The drizzles have set in and so has the Hilsa catch. Though in last few weeks the price of 1kg Hilsa fishes was typically high in Kolkata’s markets, the change is on its way with the Hilsa catch going up in the last few days
When it comes to sweet delicacies, none can beat Bengalis. However, in the recent past with introduction of many North Indian sweets on the Bengali platter, many of our indigenous sweets are missing and some are on way of extinction. This is primarily because many
Are you missing Bengal’s favourite Phoolkopir Shingara? Or even the Maacher or Fish Shingaras on a monsoon afternoon? Well, this favourite tea-time snack of every Bengali has an exotic history attached to it. The neatly folded, tightly packed savoury goodness that we thought belonged to
If you have been lately missing the innocuous, small, unassuming, crispy hollow ball of fried dough, filled with a spicy stuffing made out of a potato-chickpea mash dunked in really tangy spicy jal jeera water, liberally infused with mint leaves with a dash of meetha
When sleep is sacrificed in favour of scriptures and storytelling, while churning out artistic Nakshi pithes, the immortal verse of poet Jasimuddin comes to our mind. The tale of love between Shaju and Rupai and the ‘Field of the Embroidered Quilt’ have been household stories
More than three months! As most of the people are still stuck at home, every other person is seen indulging in cooking experimentation and other creative work. Fortunately, we too are rustling up home-cooked meals that are easy to put together yet delectable. Craving for something
Bengal’s love for sweets reaches epical proportions even in times of COVID-19. And why not? If you can infuse a dose of immunity boosters even in sweets, then it can be both healthy as well as a delicacy for majority of Bengalis. Keeping this in
It all started in 1905, when Lord Curzon divided Bengal. This was the time when Ahmed Hussain, a descendent of Nawab Wazid Ali Shah, a migrant from Lucknow came to Kolkata and opened a small restaurant on the ground floor of a Chitpur Hotel. Today
Come every Ramadan, Kolkata’s Zakaria Street turns into a foodie’s paradise. Situated near Mahatma Gandhi Road in Kolkata, this commercial hub is home to the largest mosque of the city --- ‘Nakhoda Masjid.’ Although this masjid has a charm of its own, the street is
In days of minimal raw materials available for cooking food, probably many Bengali households are doing good during Lockdown days, for we can raise a curry storm with almost anything and everything. Take for example Pumpkin and Gourd. If we can make a gourd prawn