“Ghugni” or lentil meat soup is one of the top ten Bengali delicacies you have to try once in your life. Ma used to make it for my familiy at least once or twice a month. She prepares it in a vegetarian (with coconut, ginger et al.) and a non-vegetarian way. It is served […]
This recipe has been published by Boston Globe. Here is the link. Makar Sankranti is an important festival on the Hindu calendar because it is a celebration of the coming of spring. It always falls on the 14th day of January. In Bengal we celebrate it as harvest festival. We prepare some […]
When my mum was visiting me in Buffalo, she started a trend of throwing a holiday party. In 2012 we invited over ten people. In 2013 I invited a few of my close friends in Boston. This year, after coming back from India, my husband and I are getting ready […]
There are some evenings, when Mr. Husband works really late and I get some time to go through my magazines. I call this time as system upgrade time of Dolphia. Some evenings, I go through my cookbooks and get ideas for dinner plan. I enjoy this little time just with […]
What comes to your mind, when you think of chai? My friend Hershi, starts her day with black tea and drinks green tea whole day. When, Veronica, likes to have her chai as a dessert and relaxation drink, which means drink chai after coming back from work and enjoy it. There […]
Early Saturday morning conversation between my mom and me : Me: Ma, what should I cook this weekend? Mom: What do you have? (I gave her a list of the things in my pantry and freezer.) Mom: Why don’t you make fish chops this week. She used to make fish chop […]