…
Delicious Dairy-Free Kulfi Recipe with Jackfruit seeds & Natural Sugar Alternatives
Have you ever imagined how wonderful & intriguing our nature is? Our mother nature has so much to offer us & make us awestruck in innumerable ways with all its wonders. From divinely delicious fruits like mango, which is a dessert in itself to the uniquely orchestrated forms in vegetables like cabbage & many more…
Taro Stolon Tangy Dry Curry…..Kochur Lotir Tok Korua
Since my childhood days until now, in the rainy season during the monsoons, my father certainly brings home taro stolons especially for my mother from the daily or weekly markets, when it becomes available in plenty, as this is one of her favourite items. She has different recipes with this healthy and tasty ingredient, be…
Doi Dim,..a curd based egg curry for a soothing & delightful summer meal.
Can we make eggs taste eggs-o-tic? out of the world? …Why not?? Eggs are one of the wonderful ingredients in the culinary world which had been utilized in myriad ways since ancient times to become an integral part of cooking as a part of different food habits around the world across cultures & civilizations, to…
Chaltar Tok
Bengali cuisine is usually considered comparatively lower in calories compared to most of the other Indian cuisines, but still full of flavours. The spice level is moderate and well balanced. If there is a strongly flavoured ingredient, there is also a mellow ingredient to counter it. A typical Bengali meal comprises of components ranging from…
Chilled Ash Gourd Relish with Poppy seeds,…A Vegan Dessert
Wish you all a happy, colourful & flavourful Holi ! The festival of colours have arrived again and since Holi is a splash of colours and a bash of flavours, rejoicing and merrymaking on this occasion will also mean a culinary celebration. Amidst the plethora of alluring and popular items for the festival e.g., gujjiyas,…
No Oil Sabudana Saatwik Pulao
Om Namah Shivaya !.. Happy Mahashivratri to all ! India is a land of festivities and every indian hindu festival is a celebration of food in itself. The kind of food that characterizes hindu festivals are mostly vegetarian and that too of the Saatwik type, which are vegetarian without onion and garlic. Saatwik food are…
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