Originally posted on The Fit Foodie Tales:
I work insanely long hours and hence don’t have a lot of time to spend on dinner. Hence I am always thinking up quick recipes that need less arrangement and can be prepared in 20-30 minutes tops. Cooking under time constraints and with limited resources lets you get…
Cooking Masoor Daal (Red Lentil Soup) Aka A Bengali Lunch Staple
Originally posted on The Fit Foodie Tales:
Looking back, one of the most comfortable memories of home I have was devouring rice with daal (lentil soup) for lunch. It is a Bengali staple; almost no Bengali lunch will be complete without the first course of daal-rice (or bhaat as it’s called in Bengali) with a…
Cooking Chicken Liver Curry For A Yummy Dose Of Health
Originally posted on The Fit Foodie Tales:
Growing up Bengali means you are a staunch non-vegetarian and can never refuse multiple helpings of something meaty. While different preparations of fish were consumed on weekdays, as they’re easier to make, the weekends were reserved for chicken and mutton (most Bengali Hindu households don’t have beef at…
“Aap Kashmir aake toh dekhiye…yahaan ke log achhe hain…” (Do come to Kashmir and see for yourself…people here are nice)
Back in 1974, when my mother was in the 7th standard, a Kashmiri a shawl seller (‘shaalwala’as they are called in Bengal) named Noor-din Shah, came to her house from Srinagar for the first time, carrying his wares of pashminas, firaans, shawls, scarves etc with beautiful intricate needlework. Over time the visits grew more frequent; sometimes…
Bong Meets Burmese With Chicken Khow Suey
Once upon a time there was a boy who was obsessed with all things pig. He would dream of fatty pork ribs in barbeque sauce, pork vindaloo, bacon rice, bacon burger, crispy fried bacon…he was *this* close to OD-ing on it. Then he met a bowl of khow suey one day and life was never…
Breakfast for Dinner with Cinnamon Vanilla French Toast
If there’s one thing you should know about Zico, my boyfriend and I, that is we are night owls. We both have an unhealthy obsession with eggs. And we LOVE breakfast. Which we don’t get to have at normal times because we sleep through the morning on weekends. Weekdays is a whole different story altogether…
Chili Chicken With A Dash Of Calcutta Chinese Nostalgia
Everyone knows the best part of traveling is food. And the best part of growing up in a city that things it’s perfectly normal to offer mutton curry to its goddess during festivals is that…well didn’t I just answer that question? Have you been to Calcutta? No? Let me tell you something about the city….
Susegado-ing With Home-cooked Goan Pork Curry
Susegad: Susegad is a concept associated with the Indian state of Goa. Derived from the Portuguese word sossegado (“quiet”), it is normally mistaken for the relaxed, laid-back attitude towards life that is said to have existed historically in Goa, a former Portuguese territory. I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with meat and all things fried. In…
This Hello World Post is Worth Your Time I Promise Mother Swear
Let me clarify at the outset, I am not a writer in the truest sense of the word. Neither am I a skilled chef or a culinary expert. Yes I write for a living and sometimes cook to live (because I’m finally convinced that outside is designed to nuke your system…something The Mother has been…
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