“What do I cook for lunch?” This is an everyday dilemma in the lockdown period for me as work, cook and play happen under one roof now. One minute I am sauteing the onions and the other minute I am tapping the laptop to check for new pings. The sink in the kitchen is aContinue reading “Work & Life during Covid-19 | Egg Tehari”
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Extra-marital relationships (Part 1): Gatte ki Sabji
This is a food post, I swear. Being a Bengali, the food-fetish is ingrained in me since I first knew how to eat probably. From Dhokaar Dalna to Bhapa Ilish, everyday at a Bengali household is a feast. It starts with teto (bitter like shukto, ucche bhaja) and ends with a mishti (like rosogolla). Today,Continue reading “Extra-marital relationships (Part 1): Gatte ki Sabji”
Netflix and ‘Chilies’ : Slow-cooked Sticky Bhoot Jolokia BBQ Drumsticks
Day before yesterday was a Sunday and I had indulged in late-night binge-watches as usual. Had to wake up early in the morning because my kitchen sink had stopped working and needed plumbing services. It was quite a hectic Sunday and I knew Monday is going to be more stressful with work resuming, household chores,Continue reading “Netflix and ‘Chilies’ : Slow-cooked Sticky Bhoot Jolokia BBQ Drumsticks”
Maa’r Robibaarer Murgir Jhol – Sunday Chicken Curry
IT’S A THING! Yes, you heard me right. Runny consistency yet a dark-oily chicken curry on Sundays with Sadaa Bhaat (Steamed Rice) is a thing in Bengalis. Well, of course Kochi Patha’r Jhol or Mutton Curry always steals the show on Sundays but some days when Maa feels that Maangsho (in Bengalis, we generally termContinue reading “Maa’r Robibaarer Murgir Jhol – Sunday Chicken Curry”
A woman of “culture” makes yogurt at home.
Geddit? Geddit? I like to make yogurt at home so I am a woman of “culture” because yogurt – culture? No? Bad joke? Ok. So your lady tried making yogurt at home for the first time and Boy! I.am.never.going.back.to.store.bought.curd. It was thick, white and dense unlike the store-bought ones. Also, grocery shopping in this lockdownContinue reading “A woman of “culture” makes yogurt at home.”
The steam ‘rose’ to the occasion – Shorshe Narkel Bhapa Chingri
There is something about a long day of work meetings and then facing the empty fridge that makes us sulk (thanks to adulthood!) and reach our phones to ‘Swiggy It!’ or surf Zomato to order food from restaurants or as Maa would like to say, “Jotoshob baaje khabaar (All junk food!)!”. Thanks to the lockdown,Continue reading “The steam ‘rose’ to the occasion – Shorshe Narkel Bhapa Chingri”
Ekla Boisakh – A sorrower’s guide to acing the lockdown in festivities alone
Poila Boisakh a.k.a. Bengali New Year has always been an important day in every Bengali household. Gorging my way through an array of pithe-puli and wearing notun jama-kaapor is what I remember as the new start of the year beckons. In my childhood days in Assam, convent schools didn’t prioritize Bengali festivals but luckily itContinue reading “Ekla Boisakh – A sorrower’s guide to acing the lockdown in festivities alone”
Best out of less – Fish biryani
It is lockdown time, people! Wow, in my head it sounds a recess in school but we all know how severely we are willing to get out of this recess. Anyway, so it was weekend until yesterday and I binged-watched all the seasons of Money Heist (all the four), hence my sleep was obviously atContinue reading “Best out of less – Fish biryani”
Quarantine cooking (Not your regular bat soup): Veg Thukpa and Orange-glazed ginger fish
Covid-19 lockdown is every introverts’ wet dream, they say. Three weeks down, I working from home and life isn’t any different for me, I used to run the world from my bed avoiding people, I still do. What changed is that my hands feel like sandpaper now from all the washing. Also, cleaning has gottenContinue reading “Quarantine cooking (Not your regular bat soup): Veg Thukpa and Orange-glazed ginger fish”
How to feel a little less lonely during festivals in a foreign land || Assamese Platter || Bhogali Bihu special
“Uribole ase akakh Uri uri jai duroniloi Haje bidekhot ghar Nijanot monot pore Bidekhot apun manuh Bidekhot apun manuh” “Bidekhot apun Manuh” literally translating to “Our own people abroad” used to be a popular Television show telecasted in DD-Kendra every Sunday evening. Covering travelogues of NRIs living in Assam, hosted by Bobbeeta Sharma (First MissContinue reading “How to feel a little less lonely during festivals in a foreign land || Assamese Platter || Bhogali Bihu special”
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